The Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton, was one of this year’s Wimbledon‘s most prominent faces. Tennis enthusiasts are undoubtedly aware of the Princess of Wales’ love of the game and her longstanding affiliation with Wimbledon. On Saturday, she watched the women’s singles final and delighted in Marketa Vondrousova’s triumph over Ons Jabeur.
She relished the entire match with WTA veteran Billie Jean King and showed the tennis legend her sporting side. Well, after spending some time together, King made a significant revelation about the Princess of Wales. It will make you respect Middleton all the more. Let’s find out more.
Billie Jean King speaks of Kate Middleton’s tennis interest
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During the women’s Wimbledon final, an unseeded tennis player, Marketa Vondrousova, defeated the 2022 Wimbledon finalist in a thrilling match. History was made! Afterward King opened up about what it felt like to sit beside the Princess of Wales during the game. After the match on Saturday, she shared her experience of how sitting in the royal box beside Middleton made her privy to a plethora of emotions.
The 79-year-old American tennis legend said, “And I really appreciate even more so her [Vondrousova] being able to concentrate. Then the Princess of Wales loves tennis, asking questions all the time and she knows a lot and she’s a really good athlete.”
She also shared that Kate Middleton is quite into tennis looking at the way she is continuously engaged in the sport. While she herself knows a lot about tennis, she kept her knowledge growing by asking the tennis legend questions regarding the match. There were a lot of cameras that actually captured them having a conversation during the match.
Moreover, Middleton was also present on the Wimbledon opening day. The day when Roger Federer made an amazing comeback to the hallowed event after his retirement. While the crowd adored her, the Princess of Wales sent thousands of them into silence with her bizarre gesture. Let’s find out more.
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When tennis fans were left puzzled by Kate Middleton’s gesture?
The 20-time Grand Slam champion, his wife Mirka and the Princes of Wales took their seats in the Royal Box. The Swiss Maestro had made a stunning entrance at the Centre Court during the match between Elena Rybakina and Shelby Rogers in between applause.
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After exchanging a few words with the former tennis great, as the applause were still going, Middleton made a hand motion to quiet the crowd so that the first-day matches wouldn’t be delayed any longer. Nevertheless, despite the fact that Middleton was a major Federer fan, keeping the peace in the arena was equally crucial.
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