Cricket legends like Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara and Shubman Gill came to watch the match in the Royal Box at Wimbledon. At the same time, Alexander Zverev defeated Arthur Ferry and entered the men’s singles final of Wimbledon for the first time in his career.
London [यूके]July 10 (ANI): India’s great former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar once again proved to be the center of attraction at Wimbledon. Many celebrities from the sports world were present in the Royal Box on Friday, which was led by Tendulkar. During this time he saw Alexander Zverev reach his first men’s singles final at the All England Club by defeating Britain’s Arthur Ferry.
Stars gather at Wimbledon’s Royal Box
Wimbledon shared a picture of Tendulkar welcoming the former Indian captain to Center Court and wrote, “The ‘Maharaja’ of cricket returns to the Royal Box. Welcome back to Wimbledon, Sachin Tendulkar.” Star Sports shared a post on
Tendulkar was part of a group of sporting legends in the Royal Box. Former West Indies captain Brian Lara was also with him. These two great batsmen, who were arch rivals on the international field for years and later teammates in many charity matches, caught everyone’s attention.
Current Indian Test captain Shubman Gill also came to watch the semi-finals, which further added to the shine of the cricket stars in the center court. Football stars were also present in the Royal Box, including Liverpool and Netherlands captain Virgil van Dijk, while Leeds United chairman Parag Marathe was also among the special guests present in Center Court.
Zverev in Wimbledon final for the first time
On court, Zverev ended Ferry’s impressive Wimbledon run with a 7-6(0), 6-2, 6-4 victory in two hours and 14 minutes. After winning the tight first set in a one-sided tie-break, the French Open champion took complete control of the match with her powerful serve and aggressive baseline game.
The victory took Zverev into his first Wimbledon final and fifth Grand Slam title overall. He also became only the third German player to reach the Wimbledon final in the Open Era, after Boris Becker and Michael Stich.
Despite the defeat, Ferry’s brilliant performance won over the British fans. Ferri, who came into the tournament as a wildcard, defeated Damir Dzumhur, Otto Virtanen, Ziju Bergs, Grigor Dimitrov and Flavio Cobolli to reach his first Grand Slam semi-final. With this brilliant campaign, he is expected to reach world number 36 in the ATP live rankings. (ANI)
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