Two British teenagers revelled in their 15 minutes of fame at Wimbledon today after an on-court collision turned them into instant media stars.
Ball girl Erin Lorencin was shaken but not stirred after Frenchman Michael Llodra collided with her and had to retire from his match with Germany’s Tommy Haas yesterday.
Michael Llodra was one game down in the first set at Wimbledon yesterday when he raced across Centre Court to try to return his opponent’s drop shot. Although he made it, a split second later he careered into the umpire’s chair and collided with one of the ball girls crouched beside the net.
Soon after, however, Llodra — ranked 137th in the world — was forced to concede the match and hobbled off court for treatment after only 20 minutes of the set had been played.
Feeling disappointed, perhaps, that his game had come to such an early end, his opponent, Tommy Haas, the German 24th seed, decided to play on with another of the ball girls on court.
Chambers, facing the cameras with amazing media savvy for a 15-year-old schoolgirl, said: “I am just over the moon that I got to play with Tommy on Court One. It was just amazing all the response I got from my family and friends.”
Fellow ball girl Chloe Chambers then stepped into the spotlight, enjoying a light-hearted game with Haas in front of 10,000 spectators on Court One.
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