Surreal mess in the middle of Wimbledon with Djokovic

An operator, just one, appears in the ‘Cathedral’ of world tennis with a vacuum cleaner to dry the area of ​​grass on the center court of the All England Lawn Tennis Club.

The tennis players looking at him were puzzled, Novak Djokovic and Pedro Cachínmore than an hour off after the first set for the reigning champion 6-3.

Before it was closed, the Serbian, seven-time champion, notified the chairman of the chair, the French Renaud Lichtenstein, that the drops are falling. He went down and checked the condition of the grass by putting his hand on it. A short gesture that was not liked ‘No’, but went on to win the set.

Soon it started to rain. The workers covered the grass with a tarp. The tournament took its decision to cover the retractable roof.

But it’s not enough to keep the game going for 20 minutes, which would be logical. The chief judge, the American gerry armstronghe repeatedly checked the moisture of the surface, without being convinced to give the OK.

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He invited Djokovic and Cachin so that they themselves can test the moisture of the grass, the danger of slipping. The Serbian joked with a public towel in hand, inviting them to dry it using the manual method. Also with his team: “Blow, we all need to blow.”

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Nothing more technological than seeing a worker (later accompanied by a second) with a vacuum cleaner. An image as surreal as it is ridiculous, a stain on Wimbledon formality.

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The mess is in contrast to Track 1, where normal play resumed when the cover was removed.