Tens of thousands of bottles of champagne are consumed at the Wimbledon tournament each year, which sometimes causes a unique problem for competitors, as fans are allowed to bring bottles and glasses onto the courts.
During the fight between the Russians Anastasia Potapova and Mirra AndreevaRound 3 on Court 3 at the All England Club, a fan uncorked a bottle of champagne with bubbles overflowing the container as one of the players tried to draw.
The chairperson, the Australian John Bloomacted through the microphone with this kind of request to those present: “Ladies and gentlemen, please, if you are open a bottle of champagne, don’t do it when the players are about to serve,” he warned.
Potapova, who was about to serve, paused to listen to the announcement before nodding in agreement with a smile, amid general applause.
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In 2019, a referee made a similar announcement when a cork flew onto the pitch during a match between the French Benoit Paire and the checho Jiri Veseley.
The All England Club’s conditions of access to the grounds underlined a condition that this time the aforementioned fan did not comply with: “All corked bottles, including bottles of champagne and sparkling wine , shall be opened before being brought to the stands of any court”.
Source: La Verdad
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