LONDON, March 19, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Wimbledon's controversial expansion plan received a major boost Thursday after a judge at London's High Court ruled the proposed development of the current site is not subject to restrictions on how the land cam be used. Officials at the All England Club, which owns Wimbledon and has been hosting a tournament there since 1877, want to triple the size of the site for the grass-court Grand Slam. He said: "It never became the subject of a statutory trust and therefore the 1986 lease and the 1993 transfer of the freehold were each made free of such trust. "Even if the above proposition is wrong, it is clear that the land was never used or laid out for public recreation." The 2025 edition of Wimbledon, the last of tennis' four Grand Slams played on grass, saw Jannik Sinner win the men's title and Iga Swiatek lift the women's trophy.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha March 19, 2026 15:56 UTC