We're Gunner get you in: Ward to be given VIP treatment after selling Arsenal season tickets

Arsenal are giving British No 3 James Ward two VIP tickets to a game next season to help ease the blow of him selling his season tickets.

Arsenal fan Ward, who plays Mardy Fish on Thursday in the second round, gave up his seat to a friend because it was so expensive but soon regretted after netting £23,125 for beating Pablo Andujar.

Going through: James Ward celebrates beating Pablo Andujar in the first round

Ward said after the game: 'I think I sold [the tickets] today. Bit of a nightmare. I can probably afford it now. It's expensive: Arsenal is the most expensive season ticket there is and now I might see if I can get them back.

'It's £1,300 a ticket, and the problem for me is, if I'm travelling so much, I can only go to six, eight games a season, max.'