Empire State
Manhattan was bathed in Wimbledon’s iconic colours of purple, green and white on Saturday night as the world famous Empire State Building was lit up in celebration of The Championships.
After performing at Wimbledon’s Stateside event The Hill in New York, Spice Girl Melanie C flipped the switch to illuminate the Manhattan landmark.
Number crunching
Numbers from our friends at the Championships Match Insights Team (an IBM/AELTC partnership) suggest the ladies’ draw was one of the most fiercely ever contested here at Wimbledon.
After Marketa Vondrousova had been crowned champion on Saturday the stats compiled from all 127 ladies’ matches revealed that there were 301 sets completed in the 128-player draw – more than in any other year here in the Open era.
A-listers
One of the most anticipated men’s matches for a long time naturally attracted some A-list tennis fans as Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz did battle.
Hollywood star Brad Pitt was spotted near the Centre Court press seats, while James Bond himself Daniel Craig and wife Rachel Weisz along with James Norton were invited into the Royal Box.
Appropriately enough, 'The Greatest Showman’ Hugh Jackman was in the Serb’s player box to support the world No.2.
Superstar singer Ariana Grande, Spider-Man star Andrew Garfield and British actor Tom Hiddleston were all glued to the action on Sunday afternoon.
Sir Andy
While most former Wimbledon champions such as Billie Jean King, Chris Evert, Stan Smith, Stefan Edberg and Michael Stich enjoyed the men’s final from the Royal Box, two-time winner at the All England Club Andy Murray was another inside Centre Court watching this clash of the titans.
The 2013 and 2016 champion kept a lower profile and was sitting alongside newly-crowned Wimbledon men’s doubles champion Neal Skupski.
Royal watchers
HRH The Prince and Princess of Wales and their children Prince George and Princess Charlotte enjoyed the action from the Royal Box.
The Princess presented the Venus Rosewater Dish to new ladies’ champion Marketa Vondrousova on Saturday and was part of the presentation ceremony once more after the conclusion of the men’s final.
The royal party were greeted by Chairman Ian Hewitt and met a number of those involved with the smooth running of The Championships, including fundraiser and WaterAid representative Mu’awwiz Anwar who performed the coin toss before Djokovic and Alcaraz got under way.
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