Biggest expansion in Wimbledon history set to be delayed until the end of the decade

The biggest expansion in Wimbledon's history is not expected to be complete until the back end of this decade, taking longer than originally expected. The All England Club's purchase of neighbouring Wimbledon Park golf course was designed to bring The Championships in line with the other three Grand Slams, in having the preliminary event within the grounds the week before the big fortnight. The expansion of Wimbledon is not expected to be complete until the back end of this decade The expansion, which would see the tennis event triple in size, could take eight years It had been suggested this might come to pass around 2025, but that date now appears to have been pushed back. Novak Djokovic kisses the Wimbledon trophy following his win over Kevin Anderson in 2018 All England Club bought neighbouring Wimbledon Park golf course with the aim of bringing preliminary matches into the same site All England Chief Executive Sally Bolton used the initial consultation exercise to promise that a collaborative approach will be taken with the community over the development at SW19, in order to maintain and enhance Wimbledon as 'one of the most beautiful sporting venues in the world.' Popular ITV presenters Ant and Dec earned almost £86,000 each after the All England Club purchased Wimbledon Park Golf Club The long-term desire is to build more courts due to the lack of large arenas beyond Centre Court and Court One The long-term desire was always to build more courts due to the lack of large arenas after the Centre Court and Court One.