LONDON (AP) — Celebrities included American actor Dustin Hoffman and cricket great Sachin Tendulkar. Wimbledon on Friday to watch the defending champion. Jannik Sinner play Novak Djokovic on center court.
British actors Benedict Cumberbatch, Hugh Laurie and Damian Lewis, as well as fashion designer Tom Ford and Anna Wintour watched from the Royal Box.
Considered one of the greatest cricketers of all time, Tendulkar retired in 2013 after playing his 200th Test match. Wimbledon called it ” cricket royalty” Another former cricket star, West Indies’ Brian Lara, was also in the Royal Box, an area reserved for special guests invited by the All England Club.
The Dutch national team defender and Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk was also a guest. The Dutch were dropped out of the World Championships in round 32.
Hoffman, 88, was not in the Royal Box, although he was a guest there in 2024.
Previously on Center Court Alexander Zverev advanced to Sunday’s final defeating British wild card Arthur Fehry.
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