Who is in the Wimbledon Royal Box Today? Here are all the stars watching the tennis quarter-finals on Tuesday at SW19 on day nine of competition
There are plenty of well kent faces watching the tennis at Wimbledon today.
Played on grass at London’s All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, in London, this year’s Wimbledon tournament is the 139th time it has taken place (and the 132nd time the ladies’ singles has been played).
Last year saw world number one Jannik Sinner win his first title, preventing Carlos Alcaraz taking home the men’s singles title for a third consecutive year by beating the Spaniard in four sets in the final.
Meanwhile Iga Swiatek beat Amanda Anisimova in the women’s singles final to become the first Polish Wimbledon singles champion in the open era.
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They’re both back to defend their titles, along with Novak Djokovic, who will be looking to add a record 25th grand slam trophy to his groaning mantelpiece.
Today’s Centre Court schedule is awash with singles highlights, starting with women’s fourth seed Jessica Pegula taking on seventh seed Coco Gauff in an all-American affair.
Men’s singles second seed Alexander Zverev will then be hoping to quickly finish the job against Jiri Lehecka, leading 2-0 in sets and currently at 3-3 in games in the third set.
Then Novak Djokovic will be hoping to continue his quest for a record 25th grand slam title against third seed Felix Auger-Aliassime.
The stellar lineup has attracted a host of famous faces to the Championship.
Here’s who to look out for:
Benedict Cumberbatch - Sherlock and Dr Strange actor
Sophie Hunter - Theatre director
Vinai Venkatesham - Chief executive of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club
Judy Murray - Tennis coach and mum of Andy and Jamie Murray
Richard Gould - Chief executive of the England and Wales Cricket Board
Arden Cho - Model and Teen Wolf actress
Bernardine Evaristo - Booker Prize-winning author
Sir Trevor Nunn - Theatre director
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