LONDON (AP) — Olivia Rodrigo. John Cena. Dave Grohl. Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas. There was as a lot star energy — or possibly much more? — within the Royal Field at Wimbledon as there was down under on the Centre Courtroom grass on Wednesday.
And that was on a day that featured two-time defending males’s champion Carlos Alcaraz, No. 1-ranked girl Aryna Sabalenka, and 2021 U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu of Britain all successful matches on the grass-court Grand Slam match’s important stadium to achieve the third spherical.
“It’s so special in the Royal Box to have those kind of people in there. It definitely adds a bit of pressure, I guess, if you look up and you kind of recognize (them),” Raducanu stated. “That’s why I try and stay with my eyes on the court as much as possible. Only after, you kind of look up and take it all in, if they’re still there.”
The seats within the Royal Field behind one of many baselines are by invitation solely, and there was fairly a listing of celebrities available for Day 3 of competitors.
“I was trying not to look today,” Sabalenka stated concerning the assortment of boldfaced names, explaining that she may be distracted whereas competing. “I was just trying to focus on my game. Later on, I’m going to open the social media (and ask), ‘OK, who was there?’”
Effectively, Aryna, here is a rundown:
Rodrigo, recent off headlining at music competition Glastonbury whereas on tour for her GUTS album, sat subsequent to Cena, the skilled wrestler and film star. Rodrigo chatted at one level with former England soccer coach Roy Hodgson (the present particular person in that job, Thomas Tuchel, additionally was in attendance).
Grohl, a member of the rock bands Foo Fighters and Nirvana, made an look, too, as did the married couple Chopra and Jonas. Hollywood’s Judd Apatow and Leslie Mann, who are also married, have been on the Royal Field record, together with actor Dominic Cooper.
Others taking in a day of tennis on the most well-known courtroom on the planet included British athletes from different sports activities, resembling Olympic gold medalists Sophie Bray (area hockey) and Tom Daley (diving), and Paralympic gold medalist William Ellard (swimming).
Oh, and there was precise British royalty there Wednesday: Princess Michael of Kent.
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