Maybe next time' – BBC commentator shocked at Sue Barker's seat after iconic presenter's surprise Wimbledon appearance
But the veteran broadcaster was more shocked by
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Sue Barker was a surprise spectator for Cameron Norrie's Wimbledon clash with Carlos Alcaraz
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The former long-time Wimbledon presenter had one of the best seats in the house
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BBC commentator Andrew Castle was stunned not to see his former colleague in the Royal Box
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Barker has seldom been spotted at SW19 since calling time on her 22-year-long stint heading up the Beeb's coverage of the annual
summer
tennis tournament.
But cameras caught the British sports presenting icon taking in the Centre
Court
match on Tuesday.
Barker, 69, briefly came up on the screen after a replay of a beautifully deft shot from Spaniard Alcaraz.
But it was long enough for a stunned Castle to ask co-commentator John McEnroe: "Is that
"Where's Sue? What is she doing up there? I didn't see her on the list."
After a brief pause in the action, cameras panned back to Barker, who was sitting in the Members' enclosure.
And Castle was seemingly taken aback by her seat for the pulsating match.
He said: "Ah, [she's in a] box. Nearly in the Royal Box.
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"That's the Royal Box over there. Maybe
next
time. Member's enclosure. Not bad."
Tennis fans were seemingly as stunned by Castle, with one writing on X: " If anybody should be in the Royal box, it's Sue Barker!"
Sue Barker returns to Wimbledon in new role a year after legendary BBC presenter's emotional Andy Murray interview
Another said: "Surely @AndrewCastle63 can get Sue Barker into the royal box with his contacts? She's a Wimbledon legend."
And another said: "Disgraceful that Sue Barker isn't in the Royal Box."
Barker - the 1976 French Open winner - called time on her 30-year stint with the Beeb after the 2022 instalment of Wimbledon.
Ahead of her departure, she said: "What a wonderful time I've had working on some of the biggest sporting events around the world.
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"I will miss it terribly, but after 30 years I feel the time is right for me.
"I've worked with the best of the best."
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