Reem’s Wimbledon Diary: Dimitrov-Djokovic, Ana's Euros, Ward votes Leave

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  • It was a busy opening day at SW19.

    You just never know what’s going to happen, or who is going to show up, when you’re in a press conference talking to a player at Wimbledon.

    We were in with Grigor Dimitrov, and the Bulgarian was reminding us of his glory days at Wimbledon, when he made it to the semis in 2014.

    “Hey, I have gone pretty far out here. The thing is I’m not fearing anyone. I’m not fearing…” Dimitrov said before Novak Djokovic opened the door and popped his head in.

    “Are you sure you’re not?” said Djokovic sarcastically.

    To which Dimitrov responded to with a laugh: “No. Especially you. Especially you,” before Djokovic hopped off to his own interview.

    During his press conference, I asked Djokovic about a story published in one of the British tabloids that said he was “banned” from cycling around Wimbledon grounds after he “narrowly avoided crashing into a supply vehicle last week”.

    Djokovic enjoys riding his bike to and from the All England Club, since he stays in a house nearby.

    “There is no truth to that,” he said smiling. “Actually I did come for a few days in the beginning of the week before Wimbledon (started) with my bicycle. I was asked for my own safety not to arrive with the bicycle inside of the All England Club territory.

    “So from the gate of Aorangi where I enter with the bicycle to the transportation desk, which is a little uphill, literally 20 metres away, it’s very dangerous traffic around there,” he added sarcastically.

    “So for my own safety, I accepted their suggestion. I did not use the bicycle ever since to come to the club. But I did not have any kind of truck or supply vehicle accident or something like that that was mentioned in the papers. Not even close, no. Thankfully.”

    Meanwhile, Ana Ivanovic revealed she might pop down to France to support her fiancée Bastian Schweinsteiger and his German side in the Euros now that she has time on her hands following her early Wimbledon exit.

    “I’m not sure (if I’ll go to the Euros). Maybe. But I’ll definitely be supporting them,” she said, referring to Die Mannschaft.

    “Well, of course, Serbia is not playing, so it’s a little bit tough. Then I have to support the best team in the world, right?” she jokingly added.

    Things got political in the James Ward’s press conference following his defeat to Djokovic as the Brit revealed he voted ‘out’ in the Brexit referendum.

    He refused to reveal the reason behind his decision though.

    “Yeah, I voted out. I’m not fussed about saying it. I don’t know others who are or not. But, yeah, I voted out. I’m happy with my decision. I think we’ll be alright. Everyone needs to stop panicking and we’ll be fine,” said Ward.

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