The Wimbledon tennis championships fell silent on Friday to commemorate the victims of the Tunisia beach massacre, with tens of thousands of spectators coming to a standstill.
Play was delayed at the tournament in London to observe Britain’s national minute’s silence at midday (1100 GMT) to remember the chiefly British victims of the gun attack a week ago. Normally, play gets under way on the outside courts at 11:30am, but Wimbledon officials put it back to 12:15pm to accommodate the silence.
Instead of the sound of umpire’s calls, applause and the thud of racquets hitting tennis balls, a hush descended across the grounds.
Play was delayed at the tournament in London to observe Britain’s national minute’s silence at midday (1100 GMT) to remember the chiefly British victims of the gun attack a week ago. Normally, play gets under way on the outside courts at 11:30am, but Wimbledon officials put it back to 12:15pm to accommodate the silence.
Instead of the sound of umpire’s calls, applause and the thud of racquets hitting tennis balls, a hush descended across the grounds.
