‘is Top Level Tennis Just For The Wealthy?’ – Your Wimbledon Questions Answered

Guardian sportswriter Tumaini Carayol answered your questions about this year’s Championship including how far British wildcard Fery can go, whether Sinner has what it takes to beat Djokovic and can Gauff win her first Wimbledon title

Fbartol asks: Odd question but one which has bothered me for the last year - how was the decision to put two time champion Petra Kvitova’s final tour match on Court One as opposed to Centre Court viewed in the tennis world? It has continued to rankle me - felt it was quite disrespectful.

Tumaini: Petra was an incredible champion and, if I’m being honest, one of the players I most enjoyed watching, particularly at Wimbledon. However, I did not think the No. 1 Court assignment against Emma Navarro was disrespectful. It is still a massive stadium court and one of the most iconic stadiums in the sport.

She did not say anything about it (not that she would complain) or receive any questions about it in her press conference so I don’t think it was an issue. I think she was just happy to play on a big court at Wimbledon one last time.

Tumaini:

Is Djokovic overwhelmingly disliked by tennis fans? I’m not sure about that. Djokovic is a polarising, controversial figure and there are definitely many people who dislike him and have rooted against him over the years. He has had to deal with many hostile crowds, particularly when Roger Federer was across the net, and people have often leaned towards his underdog opponents in the past. However, he has also always had a large, extremely vocal fanbase and I also think he has become more and more popular in the latter part of his career.