Surely Wimbledon play should be stopping for today given the horrific incident at the school?

[Sailonby]

Just that really....feels very disrespectful to all those affected.

Why would they stop play for that? It's sad but completely unconnected

It's 1.5 miles away from the tennis club and I'm sure someone is probably seriously injured or killed within that distance of the tennis club numerous times throughout the two weeks of the tournament, so no, I can't see why it should stop play, no.

Can you explain why you think it's disrespectful? Is it just because both events occurred within the town of Wimbledon?

Do you think a football match at Wembley should be called off if a child was knocked over and killed in Alperton?

No. It’s an utter tragedy and awful for all involved but it’s no where near the tennis, and just not necessary. A minutes silence out of respect tomorrow maybe…

@MerryMarigold yes this exact thing happened to someone I knew the Saturday before GCSEs on Monday, horrific RTA and life went on around, GCSEs went ahead

Would a Manchester underground game be cancelled if there was a serious RTA in Manchester?

I cant see why you would even think they should have suspended play. It was a tragic accident but there are tragic accidents every day. Just because this happened in the town doesn't mean things should grind to a halt. I'm pretty sure life went on elsewhere in Wimbeldon today. I dont imagine the shops all closed.

That’s ridiculous. It was a car accident not connected with tennis except the vague locality.

Lots of people have queued, taken time off, spent £££ on tickets, let along the players and staff who will have to play catch up.

Would you reschedule the Grand National or Cup Final if someone died in an accident fairly locally?

I think it’s possible OP didn’t realise Wimbledon was such a large area, and thought it was a far more local / intimate tragedy.

Yabu.

I think this might be called 'virtue signalling' ? someone more in the know than me will correct me I'm sure 🙂

Can you explain why you think it's disrespectful OP?

No. It’s nothing to do with the tennis. People die in RTA’s in London pretty much every day.

This.

While today's news has been undoubtedly horrific, it's not directly linked with Wimbledon tennis so I would disagree that the tournament should be stopped/suspended today.

Of course it shouldn't be stopped.

It was a tragic car accident, but no need to stop Wimbledon. What use would that be? 🤔

Even if the accident had happened at a school 200 yards away from the All England club, it would be strange to cancel a day of play at a grand slam tennis tournament on that basis.

A pupil was killed in an awful freak accident on the premises of my secondary school in the early 1990s, but nothing nearby closed down for the day - not even the school itself.

Don't be so ridiculous. Why should it stop play?

Sad as this incident is, it has no connection whatsoever to the Wimbledon Tennis Tournament.

Of course not! stop with the grief tourism and get on with your life

I agree . It's virtue signaling . It's very sad this accident has happened but we can't just come to a stand still every time.

i believe that's the point @Onthelow was making

No, life goes on.

MN gets madder by the day.

This. What a bizarre suggestion in the first place.

It was actually very near the tennis (5-6 mins drive with no traffic), but I also don’t think they should stop play.
Heartbreaking day though 💔

It's unspeakably awful but no, ot shouldn't stop play.
Accidents happen all the time and I've never heard of any nearby sporting events being stopped.

Of course not. Why would it? The accident is not connected to the tournament in any way.
Sadly tragedies happen every day. Most of which we know nothing about unless directly connected.
The deaths of children today or on other days are no less of a tragedy than the awful death in the accident you refer to. Life goes on surrounded by those tragedies.

Why @Sailonby? How on earth is the tennis disrespectful to the people involved in the accident?