Pep Guardiola, the manager of Manchester City, was in the Royal Box on Centre Court with Ben Stokes and Leah Williamson on Saturday to watch the Wimbledon match between Cameron Norrie and Alexander Zverev. His wife was also among the VIP guests.

 

The iconic football manager was mockingly jeered by the SW19 audience as he took his seat in the Royal Box. Last season, he guided Manchester City to a record-breaking fourth consecutive Premier League triumph.

 

Along with his spouse Cristina Serra, the Spaniard was not the only manager at the All England Club on Saturday; former Three Lions head coach Roy Hodgson was also there.

 

Along with Joe Root and Jos Buttler, two other cricket players, England Test captain Stokes was accompanied by Indian great Sachin Tendulkar in the stands.

 

Former rugby players Sir Gareth Edwards and Lawrence Dallaglio observed Norrie’s match against Zverev on Centre Court.

 

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Pep Guardiola and his wife Cristina Serra were among the guests in Royal Box on Saturday

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The Manchester City manager (centre) was playfully booed as he and England women’s captain Leah Williamson (right) were announced to the Wimbledon crowd on Centre Court

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British tennis star Cameron Norrie (left) took on Alexander Zverev (right) on Centre Court

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England cricketers Ben Stokes (right) and Joe Root (left, waving) were also in the Royal Box

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Adam Peaty, Sir Chris Hoy, Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill, Sir Jason Kenney, Dame Laura Kenny, Sir Ben Ainslie, Christopher Dean, and Jayne Torvill were among the other notable Olympians who joined the box.

Hannah Cockroft and Kadeena Cox, two Paralympic athletes, also appeared.

Throughout his time at the Etihad, Guardiola has made no secret of his passion for tennis, drawing comparisons between the three-way match between Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, and Roger Federer and Manchester City’s heated rivalry with Liverpool and Arsenal.

Earlier this season, Guardiola stated of three tennis greats: “There is one detail that defines them, and that is how hard they work.”

‘People believing when you are on top of any sport, it is [due to] talents and skills. But what would define [them] is they work harder than the other ones, they prepare better than the other ones. They are the best.

Ex-England manager Roy Hodgson (left) and legendary Olympian Sir Chris Hoy (right) at SW19

 

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