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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Molly Hunter

Wimbledon diary: Portuguese tributes and champagne cork stops play

Following the death of Liverpool’s Diogo Jota, who was killed in a car crash alongside his brother Andre Silva earlier in the week, Portuguese players Francisco Cabral and Nuno Borges both wore black ribbons on court at Wimbledon on Friday.

Jota was part of the Portuguese national squad and his compatriots were able to bend the all-white dress rules in SW19 to pay tribute to the 28-year-old.

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