Published4 July 2024, 10:44
Wimbledon: Strange Wawrinka scene makes referee smile
Good friends Stan Wawrinka and Gaël Monfils meet in the second round of Wimbledon. They provide an entertaining moment.
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Wawrinka and Monfils are having fun at the net.
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The veterans Stan Wawrinka and Gaël Monfils duel in Wimbledon.
A special scene occurs in the tiebreak of the first set.
The two laugh and hug each other at the net, the audience is happy.
Tennis is a serious matter. Especially at Wimbledon, the Mecca of the sport. All players still have to dress in white, that hasn’t changed in decades.
Nevertheless, there are always scenes on the hallowed turf of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club that provide laughter. This was the case on Wednesday evening when the two good friends Stan Wawrinka and Gaël Monfils met in the second round.
Wawrinka with his back to the wall
In the tiebreak of the first set, the score is 3:3 when Wawrinka hits the ball exactly on the line, but the linesman gives it. He is overruled by chair umpire Marijana Veljovic. This prompts the Frenchman to take the challenge, which shows that he is wrong.
“It looked like it was going to be a winner,” Veljovic seems to want to appease Monfils. But that’s not necessary, the 37-year-old jokingly replies: “No problem, Stan thought so too.”
This amuses Veljovic, the fans and the two good friends on the tennis tour. They meet at the net, talk shop in French and hug each other.
Stan Wawrinka and Gaël Monfils are good friends.
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However, this entertaining interlude does not seem to have been of any benefit to the 39-year-old Wawrinka. He lost the first and second sets, the third was tied 5:5, and then the match was interrupted due to darkness. The match is scheduled to resume on Thursday at 2 p.m., provided the shaky Wimbledon weather plays along.
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