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Going to Wimbledon? Leave your selfie sticks at home

Fans hoping to get a group selfie with the famous Wimbledon grass courts behind them will have to get creative this year.

Rory McIlroy uses a selfie stick to take a photo with many of the 54 golfers at the Junior Invitational golf tournament, after speaking to them following the second round at Sage Valley Golf Club in Graniteville, S.C., on Friday, April 24, 2015. (Jon-Michael-Sullivan/The Augusta Chronicle via AP)
Rory McIlroy uses a selfie stick to take a photo with many of the 54 golfers at the Junior Invitational golf tournament, after speaking to them following the second round at Sage Valley Golf Club in Graniteville, S.C., on Friday, April 24, 2015. (Jon-Michael-Sullivan/The Augusta Chronicle via AP)

Wimbledon, the notoriously strict tournament, announced that selfie sticks – expandable poles that hold a cell phone, allowing you to fit more people and scenery in the frame – will not be permitted on the grounds. This comes a few months after the Australian Open committee asked fans to only take selfies in designated "selfie zones."

A Wimbledon spokesperson told CNN that the sticks have too much "nuisance value."

There was no formal announcement; the news broke when tournament organizers released the 2015 ticket-holder guidelines.

The guide's page for "prohibited items" shows a photo of a selfie stick and states, "In common with many other major sports and entertainment events and cultural attractions, The Championships will not allow 'selfie sticks' into the grounds."

Selfie sticks appear alongside knives, flares, and klaxons.

The big question is, what will happen if one of the stars, like selfie-stick wielding Maria Sharapova, pulls out a selfie stick on the court?

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Danielle Elliot is a writer for Yahoo Sports. Contact her at delliot@yahoo-inc.com or find her onTwitter and Facebook.