A Sikh tennis lover who wishes to remain anonymous was requested to leave the overnight camping queue at this year’s Wimbledon because he was ‘making other people feel uncomfortable’. Taking to Facebook, his posted ‘Kicked out of the overnight camping line for centre court Wimbledon line “because you make some people around you uncomfortable, so we’re gonna have to report you and ask you to leave immediately, sir”.
The Sikh gentleman who wears a turban and aspires to be a sportsman explained on Facebook, ‘All I wanted was to peacefully chill and patiently await an opportunity to re-enter the hallowed grounds and see the decorated surface while Roger and Milos scamper and glide across it.’
A spokesperson for Wimbledon said: “We can confirm that a gentleman was asked to leave The Queue at 4.42am this morning (Friday) after a number of complaints from his fellow queuers about his behaviour. He has previously been warned about his conduct in The Queue on up to six separate occasions during this year’s Championships. We do acknowledge, however, that in this instance the event safety staff could have provided a better explanation to him. Happily, the same person has been in the Grounds today (Friday) watching the tennis.’
