Wimbledon fans could pay up to £70 each for tickets to People's Sunday without knowing who they can expect to see playing.

Only 10,000 Centre Court tickets will be available at the top price, with 8,000 on sale for Court One at £40 each, and 4,000 ground passes available at £20 each.

When tickets were due to go on sale online at 3pm on Saturday, fans hoping to get one were unaware who they could expect to see playing at SW19.

While those who secure Centre Court tickets are guaranteed play - whatever the weather - other ticketholders will be hoping for a dry day or they risk losing their money.

Wimbledon announced it would not be refunding money if play was cancelled due to the rain, meaning that up to £400,000 could be spent on useless tickets.

Organisers have also limited the number of tickets to two per household, and said there would be no resale operation in place.

A Wimbledon spokeswoman said: "We cannot issue a provisional order of play because we have still got second round matches to finish."

Bad weather that disrupted play throughout the week led the All England Club to announce there would be play at the championships on Sunday - the first time since 2004 and since the roof was introduced on Centre Court.

But the Met Office said there was no prospect of rain at SW19 after 8am.

It is only the fourth time in the club's 139-year history that the middle Sunday - traditionally a rest day - will see play, with matches on all courts starting at 11.30am.

All England Club chief executive Richard Lewis said of the move, announced on Friday: "This has been a difficult decision, but one we had to take to reduce the backlog of matches and in the interests of completing the championships on time.

"And as with other Middle Sundays I am sure there will be a great atmosphere."