Wimbledon fans high and dry - as card machines stopped working in bars that do not take cash.Bosses said venues across the All England Club had experienced periodic money trouble during the first day-and-a-half of the tournament.
That meant fans had to order drinks at one and pay at another.It came after some spectators moaned they’d had to queue for two hours to get in on the first day of the tournament due to problems with scanners reading downloaded tickets on mobile phones.
One disgruntled fan said she was told the sun made it hard for the automated system to work. READ MORE: Stunning former Wimbledon star posed nude - and she admitted “my legs are my best part” A tournament spokesman said bar card machine issues had now been resolved and queues were due to large numbers of spectators arriving at the same time.Another potential disaster that won't be hampering the tournament is the replacement of ball boys and girls with trained dogs - after an experiment flopped.A nearby local tennis club tried to teach the mutts to fetch stray balls and return them at lightning speed.
But though they hurtled after them the hounds refused to drop them - and had to be bribed with treats. Will you be attending Wimbledon this year?
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