Wimbledon to join Britain's minute of silence for Tunisia attack victims

Bob Hille

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Spectators at the All England Club on Friday will take part in the Britain's minute of silence in memory of the victims of the Tunisia attack, Wimbledon confirmed Thursday.

The tribute will come exactly a week after the massacre in Sousse left up to 30 Britons dead, the biggest loss of British life to terrorism since the 7/7 bombings in London in 2005, according to The Guardian.

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“Wimbledon will be joining the national minute’s silence on Friday and we will be asking all those in the grounds at the time to observe the silence out of respect to the victims in Tunisia and their families,” the All England Club’s chief executive, Richard Lewis, said in a statement.

Play on the outside courts Friday will begin at 12:15 p.m. local time instead of 11:30 a.m.

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Bob Hille, a senior content consultant for The Sporting News, has been part of the TSN team for most of the past 30 years, including as managing editor and executive editor. He is a native of Texas (forever), adopted son of Colorado, where he graduated from Colorado State, and longtime fan of “Bull Durham” (h/t Annie Savoy for The Sporting News mention).