'Utterly shambolic' - Wimbledon fans fume at ticket chaos as many miss out
Wimbledon fans were fuming on Thursday as ticket sales for the Grand Slam were hit by a string of technical issues. The All England Club introduced a new system for the return of the tournament in 2021, with fans needing to register for a myWimbledon portal to receive a code, with tickets going on sale on Thursday.
However, fans streamed onto social media to complain, with many saying that had not received codes, and others having issues with their codes being “invalid”.
“What an utterly shambolic ticket sales event,” said one fan said. “Some don’t have access codes to unlock the ability to purchase – I thankfully do! Sadly the code doesn’t work.”
Another called the process a “joke”: “Got to the final section, tickets in basket, code applied… for them to say ‘incorrect’ when [it’s] literally off my email! JOKE!”
And another person raged: “Finally got to the end of the queue to buy tickets and the code you’ve sent me is invalid.”
Any fans who are able to secure tickets will be the first to attend a match in SW19 for two years.
