David Beckham makes mad 4,000-mile dash back from Club World Cup as he joins Maria Sharapova at Wimbledon
ON A WIM David Beckham makes mad 4,000-mile dash back from Club World Cup as he joins Maria Sharapova at Wimbledon
DAVID BECKHAM made a mad 4,000-mile dash back from the Club World Cup to join the celebrities on the first day of Wimbledon.
The former England captain watched his Inter Miami side get dumped out of the tournament by his former employers PSG on Sunday night.
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Maria Sharapova and David Beckham posed for a Wimbledon selfie together
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Sharapova is a member at the All England Club following her 2004 victory
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Eddie Redmayne and his wife Hannah looked the part
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The 4-0 victory for PSG kicked off at 5pm local time at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia - or 10pm UK time.
But despite the match finishing just 13.5 hours before play got underway on Centre Court, Beckham hot-footed it across the Atlantic to be joined by his mum Sandra.
It has been a busy few days for Becks, who also underwent surgery on his wrist.
He wore a sling and had heavy strapping on the joint at the Club World Cup last night.
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Former England boss Sir Gareth Southgate - fresh from his knighthood - was also among the VIPs taking in the Day One action.
And it was not just footballers in the house.
Wimbledon 2004 champion Maria Sharapova was one of the first big-name arrivals.
The Russian has been a regular at the All England Club since her retirement and once again made the most of her membership to watch the tennis.
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But before things got underway on the court, Sharapova and a suited-and-booted Beckham posed for a brilliant selfie for their combined 92million followers.
Sharapova - decked out in a denim skirt and navy polo in the record-breaking sweltering heat - wrote: "Let the (Wimbledon) games begin."
Former cricket star Stuart Broad was in attendance with partner and ex-The Saturdays singer Mollie King.
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Actors Eddie Redmayne and Jason Isaacs plus singers Cliff Richard and Ronan Keating were in the Royal Box, too.
Sam Thompson of Made In Chelsea and I'm A Celebrity fame also made the short journey from West London to South-West London.
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