A minute’s silence
Wimbledon began with a minute of silence on Friday as Britain paused to honor the victims of the attack in Tunisia, where an Islamic extremist opened fire on beachgoers at a resort. British tourists made up 30 of the 38 victims of last Friday’s attack. Visitors across the All England Club stopped in silence at noon, with the crowd on Henman Hill rising to their feet and ball boys lining up alongside the courts. The start of play on the outside courts was pushed back to 12:15 p.m. instead of the normal time of 11:30 a.m. Play on Centre Court started at 1 p.m. as usual.
All-white rule broken
Even an official Wimbledon headband apparently does not comply with the official Wimbledon rules. Nick Kyrgios sported one of the headbands — with thick stripes in Wimbledon’s green-and-purple colors across the middle — in this third-round match against Milos Raonic. However, he had to turn it inside out after it was apparently deemed too colorful for the tournament’s all-white dress code. Wimbledon sells both headbands and armbands in its official stores at the All England Club.
Djokovic signs a leg
Novak Djokovic is used to signing all kinds of items for fans, but this was a new one even for him. After his third-round victory at Wimbledon on Friday, the top-ranked defending champion stopped as he usually does to sign autographs for supporters before exiting Centre Court. Along with the usual programs and oversized tennis balls that people normally hand over, one man gave the Serb something a bit more unusual — his prosthetic leg. Djokovic signed the artificial limb and handed it back. “I hope the signature is going to make him feel better,” Djokovic said.