WWE legend John Cena's Wimbledon interview goes viral as fans say ‘I need this level of confidence'
The 48-year-old actor and wrestler was invited into Centre Court's royal box on Wednesday.
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Cena was joined by his wife Shay Shariatzadeh at SW19 as they enjoyed Carlos Alcaraz beating Brit star Ollie Tarvet and Emma Raducanu knocking out former champion Marketa Vondrousova.
It was his first time at Wimbledon and it is safe to say he knew little about tennis.
Cena was asked several questions testing his knowledge of the Championships in an interview that has gone viral.
With remarkable confidence, he guessed that "hot dogs and mustard" was the traditional snack of Wimbledon.
Quizzed on how many racquets are strung every year, Cena said: "I see it a lot of tennis, but I don't see a lot of repair going on. I'll go five."
The actual answer is a whopping 2,000 as he admitted to being "a little off on that one".
Cena let out a "damn it" when he thought the height of the grass was 4cm instead of the correct 8mm.
He also predicted that the longest match ever lasted a week as a joke, being left visibly shocked when finding out John Isner vs Nicolas Mahut in 2010 took three days to complete.
Cena was full of praise for his fellow celebs in the royal box, saying: "I got the chance to ask multiple audience members for help, knowing nothing, and everyone was so kind."
Fans found him hilarious, with one saying: "Need this level of confidence in my life."
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Another added: "I love him."
A third wrote: "He's trying his best and I love him for it."
More said: "Tbh fair some of these questions even some players would get it wrong."
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