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Anyone going to Wimbledon '12?

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I'm geniuely thinking about making the trip this year, probably not going to be a better time personally wise for me, so actually am looking into it (would try and get tickets via the ballot we can enter through the AO membership). Depends on my work situation (or no work situation...) really but obivously something any tennis' fan would have on their bucket list.
 
You people are lucky. I'm planning to go sometime within the next few years, I'm in my last year of uni and just wanna finish. Then of course it will depend on what sort of job I get etc. I've heard about people camping though, surely they're not for centre court tickets? I seriously hate camping.....

My goal in life is to do the career slam :p
 

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Not easy to get tickets, but I'm sure if you camp out once or twice then you will get them.
 
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Going down by myself; no friend is keen enough to spend their dosh on wimbledon, but i thought stuff it, I've always wanted to go and this year is my best opportunity.

Yeh im planning to camp most of the 1st week (hopefully hewitt/tomic get outside courts so i dont have to camp so early. Then second week I have a friend in England who for the past 2 years has got semi and final tickets to both mens and womens for cost. 3rd time lucky i hope :rolleyes:
 
Sepoy said:
Going down by myself; no friend is keen enough to spend their dosh on wimbledon, but i thought stuff it, I've always wanted to go and this year is my best opportunity.

Yeh im planning to camp most of the 1st week (hopefully hewitt/tomic get outside courts so i dont have to camp so early. Then second week I have a friend in England who for the past 2 years has got semi and final tickets to both mens and womens for cost. 3rd time lucky i hope :rolleyes:
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Good luck, I hope you get those finals tickets!!

I arrive in Paris from Melbourne on the 1st of July, so if I can get a ticket for one day in the 2nd week I will definitely be there. The 2 days I am looking at hopefully getting is the 2nd Monday when they play all 4th round matches and also the second Wednesday (mens 1/4 final day).
 
Awesome Sepoy. When are the Olympics? You might want to hang around for the Games as well when you're there, assuming of course that they're not too far apart.

Getting to Wimbledon has always been a goal of mine. One day.
 
I've been on middle saturday a few times. Didn't camp but got the first tube down to wimbledon so was in the line by 6am or so. Too far back to get centre court and court one, but did get tickets to court 2 one year and then the other couple of occassions was just the general day pass.

It really is an amazing place. A real village feeling, but with great sport on the doorstep.

PS never was successful in the ballot on the 5 occasions i entered.
 
Have gone the last 3 years, usually play it by ear though. Usually take the chance to go home to Russia while I go to Wimbledon. Have been to the semi finals the last 3 years, I rarely go to the 1st week personally,
 
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Have gone the last 3 years, usually play it by ear though. Usually take the chance to go home to Russia while I go to Wimbledon. Have been to the semi finals the last 3 years, I rarely go to the 1st week personally,
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how difficult is it getting semi final tickets? do you purchase on ticketmaster?
 
Sepoy said:
how difficult is it getting semi final tickets? do you purchase on ticketmaster?
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Good luck that is all I will say, I think there is a SMALL number of finals tickets for the general public, but I am lucky in that I know someone who gets tickets to the semis all the time (and he hates tennis so he just gives them to me). So I have tickets if I want them, it is just a question of whether I will go this year as physically I am not sure whether I can take the time off this year.
 

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I went last year after work and it was brilliant.

It was raining in the morning, so by 6pm there was no line, £10 entry and you could walk on to all of the big courts except center.

Don't forget it is light until almost 10pm, so you can see heaps of action after work.

Otherwise, you're in for some serious queuing (which the English love). There is even a 'how to' guide to queuing.

Have fun! But don't underestimate just turning up. You can get seriously ripped off on ticketmaster..
 
Mickeybee said:
I went last year after work and it was brilliant.

It was raining in the morning, so by 6pm there was no line, £10 entry and you could walk on to all of the big courts except center.

Don't forget it is light until almost 10pm, so you can see heaps of action after work.

Otherwise, you're in for some serious queuing (which the English love). There is even a 'how to' guide to queuing.

Have fun! But don't underestimate just turning up. You can get seriously ripped off on ticketmaster..
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Nah I'll be queuing for most of the first week but can't for finals tickets obviously
 

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Ah lucky you, that means rejection for me though, great ticket as well.

Got a French Open ticket in the ballot (3rd day) but wasn't sure if they had done Wimbledon as well. Now will have to do some thinking.
 
I'm planning to go. Going over to Europe for 7 months, starting at the French Open. I've got 2 days for the French Open, 1 day at court Phillip C and also a ground pass, missed out in the Vic Tennis ballot so looks like a lot of queuing at Wimbledon for me!
 

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