Wimbledon diary: Queen visits Royal Box while Fabio Fognini calls it a day
Another cricket star, India's Virat Kohli, was in the crowd while women's football boss Emma Hayes took in the action on Court One.
Flamboyant Italian Fabio Fognini announced his retirement in the Wimbledon media theatre.
The 38-year-old's final match was a memorable first-round five-setter against Carlos Alcaraz on day one.
He said: 'That's the best decision, to play in the most beautiful court in the world with a guy that everybody knows. It's the perfect picture that we'll keep forever in my room.'
🗣️ "Ladies and gentlemen, when you open your champagne bottles please do not pop the cork onto the court" 😳
Champagne cork drama at #Wimbledon 🍾 pic.twitter.com/sYPxTsdCI6
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) July 9, 2025
Play was momentarily held up in a doubles match for the most Wimbledon reason possible.
Lloyd Glasspool and Julian Cash's win over fellow Briton Henry Patten and Finland's Harri Heliovaara was interrupted by a champagne cork landing on the court.
A ballkid scurried on to remove the offending object while umpire Miriam Bley issued a polite verbal warning to spectators.
Big-serving Ben Shelton had just sent a couple of 139mph aces whizzing past Jannik Sinner when someone in the crowd shouted 'give us 140'.
The American obliged, and then some, by booming down a serve clocked at 147mph.
Unfortunately, it was out.
Hayes swapped the dugout for the players' box as a guest of Shelton.
The former Chelsea boss is now in charge of the United States national team, for whom Shelton's girlfriend Trinity Rodman plays.
A glass or two of Pimm's is certainly a step up from a plastic cup of Bovril at Stamford Bridge.
It's all got a bit too much for Hugh Grant 😴😂#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/DJilyzHOo7
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) July 9, 2025
'I started some fiction book by Elena Ferrante. I'm probably going to finish it – because it's short.' – Bookworm Iga Swiatek
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