Wimbledon fan Caroline Robinson cried tears of joy when she was given the opportunity to live her dream of attending the annual tennis tournament.
The 40-year-old, from Gateshead, had decided to head to London on Saturday to soak up the atmosphere outside the grounds and queued up on the off-chance she would secure tickets to any match. But when American Express staff working at the event spotted Caroline and her excitement about being at Wimbledon, they decided to surprise her and her partner Karen Smith with two Centre Court tickets to the ladies' singles final.
Caroline said: "I've watched Wimbledon for as long as I can remember and I've always said I would go but never have. I think what's put me off all of these years is the ballot because you have to ballot for tickets and I always thought I have no chance of getting them."
