“Everyone gets excited when David Beckham is around!” Wimbledon welcomes football legend
Jodie Burrage and Ons Jabeur were just two of the players thrilled to see David Beckham in SW19
David Beckham at Wimbledon in 2021 (AI/Reuters/Panoramic)
English football legend David Beckham was a special guest at Wimbledon on Wednesday, as he has been on several occasions over the years – and the players were very excited to see him.
Jodie Burrage – making her debut on Centre Court in a losing effort to Daria Kasatkina – said afterwards that the experience of playing in front of a sporting icon was rather daunting.
“I obviously saw David Beckham was announced: ‘Oh my God, David Beckham is watching me play tennis right now!'” she beamed.
“I think everyone gets excited when David Beckham is around. Yeah, he’s just an incredible person. He’s done a lot. Yeah, it was a privilege to have him watching me today.”
A pleasure and an honor to meet David Beckham, thank you for this inspiring moment 🤩 pic.twitter.com/eEk8N5tEMg
— Ons Jabeur (@Ons_Jabeur) July 5, 2023
And noted football fan Ons Jabeur – who talked on Tuesday about how her love of grass began with that sport rather than tennis – got a few photos with the man himself, which she shared on social media.
“A pleasure and an honour to meet David Beckham, thank you for this inspiring moment,” she wrote.
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