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Wimbledon 2022: Wimbledon set to remove ‘MISS’ and ‘MRS’ from honours board to modernize tournament – Check Details

Wimbledon 2022: Wimbledon set to remove ‘MISS’ and ‘MRS’ from honours board to modernize tournament – Check Details

Wimbledon 2022: Wimbledon will drop the titles “Miss” and “Mrs” before the names of female winners on its honour roll to match the men’s boards in an attempt to modernise the tournament, The Times newspaper reported. Follow Wimbledon 2022 LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN French Open Day 6 Live: Djokovic, Nadal, Swiatek, Medvedev, Pegula in action as […]

Wimbledon 2022: Wimbledon will drop the titles “Miss” and “Mrs” before the names of female winners on its honour roll to match the men’s boards in an attempt to modernise the tournament, The Times newspaper reported. Follow Wimbledon 2022 LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN

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Wimbledon 2022: Wimbledon set to remove ‘MISS’ and ‘MRS’ from honours board to modernize tournament – Check Details

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The All England Lawn Tennis Club has traditionally used the titles just for women – Ash Barty, last year’s champion, was referred to as “Miss A. Barty” whereas men’s winner Novak Djokovic went on the board as “N. Djokovic”.

In 2019, organisers did away with the use of honorifics when announcing scores in women’s matches but the events continue to be referred to as “gentlemen’s singles” and “ladies’ singles”.

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Wimbledon 2022: Wimbledon set to remove ‘MISS’ and ‘MRS’ from honours board to modernize tournament – Check Details

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The change will also put an end to married women being identified by both the initials and surnames of their husbands.

The grasscourt major, which has been stripped of ranking points by the ATP and WTA over its decision to ban Russian and Belarusian players due to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, gets underway on June 27.

Wimbledon 2022: Wimbledon set to remove ‘MISS’ and ‘MRS’ from honours board to modernize tournament – Check Details

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