Gary Lineker and Anthony Joshua were among the celebrities spotted arriving at Wimbledon on Friday as the Royal Box began to fill for day five of the Championships. The football pundit and former world heavyweight boxing champion were photographed entering the grounds ahead of British tennis star Emma Raducanu's highly anticipated clash with world number one Aryna Sabalenka.
Joshua posed for cameras alongside his longtime promoter Eddie Hearn, with the pair wearing near-matching cream blazers. They were joined by former Great British Bake Off star Dame Mary Berry, physicist Professor Brian Cox and astronaut Major Tim Peake among the day's invited guests.
Centre Court schedule unveiled
Centre Court will host three third-round ties, with Raducanu and Sabalenka leading the schedule. The matches will be followed by Carlos Alcaraz versus Jan-Lennard Struff and Taylor Fritz versus Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.
Highs of 26C are forecast in SW19, with sunhats and umbrellas again on display as spectators queued for ground passes early on Friday morning. The warm weather conditions are expected to continue throughout the day's play.
Dress code relaxed for tribute
Portuguese doubles player Francisco Cabral wore a black ribbon on court after the All England Club relaxed its strict all-white dress code. The tribute was allowed to honour Diogo Jota, the Liverpool forward who died in a car crash on Thursday, according to the tournament organisers.
The relaxation of Wimbledon's famously rigid dress code represents a rare exception to the tournament's traditional rules. The gesture demonstrates the tennis community's respect for the footballer following the tragic incident.
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