Wimbledon’s show courts returned to full capacity on Tuesday.
Having operated with just 50 per cent of the seats occupied throughout the first week of the tournament, all of Centre Court’s almost 15,000 berths and the 12,345 available on Court One were up for grabs as part of the Government’s Events Research Programme.
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Here, the PA news agency reflects on the welcome sight of packed stands at the All England Club.
Tennis fans queued to enter the grounds (Steven Paston/PA)
Socially-distanced queueing at the All England Club (Steven Paston/PA)
Spectators at Wimbledon had to contend with the British summer weather (Steven Paston/PA)
The crowd applauded as Hubert Hurkacz celebrated his fourth-round victory over Daniil Medvedev on Centre Court (Florian Eisele/AELTC Pool)
It was busy in the Royal Box during the match between Aryna Sabalenka and Ons Jabeur (Adam Davy/PA)
A packed house looked on as Jabeur gestured during her match against Sabalenka (Adam Davy/PA)
Singer Olly Murs (left) and actor Benedict Cumberbatch watched play (Adam Davy/PA)
Singer Lewis Capaldi (left) and comedian Jack Whitehall also attended (Adam Davy/PA)
Bake Off’s Mary Berry (right) and Annabel Bosher were in the Royal Box on Centre Court (Adam Davy/PA)
Spectators headed for Centre Court on the day it re-opened at full capacity (John Walton/PA)
