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Sir David Beckham and Sir Gareth Southgate, left, conversation as they take their seats in the Royal Box on the first day at the Wimbledon Tennis Champions in London, Monday, June 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Alastair Give)
LONDON— David Beckham and Maria Sharapova were amongst the celebrities of sporting activities and display at Wimbledon on Monday for the beginning of the competition.
Sharapova, the 2004 champ at the All England Club at age 17, published a selfie with Beckham on Instagram with the inscription: “Allow the (Wimbledon) video games start” with an emoji of a tennis spheres.
Sharapova will certainly be sworn in right into the International Tennis Hall of Popularity later on this year.
Former England football captain Beckham got on the checklist of visitors anticipated to go to Centre Court matches on Day 1. Others consisted of Oscar-winning star Eddie Redmayne and previous England football trainer Gareth Southgate.
Beckham is the only gamer to rack up for England at 3 Globe Mugs. He is the co-owner of American club Inter Miami, which is led by Lionel Messi and was gotten rid of Sunday from the Club Globe Mug in the USA with a 4-0 loss to Paris Saint-Germain.
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