WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II has made her first appearance at Wimbledon in 33 years.
Wearing a blue coat and hat, the monarch will watch from the Royal Box.
The last time the queen visited in 1977, she presented Virginia Wade with the ladies’ singles championship. No Briton has won a singles title since.
Andy Murray is the only British singles player left in this year’s tournament.
The No. 4 seed, Murray is scheduled to play the first match on Center Court Thursday against Jarkko Nieminen of Finland.
Although in decades past the tennis club maintained a tradition of a bow or curtsy to royal attendees, that practice was dropped in 2003.
Murray says he still may bow.
