article_snippet.sent: Tickets go on sale on May 27 and the match is sure to sell out quickly with the likely capacity of the one court used being around 7,000, as it is for the AEGON Championships, which takes place two weeks before Wimbledon.
article_snippet.sent: The All England Club’s overworked show courts, plus the redevelopment work being done there, meant that SW19 was never an option only five days after the Championships finish.
article_snippet.sent: The fixture means a bumper helping of six weeks’ top level grass court tennis in the UK this summer, a far cry from 20 years ago when some believed the sport’s one organic surface might even disappear.
article_snippet.sent: This time there will be three weeks between Roland Garros and Wimbledon, so by the time GB take on France for a place in the World Group semi-finals all the players will be perfectly attuned to the grass.
article_snippet.sent: the one court is at least the equal of Wimbledon in terms of quality, and the atmosphere will be very different from the usually staid one that accompanies the principle warm-up event for the big fortnight.
article_snippet.sent: Thanks to Murray, GB and France look well-matched and it could well depend on who wins the doubles rubber on the Saturday.
article_snippet.sent: Fingers crossed it’s a memorable summer for British tennis.'
highlights_snippet.sent: Tie is five days after Wimbledon finishes so could not be played at SW19 .