Has Wimbledon priced out its fans?
Wimbledon has long been the temple of strawberries, cream and moisturised stiff upper lips. It's now also the temple of arbitrage. All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club's debentures - 5-yr bonds that guarantee prime seats - were issued at £1,16,000 (about ₹1.24 cr) in 2024.Today, they're changing hands for £3,80,000 (about ₹4.77 cr), a return that would make even Djokovic blush. The men's final alone can fetch £23,000 (₹28.8 lakh) for a pair of seats. That's more than the annual rent of a …

