With Wimbledon 2023 beginning on July 3, the All England Lawn Tennis Club is constructing the hype with new online game crossovers in Fortnite and Roblox. In a bid to draw a youthful viewers to the game of tennis, the organisers of the world well-known match have launched the Race to Wimbledon in-game occasion in Fortnite. The Race to Wimbledon sees gamers run, drive, parkour and fly previous well-known London landmarks in a bid to make it to Centre Court.

“Players of Race to Wimbledon will run, drive, parkour and fly past London landmarks, including Big Ben and the London Eye, through Wimbledon village and past Andy Murray’s golden letterbox, navigating around larger-than-life obstacles such as giant strawberries and tennis rackets, to make it to Wimbledon’s Centre Court in the fastest time,” reads the official description.

Not solely can Fortnite followers can play Race to Wimbledon on all platforms, however the sport shall be playable on-site all through The Championships on the American Express Fan Experience within the Southern Village.

“As part of the experience, players are challenged to beat the time of American Express ambassador Andy Murray and post their time to social media,” the makers add.

In addition to Race to Wimbledon in Fortnite, the All England Lawn Tennis Club has up to date the WimbleWorld expertise in Roblox.

From June 27 onwards, WimbleWorld gamers can participate in a treasure hunt, to not point out a brand new grass chopping mini-game on Centre Court.

“These include the Lawn of Champions, where players can try their hand at preparing the famous grass courts of SW19, by mowing and painting the lines on the courts,” reads the official description.

“There is also a treasure hunt where players can earn a hawk to sit on the shoulder of their avatar across all Roblox experiences. Live scores will feature in the experience, in a first for Roblox.”

Then there’s the Wimbledon Smash gaming app, which sees gamers management a racket to serve a tennis ball and break as many bricks as attainable.

A model new Championships mode will launch on July 3, full with a leaderboard the place the top-ten performers can win semi-final tickets.