Wimbledon 2025: Hugh Grant falls asleep watching Djokovic

July 10, 2025

There was something hugely relatable about seeing Hugh Grant fall asleep at Wimbledon.

We’ve all been there at some point, whether it’s on the sofa, in the cinema or at a theatre show.

Your eyes get heavy, there’s a desperate attempt to keep them open, and you convince yourself you won’t fall asleep.

But the temperature is perfect, and you eventually succumb to a sensational nap.

That’s exactly what happened to Grant yesterday while basking in the sunshine while watching Novak Djokovic in action.

Not even the exciting tiebreak between the Serbian and Italian Flavio Cobolli in the first set was enough to keep the 64-year-old actor engaged.

The BBC cameras picked up the moment Grant, with his shades on, had his head swayed to the side, quite obviously treating himself to some forty winks.

With a brilliant, quick-witted quip, the commentator Andrew Cotter simply said: “Everybody engrossed.”

Next to him was his wife Anna Eberstein, and Queen Camilla was also sitting in the row in front.

Social media reacts to Hugh Grant

Of course, many saw the funny side with the clip doing the rounds on social media.

One person said: “Sun…a bit of jet lag…boredom…age. Not surprised more of them weren’t asleep.”

A second wrote: “Too much Pimms old chap.”

A third added: “It’s the superb Andrew Cotter’s two words that helped crease me up too: “Everybody engrossed” as it pans into Hugh! Mr Grant and Mr Cotter both just make my day!”

It’s all got a bit too much for Hugh Grant #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/DJilyzHOo7

— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) July 9, 2025

Djokovic to assess injury at Wimbledon

It was a gritty, four-set victory for the Serbian, who is targeting a record 25th Grand Slam title and set up an intriguing test against World No.1 Jannik Sinner.

There was a minor heart-in-mouth moment when Djokovic slipped in the fourth set and after a brief time out, managed to continue to victory.

Speaking after his match, he said: “It was a nasty fall, it was very awkward.

“That happens on the grass. I’ve had quite a few of those throughout my grass court career.

“Obviously, [my] body is not the same today like it was before, so I guess the real impact or effect of what happened I will feel tomorrow. So let’s see.

“I’m hoping the next 24, 48 hours that the severity of what happened is not too bad, that I’ll be able to play at my best and free of pain in two days.”

In the other men’s semi-final, American Taylor Fritz goes up against the formidable Carlos Alcaraz.