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Article: Centre Court seats widened for wobblers of Wimbledon; 1920s DESIGN IS NO LONGER BIG ENOUGH FOR THE TENNIS FANS OF TODAY.
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- The Evening Standard (London, England)
- Article date:
- June 10, 2004
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Byline: MARK PRIGG
SEATS at Wimbledon's Centre Court are to be widened to accommodate the expanding waistlines of spectators.
Complaints soared last year about fans unable to squeeze into the places, installed in 1922 and smaller than an economy seat on a British Airways plane.
Many complained to stewards that, having paid large sums to watch top-seed matches, they spent most of the game in the lap of the person sitting next to them.
The All England Lawn Tennis Club admitted today it had decided to widen the seats in response to letters following last year's tournament.
"People are in their seats from midday until 8.30pm some ...