Super Sunday: Volley of sports action nets big gains for eateries

Sports enthusiasts nation­wide enjoyed an action-packed Super Sunday, igniting a surge in business for restaurants and bars. The day kicked off with the Wimbledon finals featuring Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz, televised in India at 6.30 pm. This was followed by the Euro Cup finals starting at 12.30 am, with Spain and England battling it out, and concluding with the Copa América final between Argentina and Colombia in the early hours of Monday. While many venues indicated that they would be unable to screen the late-night football matches, several showed the Wimbledon finals. Ashish Ahuja, director of the 26-year-old Pebble Street café in New Friends Colony in the national capital, reported a 50 per cent occupancy during the tennis event. “Despite tennis not being a major spectator sport, we received several reser­vations. We anticipate a rise in late-night deliveries due to the football action,” he said on Sunday evening. The quick-service restaurant chain Wow! Momo expected a 20 per cent increase in deliveries compared to a typical Sunday.