Alexander Zverev’s Wimbledon fourth round match against Jiri Lehecka was suspended on Centre Court on Monday when the German was leading 6-4, 7-5, 3-3.

The match will resume on Tuesday from the exact same scoreline, with the Roland Garros champion on track to progress to the quarterfinals.

The reason behind the suspension lies in Wimbledon’s curfew rules regarding the duration of matches at the All England Championship.

The rules state that all matches must be completed before 11:00 PM local time, to not cause disturbance to nearby residential complexes and the general public.

Should a contest extend beyond the curfew, the match gets automatically suspended and is usually held the next day.

Wimbledon is the only Grand Slam which has time restrictions in place, as matches are allowed to complete post-midnight at the US, Australian, and French Open.

A statement from Wimbledon in 2018 read: “The 11pm curfew is a Planning Condition applied to balance the consideration of the local residents with the scale of an international tennis event that takes place in a residential area.”

“The challenge of transport connectivity and getting visitors home safely is also a key consideration.”

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The only exception we have had in the pre-knockout stages in this regard was Andy Murray in 2012 when he was allowed to breach the curfew by two minutes, because the Scot was just one game away from defeating Marcos Baghdatis.

Last year, Taylor Fritz’s first round match against Giovanni Perricard was also halted midway due to the curfew rule.

Apart from Zverev, Coco Gauff’s match over Belinda Bencic in the fourth round on Sunday night was also at risk of being suspended but the American completed proceedings just iminutes before the deadline to progress to the quarterfinals.

Published on Jul 07, 2026