Wimbledon Boss Jokes Royal Marines Would 'Love to Sort Out' Disruptive Influencers
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Wimbledon's boss joked that Royal Marine commandos, providing security at Wimbledon, would "love to sort out" disruptive social media influencers.
US Open organisers accredited 100 influencers and content creators for this year’s tournament. However, a disruption during a match featuring two-time champion Naomi Osaka sparked debate about tennis etiquette.
Richard Atkinson, interim chief executive at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, said Wimbledon does not offer accreditation to influencers. While acknowledging their importance in modern marketing, he stressed they would be "tightly chaperoned" if brought in by brands.
He backed Wimbledon's traditional "self-policing" ethos and predicted no repeat of the US Open incident at SW19.
"We don't have a category of accredited people called influencers," Atkinson said. "That said, clearly influencers are a crucial part of building your brand... but keep them under control."
He added: “If you tried to do that [broadcast during a match] at Wimbledon, I think you'd probably have some Royal Marine Commando…"
Jokingly, he concluded: "We do have military. And they would like nothing more, I suspect, than to sort out some influencer.”
Fans will also be barred from bringing portable ring lights to SW19 this year.