Wimbledon organizers are not planning to change the schedule of the men's singles final on July 15th despite the coinciding time with the final of the FIFA World Cup. The tennis match will start at around 2:10 PM UK time, the football match at 4:00 PM.

In England, ratings for World Cup matches are in average higher than Wimbledon matches including the men's final, which would hurt the Grand Slam event. In an interview with The Times, the All England Club CEO Richard Lewis stated that they discussed it for not more than 25 seconds, as there were no doubts about the decision of scheduling the men's singles final early.

'We just said, ‘Our final is at two o’clock, let’s just stick with it. That’s our tradition, let’s go with it.’ Otherwise, you start saying, "Well, who else do we move for? World athletics or something?" It has not been a discussion other than, ‘We are two o’clock and that’s it,' said Lewis. 'We might be finished by four o’clock.' ALSO READ: Rafael Nadal may undergo an hair transplant surgery again