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Wimbledon is continuing to pull large sanction celebrities arsenic the iconic tennis tourney reaches its last stages, but for Hugh Grant, the excitement seemingly wasn't determination during yesterday's quarter-final betwixt Novak Djokovic and Flavio Cobolli.
The likes of Tom Holland, David Beckham and Olivia Rodrigo person each been spotted successful the SW19 assemblage successful the past fewer weeks taking successful immoderate thrilling tennis, though they astir apt won't beryllium arsenic bothered astir the price of a pint similar the remainder of us.
We've seen plentifulness of comic moments distant from the existent sporting action, whether it was the umpire being forced to code the assemblage aft idiosyncratic popped opened a bottle of champagne earlier a serve, portion different subordinate took a no-nonsense attack erstwhile lifting her skirt to marque a constituent to a questioning umpire.
While immoderate games are wholly one-sided, tennis fans volition hold that tie-breaks are immoderate of the astir breathtaking situations but it seems similar Hugh Grant missed overmuch of the archetypal acceptable tie-break aft being spotted seemingly taking a small kip by BBC Sport.
Hugh did negociate to drawback immoderate of the enactment astatine slightest (John Walton/PA Wire)
Although the excitement whitethorn simply person been excessively overmuch for the Four Weddings and a Funeral star, a batch of tennis fans weren't blessed with Hugh, particularly arsenic tickets for the aboriginal stages are often precise hard to get clasp of.
One idiosyncratic wrote connected Twitter: "Cobolli I deliberation Hugh Grant owes you a monolithic apology for being dormant successful your necktie breaker situation, wholly disrespectful."
Another said: "Hugh Grant is sleeping done the archetypal acceptable necktie break! T**ts similar him and immoderate different 'celebs' who get privileged tickets for #Wimbledon2025 don't merit them!!!"
A 3rd commented: "A small excessively overmuch complimentary intoxicant and prima for Hugh Grant connected centre tribunal and successful the Royal Box astatine Wimbledon today. He won't get an invitation again if helium can't beryllium bothered to enactment awake and watch!! #wimbledon."
It's each got a spot excessively overmuch for Hugh Grant 😴😂#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/DJilyzHOo7
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) July 9, 2025However, not everyone was upset with the actor, arsenic it seems his presumption arsenic a British icon has managed to prevention his bacon with a fewer fans.
One commented: "Hugh Grant dormant successful the royal container is the champion happening I've seen astatine #WIMBLEDON this year!! I emotion this man!!"
A 2nd defended the 64-year-old, saying: "Hugh Grant level retired kipping astatine Wimbledon is the champion happening I’ve seen today."
Funnily enough, Hugh's small nap seemingly came a fewer moments aft a chat with Queen Camilla, erstwhile helium hopefully didn't miss the accidental to archer her the close people of 30 - Love, Actually.
Djokovic went connected to triumph the lucifer by 3 sets to one, and volition instrumentality connected satellite fig 1 Jannik Sinner successful tomorrow's semi-final.
LADbible has contacted the reps of Hugh Grant for comment.
