Why do Wimbledon players drink from evian water bottles?

The Sun

01-07-2025

IT is important that the Wimbledon stars stay hydrated while they battle on the SW19 courts - and evian water is most certainly the go-to beverage.
The iconic All England Lawn Tennis Club has witnessed some historic lengthy encounters over the years.
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Novak Djokovic 's incredible victory during the 2019 final against Roger Federer springs to mind as it lasted four hours and 57 minutes.
But Kevin Anderson's 2018 semi-final triumph over John Isner outdid that as the match went on for seven hours and one minute.
However, nothing comes close to the longest tennis match in history which again involved John Isner with the American beating Nicolas Mahut in a contest that lasted went on for 11 hours and five minutes!
And its almost guaranteed that at all of these players would have drank from a bottle of Evian water at some stage to keep themselves hydrated.
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Why do Wimbledon players only drink from Evian water bottles?
Wimbledon players are often spotted with Evian bottles of water as Evian is the official water of the Championship.
Evian has been the proud sponsor of Wimbledon since the 2008 Championships.
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And for the first time ever, spectators at SW19 can stay hydrated with evian natural mineral water through a unique refill system encouraging refill and reuse behaviour throughout the day.
This expands the success of the first-of-its-kind refill system introduced for players last year as part of evian and Wimbledon's joint work to reduce plastic packaging waste during The Championships.
The All England Lawn Tennis Club have confirmed that refill stations can be found in six locations across the Grounds; three in food court areas and three mobile carts, as well as additional stations in the Queue.
What has been said?
evian's spokeperson Gemma Morgan revealed that the company is thrilled to have this new feature during the tournament.
Gemma said: "We know that refill plays, and will continue to play, a major role in the way people consume water here in the UK. The response to the player refill system last year was incredibly positive, so we want to expand refill to spectators to explore the potential at a larger scale.
'Through a bespoke solution for Wimbledon, for the first time ever our pristine mountain mineral water will be available for spectators to purchase through a refill system.
'As part of Wimbledon and evian's joint sustainability journey, we have been exploring ways to champion refill and reuse behaviours. So, we are thrilled to be making a significant step forward with this year's refill innovation.'
The All England Lawn Tennis Club commented that innovations such as this are key to helping achieve its goal of becoming Environment Positive by 2030."