Benedict Cumberbatch looks dashing in a pale blue suit as he watches the men’s singles semi-finals on day 12 of Wimbledon
Benedict Cumberbatch looked dashing as he watched the men’s singles semi-finals on day 12 of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships.
The actor, 46, wore a smart, pale blue suit as he took his seat in the crowd for the highly anticipated event on Friday.
Benedict layered a white shirt and a navy patterned tie beneath his jacket and shielded his eyes with a pair of Ray-Ban sunglasses.
He joined an array of other famous names facing the drizzly weather at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.
Keeping a straight face, Benedict looked focused on the courts as he saw Novak Djokovic beat Italian rival Jannik Sinner.
Crowd: Benedict Cumberbatch, 46, looked dashing as he watched the men’s singles semi-finals on day 12 of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships on Friday
Intense: The actor wore a smart, pale blue suit as he took his seat in the crowd for the highly anticipated event on Friday
The other big semi-final match of the day sees Carlos Alcaraz match-up against Danil Medvedev.
Novak mocked the crowd on Centre Court at Wimbledon today after his Italian rival Jannik failed to take the third set in their semi-final match, which the Serbian went on to win in straight sets.
The 36-year-old repeatedly served his way out of potential trouble to beat Sinner 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (4) at SW19.
Djokovic mocked the Wimbledon crowd by making a ‘cry baby’ gesture after Sinner failed to take advantage of three set points.
Overall Djokovic won all six break points he faced and is now into his ninth final at the All England Club. It’s also his 35th final at all Grand Slam tournaments, more than any man or woman in tennis history.
He is seeking a 24th major singles championship overall, which would set the mark for the most in the Open era, which began in 1968.
Roger Federer is the only man to have won eight singles trophies at Wimbledon. Martina Navratilova won the women’s championship nine times.
Djokovic, who was watched by a beaming Princess of Wales from the royal box, will meet No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz or No. 3 Daniil Medvedev for the trophy on Sunday. Alacaraz and Medvedev were scheduled to play their semifinal later Friday.
Invested: Benedict layered a white shirt and a navy patterned tie beneath his jacket and shielded his eyes with a pair of Ray-Ban sunglasses
Cheering: He joined an array of other famous names facing the drizzly weather at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Day out: He was joined by a pal as they watched on from the stands
Clapping: The star cheered on the players
Game: Benedict saw Novak Djokovic (pictured) beat Italian rival Jannik Sinner
Well done: The 36-year-old repeatedly served his way out of potential trouble to beat Sinner 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (4) in the semifinals
The game was not without controversy – as Djokovic was penalised by British umpire Richard Haigh in the second set, when the score was 15-15 in the fourth game.
Djokovic had suddenly let out a loud and late grunt after hitting a backhand down the line that he probably expected to be a winner only for Sinner to reach it.
Mr Haigh said Djokovic’s roar came too late after his shot and could have put his opponent off.
It is unusual for a grunt to elicit a hindrance ruling and Djokovic reacted with disbelief, saying to Haigh: “You must be joking. Calling that in the semi-final of Wimbledon? What are you doing?”
To compound the situation, Haigh then gave Djokovic a time violation for taking too long on his serve in the same game but the reigning champion managed to keep his cool and chose not to initiate another confrontation.
However, he refocused and continued to dominate – winning the next three points to take the game.
