Wimbledon chiefs have hit out at players for taking too much food after handing them a £90 daily allowance to spend in dedicated on-site restaurants. Tournament organisers are said to have contacted players in a bid to prevent food shortages at SW19.
Players and coaches are given allowances every year so they don’t have to bring their own food onto site when they arrive each day. And the funds, which can be used via accreditation tags at the checkout, can be exchanged for meals at six outlets – two restaurants, two sandwich bars and two coffee shops.
But, according to The Guardian, the All England Club have deemed it necessary to email the stars to ask them to be “judicious” about maxing out their daily food allowance. Some people have been treating the allowance as a target, with one coach reportedly walking away with 27 probiotics yoghurt drinks in an attempt to maximise his funds.
Coaches are given an allowance worth only around half the amount that players get. But that figure doesn’t appear to be preventing them from stocking up on daily goodies.
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In the women’s tournament, Simona Halep, Ons Jabeur and Elena Rybakina have all made it to the last eight as their title hopes are raised up a notch. The women’s final is set to take place on Centre Court on Saturday, with the men’s final going ahead a day later.
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