Spain's David Ferrer has pulled out of Wimbledon on the eve of the tournament because of an elbow injury, the All England Club said in a statement on Sunday.
All England Club officials on Tuesday announced a seven percent overall rise, down from 10.5 percent last year, meaning overall prize money has surged by an eye-popping 152 percent since 2011 to 26.75 million pounds.
This year's Wimbledon singles tennis champions will receive 2.2 million pounds ($2.84 million) each - a hike of 200,000 pounds for both the men's and women's winner, organisers said on Wednesday.
Roger Federer's troubled season continued when he followed his crushing loss at Wimbledon with a shock defeat by Frenchman Gilles Simon at the Toronto Masters.
Federer was cheered on by his wife Mirka Federer and children Charlene Riva, Myla Rose, Lenny and Leo.
The Spanish Royal family are great patrons of sport and are seen at all the major events.
Rafael Nadal ended Roger Federer's five-year reign as king of Wimbledon on Sunday with a 6-4, 6-4, 6-7, 6-7, 9-7 victory in one of the most dramatic finals seen at the All England Club.
Rafael Nadal set up a third successive Wimbledon final against champion Roger Federer after brushing aside German Rainer Schuettler. The Swiss accounted for Marat Safin in the other semi-final.
In his last All England Club campaign, Jonas Bjorkman and partner Kevin Ullyett sent top seeds Bob and Mike Bryan crashing out of Wimbledon to reach the men's doubles final on Thursday. Seeded eighth, Bjorkman of Sweden and Zimbabwe's Ullyett ended the American brothers' hopes of a fourth consecutive Wimbledon doubles final, winning 7-6, 5-7, 7-6, 7-6.
But matches between Venus and Serena are captivating, highly charged yet often disappointing affairs.
Andy Murray won over the Wimbledon Centre Court crowd on Monday with the sort of nail-biting finale that British fans used to enjoy from favourite Tim Henman. Murray had not witnessed the type of adoration the now retired Henman inspired at the All England Club but after watching the Scot pull back from the brink of defeat to beat Richard Gasquet, the fans seemed converted.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Tuesday
The Indian ace overcame an injury scare and a spirited challenge from unseeded Catalina Castano of Colombia in her opening match at Wimbledon.
Thirteen months ago, Comaneci was the first person Halep hugged when she clambered up into the stands on Court Philippe Chatrier after she won her first Grand Slam title at the French Open.
Tournament organisers hailed the introduction of the system as a huge success on Monday, saying it had proved both a highly effective tool and popular with the fans.
Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, arrived for the first day of Wimbledon on Monday with a dramatic new hairstyle to watch Andy Murray play his opening match.
The world number one's bid to emulate Bjorn Borg's five successive titles at the All England Club gathered momentum when he won his 50th consecutive grasscourt match, beating Argentine teenager Juan Martin Del Potro.
Rafael Nadal claimed his first grasscourt title for five years.
The Indian ace rose to 44th in the singles list while her doubles standing also improved to 40th.
The All England Club confirmed on Wednesday that HawkEye technology will be used at this year's Wimbledon.
The All England Club announced that prize money for this year's men's winner would amount to 655,000 pounds with the women's champion getting 625,000 pounds.
Wimbledon finally dragged itself into the 21st century as it announced equal prize money for women.
Ugo Humbert had 90 minutes to fill before his delayed Wimbledon match against Casper Ruud on Wednesday but it still wasn't enough to pack properly as he turned up at Number Two Court missing a vital piece of equipment - a tennis racket.
Andy Roddick was promoted from his ranking of four to be named second seed for Wimbledon championships
They beat Australia's Todd Perry and Chia-Jung Chuang of Chinese Taipei 7-5, 7-5 to enter the last eight stage at Wimbledon.
Sania Mirza and her Israeli partner Shahar Peer's second round women's doubles match at Wimbledon was suspended due to rain.
Andre Agassi will begin an emotional farewell appearance at Wimbledon against little-known Serbian Boris Pashanski in the first round on Tuesday.
Rohan Bopanna catches up with Manchester United trio at Wimbledon.
The total prize money purse at this year's Wimbledon will make it the most lucrative tennis tournament ever.
Serena Williams has clicked into gear so quickly on her Wimbledon return it is hard to believe she has played only a handful of matches
Should the 30-year-old three-time Rome champion, ranked 211 in the world, reach the semi-finals, she would almost certainly earn an automatic Wimbledon main draw slot ahead of the May 22 rankings cut-off date.
Can World No. 1 Simona Halep thrive at the All England Club? Or will Serena Williams add to her seven Wimbledon titles?
Andy Murray and Serena Williams entered the third round of the mixed doubles at Wimbledon, defeating 14th seeds Fabrice Martin and Raquel Atawo 7-5, 6-3 on centre-court, on Tuesday.
Former French Open champions Argentine Gaston Gaudio and Spaniards Carlos Moya and Albert Costa have all pulled out of Wimbledon because of injury.
In percentage terms, it is those first round losers who benefit the most -- their 35,000 pounds prize being almost 17 percent up on last year, reflecting the club's commitment to the lower reaches of tennis.
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