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Rebecca Speare-Cole, PA & Chris Attridge

HISTORICAL FACTS: Wimbledon returns with full capacity crowds for first time in three years | History Defined

Wimbledon kicks off on Monday with full-capacity crowds descending on the grand slam tournament in south-west London for the first time in three years. The 2022 championship marks the first time the grounds will be filled with up to 42,000 people every day since before the coronavirus pandemic.

The queue has returned for the first time since 2019 as spectators from around the world camp out and line up for hours to buy on-the-door tickets every day. It comes after the tournament was cancelled in 2020 and then went ahead in 2021 but only with 50% crowd capacity.

Novak Djokovic will begin the defence of his 2021 title, while Rafael Nadal will make his return to the hallowed grass courts having not played at Wimbledon since 2019.

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