Wimbledon has run out of Evian water supplies amid the blistering weather at the Championships, forcing organisers to shut down the tournament’s branded refill stations.
With temperatures soaring above 30C and fans fainting in the stands, the All England Club has quietly pulled the plug on its mineral water supply, despite Evian being its headline sponsor.
Insiders said the tournament had used 50 per cent of its supplies on the opening day of the Championships because the demand had ‘been unprecedented’ due to record temperatures.
They said Evian had to balance the need to supply the players’ side – where ‘demand had also been huge’ – as well as the spectators’ side.
The new reusable bottles have now been switched over to the red sport cap bottles in all the shops.
‘After day one they got through almost half of their reserves. It meant they closed down eight stations,’ an insider told the Mail.
‘Evian says the supply was determined by the usage data obtained from AELTC from last year.
‘That would have been fine but the difference this year has been the weather is extremely hot and everyone’s been gasping for water.’
The shortage has also seen the sudden disappearance of the £5 Evian refillable bottles from shelves across the grounds.
The All England Club is thought to have closed eight of the Evian refill points on Wednesday after supplies completely dried up.
As a result, they were forced to also remove the £5 Evian reusable bottles – created specifically for the 2025 Championships – and replace them with regular Evian bottles.
Tennis fans had been encouraged to purchase the new bottles and use the free refill points to help reduce plastic waste during the two-week event.
But organisers had not expected the huge demand as temperatures have soared over 33C.
A spokesperson for evian said: ‘It’s been a scorching Championships at Wimbledon — the hottest start in the tournament’s 148-year history — and with that, staying hydrated has been more important than ever.
‘The exceptionally hot weather, combined with how popular the evian refill system has been with both players and spectators, has resulted in demand being far higher than we have seen in previous years.
‘This year marked the first year that evian has been available to spectators via our refill system only. This unique system is pioneering and still new to our business.
‘As a result, we’ve had to stop offering evian refill earlier than planned. Spectators are still be able to purchase evian in our sports cap bottles, which are made from 100% recycled plastic*.
‘We are delighted at the reception the system has received and will be taking everything we have learned from this year forward.’
It comes after play on Centre Court matches has been disrupted several times by heat-stricken fans needing medical attention.
