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Just had a response after sending an email hoping to get tickets printed as a souvenir. Apparently this option is unavailable to those who got their tickets via the resale ballot. Anyone else experienced this?

Apparently the LTA Advantage ballot for Wimbledon 2027 opened yesterday but I do not see a link to opt in in the “my benefits” section. Anyone else having the same issue?

I'm a Wimbledon local, lived here for a few years, and I think the first time i went to the Dog and Fox was in 2022. It was good, not great - but at that time the food was decent.

Since then, I've even stayed overnight there and had a few meals and I can say some of the worst food I've had in my life has been at that pub. Their fish dish was not good at all, and the steak was really bad quality that I as well as some other people said it was like a 'fishing line down the throat'. It was so stringy and when swallowed it won't even go down. The service wasn't particularly great either - they completely forgot to offer us dessert menus one time when we waited a long time. This isn't a one off, we've been there a few times and its just not as great as people say it to be.

But the pub is always so so busy... even when i run past it during the week - its so full. During the championships, people always say they will be going there. But I just don't understand how it can still be doing so well despite the bad food. Do people just go to have drinks?

There are many better pubs around Wimbledon, the Crooked Billet is way better, but you almost never hear about it from anyone..

is it just the location, since its in the middle of the Wimbledon Village, or am I just missing something?

Has anyone had a similar experience to me?

I spent ages reading guides and packing for every possible situation. Looking back, there were a few things I worried about that turned out to be complete non issues. What would you tell your first time self?

Have been to Wimbledon twice, with both times getting tickets via the LTA ballot. Will be entering the ballot again for next year's tickets, and hopefully will get lucky again.

Was thinking of mixing up the locations and was wondering if any advice can be given on French Open tickets. I have seen it seems to be a ballot there too, but not sure when it opens or the best routes for getting tickets, etc.

I know people have mentioned Wimbledon weren't giving out paper tickets for souvenirs this year and instead have to email ticketing to see if they can post it to them, but has anyone heard a response back about it or received a paper copy in the post?

I emailed them on Monday and just got an email saying if my enquiry needs a response, they will get back to me as soon as possible.

Hi just wanted to give a different perspective from what i have read so far since this will cover hospitality tickets and experience, also buying debentures tickets from 2 different places and also getting the oportunity of getting raffle tickets and more.

this is not going to be a good and structured post, its more about ideas and opinions, so a little of overview of what i had and what it cost and so on

1- i got hospitality tickets for 2nd day of Quaters in Court 1, Men single finals hospitality, so a few things about this, this is a great way to enjoy the event, i went Wednesday and Sunday, i got a lot of food, the food was better on the final day but it was more of a la carta, a lot of free drinks but one thing great about this is you have a place to rest, bathrooms, somewhere to stotre your stuff so you can really just enjoy the event, this cost around $21k both days, for finals i had to purchase 1 table for a minimum of two ppl which was around $18k so 9k per person, and the quater finals could be single tickets but i made it with 2 other friends which was around 3k each, the hospitality is really nice and everything feels super top qualitiy and prestine, like you really are in Wimbledon, ppl are well dressed and there is a dress code that ppl follow, hosts and waiters, everything threads you super nice, these tickets were NOT debenture hospitality tickets, you can get hospitality with and without Debentures, the tickets seats were super nice and always in the shades, i love this, it was in the baseline, one thing i was not able to do which i though i could, was to sell my 2nd ticket of the table via viagogo or starhub or something like that, so be AWARE, another GREAT thing about this is you can pay the full ticket in 3 moments, so i didnt had to pay all 21k last year but i paid a payment in july 2025 another in jan 2026 and another in may 2026 which was a great thing to do. buying them in presale is much cheaper than getting them later on, but you also get the risk of your fav player either missing out the finals or your day because of draft of injury like Alcaraz for me.

2- I got Women semifinals from debentureholders website, the pricing was not the best to be honest i felt this was was overpriced comparing them via buying them over viagogo, i got this for like 3k but i saw some in viagogo for like 1.5k or something, the position or the seat in debentureholders was also not selectable and i got one ticket with a seat assignment under the sun, the position was good and it was close, BUT i had to endure the sun for hours and was seating like a pig, i dressed a bit more cassually for today, one good thing about the debentures tickets is the debenture entrance and the lobby, the no lines and the AC on the loundge, also get a clockroom to store stuff, seats was great. would i buy this again? i really dont know maybe i would buy them next time closer to the event and once knowing who might be the ladies playing on it, but the Coco vs Muschova game was really good and entertainning

3- the Quaterfinals games was and felt meh bc the risk i toook did not paid off, i picked the 2nd day of Quaterfinals in Court 1 and it was Zverev vs Fritz and Noskova vs Mertens, but it was really bad luck bc i was going to be seeing iga or rybakina or both, but that didnt happen :(, solo dimitrov was eliminated and fery vs cobolli was on center Court, so again, buying tickets 1 year before has his pros but also takes a lot of risk on who you might get to watch.

4- I got 1 ticket for court 1 on saturday via the resale on the website, it cost like $150 and it was totally worth it, this day i enjoyed being on the grounds and eating and walking and watching some games i wouldnt probably watch but it was SO MUCH FUN, i would definetely do this again, getting tickets for cc or court1 as low price is totally worht it, and really there is really no bad seats, on either court, so bang for the buck

5- my plan was to be in wimbledon and get to know London, but since i wanted to watch more tennis and Novak was playing sinner at the semis, i cancelled my plans for london and got a ticket via viagogo a day before, this ticket was a debenture ticket and it was sold much lower price than what keith and prowse or the debenturesholders or green and purple were selling them fore, every place was about $9-10k or more and i got it for $6k, some tickets of semifinals on the same day were at $5k in viagogo, the ticket again was ok but not the best but i was able to watch and be "close" to the royal box, i might never see Novak again so in my mind it was worth it, but then again it depends on what you can afford or not.

6- buy your stuff earlier, the shops gets empty as the days goes by, also is quite tiring watching so much tennis so i dont advice having plans after the last game is played,

so finals thoughts:
If i were to do this again, which i planning on, i would just get 1 hospitality for the finals day, i would try to get a quaterfinals via viagogo closer to the dates, probably after the event has started or at least knowing the seeds, i would defientely get Center court instead of court1, i would pick Finals day EVERY SINGLE TIME OVER SEMIFINALS, yeah you get 2 games worth, but the atmosphere, the tension, everything feels more on the line at the finals than in the semifinals, i would ALWAYs TRY again for the ballout and the resaleball out, also keep pushing for the amex release, a friend of mine got great tickets for Ladies finals in CC in saturday and another day and they were watching sinner and such playing someone i dont remember now. if you cant pay debentures tickets pricing, get early ones in the tournament, i feel like you can get them either on resale or go to grounds early and try to get a resale queue but be early on the line, and also dont be afraid to go to other courts and watch juniors, or ladies, or boys, or who ever is playing, even wheelchair tennis was a lot of fun, and definetely go more than one day, go 2-3 days at least and try to enjoy Wimbledon to the fullests

IF you have more questions feel free to ask, i migh have forgotten a lot of stuff, Wimbledon is a great event, i really want to go one more time, hopefully to see Sinner battle it out with Carlos or an upcoming young star

Edit: Re reading this I realized I made a bunch of errors with my poor broken English, apologize for that, also the total in tickets was like $28k USD, I can upload a few pics of POV if someone wants and finally I found 2 great restaurants in Wimbledon city which was open after the games played, Nanoom a Korean Bbq and Sushi and sticks a Japanese one both of them were great 👍

Having paid hundreds of pounds for No 1 Court tickets obtained in the ballot, the tennis was superb.

The site and general experience was a shambles. Unless you paid extortionate money again for a booked restaurant there was standing room only.

Having to sit on the ground or steps as every available seat is taken wss bad planning and you can't even sit down for a coffee.

They sell too many grounds tickets to the extent that no one can siit down anywhere and it was an utter shambles.

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It was just a bit jarring to see someone with their sleeves rolled up and no jacket while sitting in the Royal Box. Perhaps during the match it would be acceptable. But while in the presence of the Prince of Wales and during the trophy ceremony, it would seem to be appropriate to put the jacket back on.

And it is also odd to see people in jeans and baseball caps right behind the Royal Box.

Hi Everyone! My q is on the LTA Ballot procedure, as I am not too familiar with it.

I was able to get tickets for 2026 through the official ballot resale, and was very careful with the ticketing rules (address and name of the account matching address and name of the credit card). For this next year, I want to register both me and my mum to the LTA Advantage membership (I live in the UK and she lives in Italy, at two different addresses, which allowed us to both participate in the public ballot last year). However, given she only has an Italian address, I necessarily need to put down my UK address in her LTA account - which I read is fine by the rules. However, I have two questions:

1. How strict are they with credit card rules? My mom has credit cards with her italian address only, so there would be a mismatch between LTA account data vs credit card used for purchase. Is it also against the LTA rules as it would be in the official Wimbledon ballot?

2. Could she have troubles with a MyWimbledon account and an LTA account showing two different addresses?

Thanks in advance for the help :)

2026 marked my first time attending Wimbledon in person! I bought two single CC (day 10 and 11) tickets at face price through the resale platform, and it was a fantastic experience!

However, I'm not entirely satisfied with Wimbledon's ticket sales system. It's well known that Wimbledon has a very strict ticket sales policy to combat scalping. But in reality, there are several problems and loopholes:

1. When someone holds a pair of tickets, they can effectively resell the other ticket at an extremely high price, and it’s hard for the ticketing team to track this. On one social media platform I use, I've seen at least 10 such examples.
2. Theoretically, tickets that cannot be transferred can also be used by someone else. If A wants to sell a CC ticket for the men's singles final, the buyer B can enter the village with a ground pass by just arriving before 9 am, and then log into A's account upon entering the CC court (at which point the name isn't checked), and sit in A's seat. In my opinion, this is a huge loophole.
3. Even disregarding these cheating methods, you could register 14 accounts using 14 different people's information and purchase a pair of CC tickets for each day through the resale. Then you only use one transferable ticket. This is perfectly legal, although using their bank cards would be a bit troublesome. And paying double the price wouldn't be expensive for many people.
4. Too many Debenture tickets. I initially thought Debenture tickets were extremely rare, like seats in the Royal Box, but they actually occupy 15% of Centre Court and 10% of Court 1, which is clearly not a small amount, and this reduces the chances of ordinary people getting tickets.

I look forward to your thoughts on these points. Putting these opinions about the ticketing aside, Wimbledon is truly a fantastic tournament!

I have been lucky enough to cover Wimbledon for a few years and know how fortunate I am to watch the finals from Centre Court, but this was no classic - the shortest average rally length since 2017 and second shortest since 2010

It was... boring. This isn't a problem Sinner or Zverev need to fix, but is anyone else worried about the direction of men's tennis? Two straight grand slams without Alcaraz have exposed the lack of superstars with personality to boot - but maybe we were spoiled in the 2010s?

I had a great time at the championships on both day 1 and the finals. On day 1 a kind lady said I could get the Amex £140 deal if I just scan my card on the reader. I'd just need to spend that amount i'd get £20 back. Needless to say I ended up spending way past the 140 but its a special day haha

Today, I wanted to double check if I did qualify for the requirements and asked the Amex customer service team and they said no such deal was registered to my amex card. Anybody have this same issue?