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Champagne problems as Wimbledon asks fans to cork it when players serve

Champagne is available on the grounds of the All England Club by the glass, half-bottle and bottle
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Russia聮s Anastasia Potapova serves to Russia聮s Mirra Andreeva during the women聮s singles match on day seven of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Sunday, July 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Where and when to pop your Champagne is such a Wimbledon problem.

Someone got the timing wrong Sunday at the oldest Grand Slam tournament, where the bubbly helps wash down the strawberries and cream.

B次元官网网址淟adies and gentlemen, please, if you are opening a bottle of Champagne donB次元官网网址檛 do it as the player is about to serve. Thank you,B次元官网网址 Australian umpire John Blom announced just after the start of a match on No. 3 Court.

Anastasia Potapova in approval. The 22nd-seeded player was serving to start her third-round match against . When she tossed the ball in the air a cork popped and she sent the serve long. She then lost the point on her second serve, and the umpireB次元官网网址檚 warning followed.

Lanson Champagne is available on the grounds of the All England Club by the glass, half-bottle and bottle. B次元官网网址淟e White Label SecB次元官网网址 goes for 95.10 pounds ($122) for a bottle.

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, you can.

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They watched matches at No. 2 Court, where a security guard asked that they not open the bottle inside.

A cork was heard popping at Centre Court, though, between points during a match featuring Iga Swiatek and Belinda Bencic.

The 32nd-seeded Marie Bouzkova said sheB次元官网网址檚 too dialed in to be distracted. The Czech Republic native, who lost to Marketa Vondrousova, said during a match a couple of years ago she hadnB次元官网网址檛 noticed a fire alarm going off in a nearby building.

B次元官网网址淚 was like B次元官网网址榳hat fire alarm?B次元官网网址橞次元官网网址 she said.

Though thereB次元官网网址檚 at least one place, she added, thatB次元官网网址檚 a bit louder than average: Flushing Meadows.

B次元官网网址淚n New York,B次元官网网址 Bouzkova said, B次元官网网址測ou have more outside noise, I would say, just from the crowd either drinking maybe too much beer or just being a little bit more loud.B次元官网网址

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