Popular Youtuber and Serena Williams’ Fan JiDion Receives a Lifetime Ban From Wimbledon for His Bizarre Antics

Tennis is a sport that is famous for showcasing gentleman-like behavior from both players and fans. However, there are times when the decorum of the sport gets ruptured. The latest of such unfortunate incidents happened in this season’s Wimbledon Championships quarterfinal between Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner.

While in a high-pressure match such as this, the spectators usually support players by not creating a ruckus. However, there are some in the court who either can’t control their excitement or voluntarily try to distract the players. In this case, it was the latter.

JiDion creating mayhem at Wimbledon Championships

JiDion Adams, the American YouTuber, attended the highly anticipated quarterfinals with no intention of toning down his notorious instincts. Though Djokovic came out victorious in the match, he was clearly rooting for the Italian young blood.

Therefore, when Sinner scored a point, JiDion cheered along with the crowd. But unlike the others, he was using an air horn and was pounding his chest repeatedly. This alerted the security officer near him. Following a lengthy discussion, he was thrown out of the court with a ban from the tournament.

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Further, while entering the Centre Court, he recorded himself jokingly speaking things such as “Serena Williams is my baby mama.” JiDion has a reputation for pulling such stunts during professional games. Earlier he went viral for having a haircut while watching an NBA game.

What was the finals like?

After a surprising initial round exit of World No.1 Iga Swiatek, who was on a monstrous winning streak, the women’s singles saw the rise of many future stars. Elena Rybakina, the eventual champion, was the biggest surprise of the tournament, as she herself admitted that reaching the latter rounds would’ve been a successful tournament for her.

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Rybakina herself was playing her first ever Grand Slam finals and got the better of Ons Jabeur. She took down Jabeur in three sets and lifted the coveted Venus Rosewater Dish. Speaking of men’s singles, the defending champion, Novak Djokovic, thrashed home favorite Cameron Norrie to enter the finals. In the last round, he out-muscled Nick Kyrgios to lift his fourth consecutive Wimbledon trophy.