Play at Wimbledon was held up for 10 minutes for a very unusual reason. 9WWOS Tennis Wimbledon
Quick reactions are a hallmark of being a professional tennis player, and Jodie Burrage showed the Wimbledon crowd she could respond to adversity quickly.
The British player noticed a ballboy who was feeling faint on the sidelines during her match on Monday, then rushed over to make sure he was OK. She first gave him a sports drink, then some nutritional gel before a spectator handed over a bag of lollies."Just tried to get him some sugar, gave him a Gatorade and a gel.
A light rain began to fall at the All England Club about 11.40am on Monday and play on 15 courts was suspended. Here, ball kids pull out the rain covers as play is suspended in the Men's Singles First Round match between Ugo Humbert of France and Tomas Martin Etcheverry of Argentina.Novak Djokovic of Serbia enters Centre Court for his Men's Singles First Round match against Soonwoo Kwon of South Korea.
Centre Court and No. 1 Court at Wimbledon both have a retractable roof, so play isn't disrupted by the rain for those matches at least.As the defending champion, Djokovic took the traditional spot in the first match at Centre Court on the opening day of Wimbledon.
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