Emma Raducanu's Wimbledon hopes almost derailed by flying champagne cork in bizarre incident
The bizarre incident occurred in her first round win over fellow Brit Mimi Xu, 17.
Raducanu, 22, beat the South Wales schoolgirl 6-3 6-3 in a competitive game.
However, the US Open winner nearly fell victim to a stray champagne cork from the crowd.
One excited punter got carried away while opening the bottle of bubbly, sending the cork flying onto the court.
It narrowly missed Raducanu but did not put the ace off her stride.
She later poked fun at the incident after sealing victory.
Raducanu said: 'I'm glad people were having fun today. I saw a champagne cork fly onto the court.
'I'm glad you guys are having a good time. Cheers to you.'
Raducanu is now set to play Marketa Vondrousova in the second round tomorrow.
Also taking place on Wednesday is the draw for the mixed doubles.
Raducanu will link up with SW19 champion Carlos Alcaraz for the adventure amid swirling reports of a blossoming romance.
Carlos Alcaraz claims he 'will do whatever she wants me to do' in revealing Emma Raducanu interview after Wimbledon win
Both players have denied there's anything happening though, with Raducanu previously explaining: 'We're just good friends.'
Meanwhile, Alcaraz lifted the lid on their tactical plan for the mixed doubles by admitting Raducanu will take charge on the court.
He said: 'I'm just gonna serve and I'm gonna pull myself away and I let her play.
'She will cover a lot of the court. She will be the boss! I will do whatever she wants me to do.'
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'Over the years, Khloe's transformation has gone far beyond weight loss. There are clear signs of both non-surgical tweaks and likely surgical procedures, with several features pointing to a face and neck lift,' he wrote. Betteridge also clarified his analysis was 'purely speculative and based on my professional opinion. 'I have no personal knowledge of any treatments Khloe Kardashian may or may not have had,' he added. Khloe decided to set the record straight in the comments section of his video. Khloe kicked off the note with: 'I take this as a great compliment! First off I think these photos are about 15 years apart, but here's a list of things that I have done. I've been very open in the past about what I have done so here we go.' Khloe listed each procedure, as well as which doctor or what place she did them at. 'Nose job @drkanodia90210,' referring to Dr. Raj Kanodia, also known as Doc Hollywood according to his Instagram page. 'Laser hair for the hairline and everywhere else @sevlaseraesthetics, Botox and sculptra where my face tumor was removed in my cheek @7qspa, soft wave laser for skin tightening @softwavetherapy.' she continued. 'Filler in the past but not any over the last few years (I hear it never goes away, so I'm sure it's still there but calmed down, lost 80 pounds over the years (slow and steady) @ Khloe noted. 'Collagen baby Threads underneath my chin and neck @ salmon sperm facials/regular facials, peptides, vitamins and daily skin care,' she said. 'In 2025 there are many other things we can do before surgery but when it's timed, and if I choose to, I know some great doctors,' she added. She wrote another comment in reply to her surgery and procedure reveal: 'Those photos are actually OVER 15 years ago... man time does fly.' has contacted representatives for Kardashian about Betteridge's claims but did not immediately hear back. Over the years, Kardashian has been slammed for using filters, editing applications like FaceApp and getting various plastic surgery. Back in 2021, Kardashian finally confessed to undergoing a nose job after years of speculation from fans about her ever-changing appearance. A year later, she even took to Instagram to thank her plastic surgeon, Dr. Kanodia, for her 'perfect nose.' Her plastic surgeon calls himself the 'king of closed scarless rhinoplasty' and is based in Beverly Hills, conveniently close for the Kardashian family who all live nearby. At the time, Kardashian opened up about the procedure saying she 'always wanted' to get a nose job, and 'finally got the courage' to do so. Speaking to Robin Roberts during an ABC special on The Kardashians, she said: 'My whole life I would say - I've always wanted my nose done, forever.' Adding: 'But it's in the middle of your face and it's scary to think about. But I finally got the courage, and I did it, and I love it.' Many fans took this as Khloe admitting to having a nose job for the first time, but she corrected them on Twitter after the interview aired writing: 'Yes! I spoke about it at the [June 2021 Keeping Up with the Kardashians] reunion with Andy Cohen as well.' During her interview with Cohen, she expressed frustration that critics were always accusing her of being on her 'third face transplant.' 'I've had one nose job, [with] Dr. Raj Kanodia,' she insisted. 'You're the first person in an interview that's ever asked me about my nose.' The mother-of-two added that she's also done 'injections' but 'not really Botox' since she claims to respond 'horribly' to it. Back in 2018, Kardashian spoke about wanting a nose job back in 2018 - which matches her timeline of when she claims she had the procedure done. 'One day I think I'll get one because I think about it everyday. But I'm scared so for now it's all about contour,' she told her Instagram followers. Amid constant criticism over her looks, the reality star admitted on the Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast to feeling 'offended' by trolls accusing her of '12 face transplants' and thinks the constant hate is 'crazy.' The star confirmed again that she has had only one plastic surgery operation, her nose job, and she added during the podcast that she 'loves it.' The author said that she has been very upfront about her nose job and that is why it is so bothered when people have accused her of lying about other work. 'It did use to bother me when people were [saying] I've had 12 face transplants,' shared the mother of one. 'I'm like, "Oh, my God, I have?" I was like, "That's crazy."' And the claims put her off: 'It didn't bother me. It offended me. I just couldn't figure out why people thought that.' The Kardashians star has also long been rumored to undergo regular rounds of filler in her lips and her cheeks and went public about the latter after the removal of a tumor that left a noticeable indentation. Khloe's looks have also changed drastically over the years as she has lost over 30lbs thanks to daily workouts, which she documented in her book Strong Looks Better Naked. In May 2020 the star caused a huge commotion when she posted a selfie looking totally unrecognizable, leaving her fans startled by her noticeably different appearance. Khloe was called out over the image again three months later, as her original look appeared to emerge in a scene from Keeping Up with the Kardashians, suggesting the reality star had overdosed on the filters, with some accusing her of using the video editing application FaceApp. Her visage was once again trending as the two pictures quickly went viral, after an X user posted the side-by-side shots, simply captioning them, 'khloe... girl...' leading to thousands of comments, likes and re-tweets. 'When you move too fast and the filter drops,' one fan wrote, kicking off the criticism over how different the reality star appears. 'Khloe Kardashian in 2020 looks like someone tried to draw Khloe Kardashian in 2019,' another user wrote, alongside the two images. However, some fans came to her defense, saying that the KUWTK star had no need to change her appearance. 'She looks so hot in the second one anyway. I don't know why she would photoshop herself so much,' one fan wrote.
