VIRGIL VAN DIJK joined a star-studded Royal Box for Arthur Fery’s Wimbledon semi-final clash.
The captain, 35, wore a dapper white suit as .
Virgil van Dijk went for a day out at Wimbledon during semi-finals day Credit: Getty
Van Dijk, 35, was in the Royal Box for Arthur Fery’s match Credit: Getty
was joined by wife of nine years Rike in the Centre Court posh seats.
And next to the couple was TV star .
Seeing the unusual combination, one surprised fan joked: “Van Dijk – Theroux centre back partnership could be interesting.”
Theroux, 56, was not the only big star sat near the Van Dijks.
In front of them were superstar actor and fashion icon .
Until last week, Van Dijk had spent his summer at the World Cup with the Netherlands.
But the Dutch were dumped out on penalties by in the round of 32.
During the first set of Fery’s clash with , the star-studded crowd witnessed some .
Van Dijk and wife Rike were flanked by Louis Theroux Credit: Shutterstock Editorial
Benedict Cumberbatch and Anna Wintour were also sat near Van Dijk Credit: Shutterstock Editorial
The Liverpool captain appeared to enjoy his afternoon at the tennis Credit: EPA
The 23-year-old was convinced that a Zverev serve should have been called a let, only for umpire Marijana Veljovic to hold firm.
When no call came, the British wildcard sensation approached her and said: “The net. Everyone heard that. You can hear it from the back row over there.”
Veljovic denied hearing the ball clip the net, while Zverev added: “I honestly didn’t hear that.”
, which incorporates Hawk Eye technology for line calls, does not have any tech to determine whether serves have touched the net.
After Veljovic again insisted that she needed to hear something, Fery added: “I mean this one was even more obvious than the first one, even more. There’s no machine? It’s just you?”
Fery went on to lose the first set 7-6, Zverev winning the tiebreak 7-0.
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