LONDON - Enthusiastic tennis fans will not be allowed to shatter the traditional tranquillity of the All England Club with vuvuzelas, despite the popularity of the plastic horn at the World Cup this year. <a href=http://www.authenticpackers.com/charles-woodson-jersey>Charles Woodson Authentic Jersey Packers</a>. A fan blows a vuvuzela before the 2010 World Cup Group C soccer match between England and Algeria at Green Point stadium in Cape Town June 18, 2010. [PhotoAgencies]  Wimbledon security has been told to confiscate -- in the politest possible way -- any of the South African noise-makers at the gates when the championships start on Monday. We wont be having the vuvuzelas, All England Club chief executive Ian Ritchie told Reuters in his elegant wood-panelled office overlooking the pristine grass courts. Half a dozen people with those things on Henman Hill and the entire grounds would hear them. So they are not suitable for us and we will be stopping them coming. The grand slam is taking no account of the worlds biggest soccer festival. Ritchie, a self-confessed football fan, is adamant Wimbledon will show only tennis matches on its big screen overlooking the grassy knoll of Henman Hill. I think its a fair to say that when Wembley (Stadium) puts tennis up then well think of putting football on the big screen. The tournament has no fear of the soccer event and officials are quite confident that queues will still snake down Church Road towards Southfields -- ?a neighbourhood, coincidentally, with a big South African expatriate population. Advance tickets were sold out months ago and the only dip in attendance on the day might be when England were playing, Ritchie suggested. Preparations for Roger Federer and Serena Williams to defend their titles are in full swing at the club as caterers, stewards, drivers, locker room attendants, launderers, ticket sellers, cleaners, security staff, electricians, lawn tenders, flower arrangers, hanging basket waterers, court coverers, and ball boys and girls apply final touches and complete training. There appears to be no panic or anxiety, just confident practised efficiency. Wimbledon, it seems, has been immune from the ravages of the credit crunch, banking collapse and financial austerity. Its Centre Court debenture issue last year was heavily oversubscribed and raised more than $90 million. Its commercial partners, sponsors and broadcasters have nearly all extended contracts recently on favourable terms and corporate hospitality, Ritchies barometer of success, is looking stronger than ever, he said. Capacity is slightly reduced this year after record attendances of 511,000 in 2009 because the Club is rebuilding showcourt three. MURRAY FACTOR Last year for every ticket on sale on any given day there were four people queuing, many overnight for the best seats. Ritchie puts Wimbledons resilience partly down to a Murray factor. Local fans hope that the world number four will produce a British Wimbledon mens champions for the first time in 74 years -- just as they vainly hoped with Tim Henman. But he also credits Wimbledons mixture of innovation and tradition and its single-mindedness. The moveable roof on Centre Court first used last year for a Murray match proved a late-night success and the drama of Hawk-Eye line replays have met with almost universal acclaim. Some find Wimbledons traditions stuffy. Players must wear white on court and, in Ritchies office complex, ties are mandatory. But Federer, a six times winner, loves all the traditions that go hand in hand with the event. For the past few years, he has worn a cream blazer or cardigan designed especially for the tournament and is delighted to follow the custom, as mens champion, of opening the action on Centre Court on Monday when he meets Colombias Alejandro Falla. Wimbledon will step slightly out of line in 2012 when it hosts the Olympics, but that is not unprecedented as the 1908 Games also used the Club. Ritchies job and those of the club committee revolve round just two weeks of an English summer. I think its extremely helpful that were very focused. All we do is this. Sometime people and businesses try to expand or go into other business. But weve found that sticking to the knitting is rather a good thing. <a href=http://www.usasteelersjersey.com/jerome-bettis-jerseys>Jerome Bettis Jersey</a>.The race, usually one of the first marquee events of the Games, will take place at 10:30 Pacific, (1:30 Eastern). 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