Britain's top players at Wimbledon stick to tennis on UK election day
Some of Britain’s top tennis players are avoiding election talk like double-faults at Wimbledon
By KEN MAGUIRE
Published - Jul 04, 2024, 07:36 AM ET
Last Updated - Jul 04, 2024, 07:36 AM EDT
LONDON (AP) — Some of Britain's top tennis players are avoiding election talk like double-faults at Wimbledon.
Polls opened Thursday morning in the U.K.'s first national election in almost five years, but Britain's rising stars are sticking to the tennis at the All England Club.
Jack Draper says he has no interest in politics. Katie Boulter doesn't want to talk about it. A smiling Emma Raducanu claimed on election eve that she “didn’t even know it was tomorrow.”
The 22-year-old Draper, who is Britain's highest-ranked men's singles player, gave a one-word answer — “No” — when asked if he's interested in politics.
