During the Wimbledon final against Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner encountered an unusual interruption when a champagne cork was popped from the crowd, landing close to him as he prepared to serve. He quickly moved the cork aside using his racket, and a ball-girl took it off-court. Carlos Alcaraz reacted with annoyance, and the audience jeered at the offending fan. Despite an early break down, Alcaraz secured the first set, echoing their previous French Open final encounter.
In an announcement you'd only hear at Wimbledon, chair umpire Alison Hughes said over the microphone: "Ladies and gentlemen, please don't pop champagne corks just as the players are about to serve."
Sinner was forced to retreat from his mark and moved the cork away from the court with his racket, before a ball-girl removed the cork off-court.
Carlos Alcaraz held up his arms in annoyance, before the 15,000 on Centre Court jeered the guilty party, sat in the second row of the west stand.
Defending champion Alcaraz claimed the first set against fierce rival Sinner, despite being an early break down, in a tantalising rematch of their epic French Open final five weeks ago.
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