Umpire Halts Play to Ask Fans Not to Pop Champagne Corks During Wimbledon Match
- During a third-round match at Wimbledon, an umpire asked spectators not to open champagne bottles as players were about to serve.
- The announcement came after a fan uncorked a champagne bottle, disrupting the match between Anastasia Potapova and Mirra Andreeva.
- Potapova, the 22nd seed, lost the match to 16-year-old Andreeva, who reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam for the first time.
- Andreeva's fourth-round opponent will be Madison Keys, the 17th seed, who defeated Leylah Fernandez to advance.
- Similar warnings about uncorking champagne during play have been issued at Wimbledon in the past, prompting a rule banning uncorked bottles in the stands.