Man wanders disoriented on Wimbledon centre court with tray of beers: security intervenes

In the temple of Wimbledon there is also room for particular episodes. One of these saw as protagonist a distracted fan who risked making a fool of himself, forcing a security guard to intervene. What did this tennis enthusiast do? He took the wrong path on the center court, ending up practically right on the playing field.

The situation in question occurred during the debut between the defending champion Alcaraz and the qualifier Lajal. During one of the breaks in the match, a man with a tray of beers he started wandering around the central court in a bewildered manner, ending up passing in front of the giant scoreboard placed near the actual pitch, to indicate the result to the fans and players. The rest of the crowd started grumbling because the fan, after going to the bar, he couldn’t easily find his place in the stands.

The intervention of a military man is necessary, security officerwho after calling the fan back, accompanied him on the right path, inviting him to leave his position quickly. The video made by the BBC has become very popular, with the scene of the man with two mugs of beer and two of cider walking around the Championships, among the images of the day. This is also a tradition at Wimbledon, with fans who never miss an opportunity to resort to classic drinks or strawberries and cream.

This season, this “topic” has also come under the spotlight for the higher prices compared to the past. Small pints of beer and cider cost about 10 dollars, or more than 9 euros, less than the cost of drinks that are also sponsors of the tournament. These are figures that hide an increase compared to last year, and that has caused discussion. The fan who decided to fill his tray with drinks, risked having to deal with insult to injury, with the possible expulsion from the facility averted in extremis.