Wimbledon: Pubs are preparing for a mass release to watch England and Sweden | sport

P Ubs in Wimbledon village are preparing for a scramble shortly before 3 pm Saturday for the quarter-finals of the World Cup of England against Sweden. The All England Club refuses to show football on its public screens – the curtains were even shot in the media center for England's victory over Colombia for "security reasons" amid fears from spectators in mbad. With the village only 10 minutes walk away, pub owners are ready to enrich themselves. The Rose and the Crown told the newspaper that even though the middle Saturday is still the busiest day of the year, with annual average revenue of 700%, it will temporarily remove all of its furniture to accommodate the crowds .

The diet of a tennis player is often of great intrigue at this time of year. John Isner says that on the eve of his 11th epic with Nicolas Mahut in 2010, he received an irresistible mix of pizza, chicken and mashed potatoes from fellow countryman Andy Roddick. 36 salmon dinners at the restaurant of the players with its daily allowance of 77 pounds. But the bar was drawn up, Anthony Davies, head of food and beverage at the All England Club, revealing that an anonymous player had proposed pasta and honey. All that floats on your boat

Nadal's plastic campaign

The war against plastic continues at SW19. Rafael Nadal supports the attempts of the All England Club to reduce the use of plastics. Wimbledon has, however, been the subject of further pressure to ban plastic bottles after trashy court images have made the rounds of social media. Evian renewed its sponsorship last year until 2022 and has recently committed to ensuring that its plastic bottles are 100% recycled by 2025, compared to 25% today. 39; hui. However, Johanna Konta and Kyle Edmund spoke and Nadal was asked for his thoughts on reducing the plastic used during the tournament. "100% support on this.I am a lover of the ocean," he said. "All the things we do to protect our beautiful planet are more than welcome." Although the bottle in plastic in front of him makes things a bit awkward.

Welcome, Bethanie

The United States had the pleasure of returning to Wimbledon Fields on Thursday, Bethanie Mattek-Sands, a year after suffering a career-threatening injury during a fall at the 17th meeting. Mattek-Sands broke a patellar tendon dislocated patella and only made it back to tennis in March. With pink dyed hair for the occasion, the 33-year-old partner is badociated with Lucie Safarova – together they are known as Team Bucie – to win a doubles victory in their first match of double feminine.