Put a cork in it! Player rages at tennis fans as champagne drinkers throw her off game at Wimbledon

Daily Mail​

11 hours ago

A tennis player popped off when an errant champagne cork threw her off her game.
World No13 Amanda Anisimova had a hissy fit when a fan at Wimbledon opened a bottle of bubbly as the Russian-American was preparing to serve.
Furious at the interruption, she railed: 'Why did you have to open that right now?'
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After Anisimova claimed the ensuing point to put herself 30-love up, the chair umpire took a moment to remind the crowd of the importance of silence between points.
'Thank you ladies and gentleman, if you could avoid opening bottles of champagne when the players are about to serve,' the umpire said.
On BBC pundit labeled the announcement 'the most Wimbledon warning you've ever heard.'
The crowd at No3 Court, however, opted not to heed the umpire's call for long, with another cork flying on to the court during Nuno Borges' clash with Karen Khachanov.
Anisimova's good friend Emma Raducanu was similarly affected on No1 Court during her opening match against her compatriot Mimi Xu.
During her straight-sets thrashing of the teenager, a cork flew on to the court and almost interrupted the match.
'I'm glad people were having fun today,' Raducanu said during her post-match interview. 'I saw a champagne cork fly onto the court so cheers to you!
'It's really nice to be back. I love the support and I love playing in this atmosphere.
'It's my favorite tournament by far so I'm happy to get another match here.'
The cork is said to have landed in the service box during a change of ends, with Raducanu heading onto court to pick it up.
Anisimova eventually bypassed Galfi 6-3, 5-7, 6-3, and with the win under her belt, had a more magnanimous message for the crowd in her on-court remarks.
'It was an incredibly tough match,' Anisimova said. 'I just kept fighting, and she was playing some incredibly good tennis. I need to hit the practice courts tomorrow!
'Thank you everyone for the support, it was amazing.'
After her match, Anisimova insisted that although the Wimbledon atmosphere took some getting used to, she was enjoying soaking up the energy of the crowd.
'I mean, it kept happening (champagne corks popping),' Anisimova told DailyMail.com.
'At some point I was, like, "Can everybody just do it on the changeover?"
'It was a bit rowdy on that court, too, because you could hear everyone on the sides that are, like, outside of the court. It was definitely a bit distracting.
'Then again, I have to just adjust, try and focus as much as I can.
'But it can be a little loud when people are doing their external things, but I love the atmosphere and the energy and the crowd supporting me, so it's been good.'