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Fans add colour and excitement at Wimbledon

July 05, 2013 08:00 IST


Photographs: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

Year on year the players at the Wimbledon Championships brings to the courts its share of fans. Adding to the frenzy and excitement on court are the supporters with their eccentric dressing and fancy dos in the stands.

Rediff.com gives you a quick glance through the action in the stands.

A spectator wearing a tennis ball bikini top photographs a giant TV screen showing Britain's Andy Murray beating Fernando Verdasco of Spain on Wednesday

Fans add colour and excitement at Wimbledon


Photographs: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters

Spectators wearing Andy Murray masks watch the men's quarter-final tennis match between Murray and Fernando Verdasco on Wednesday.

Fans add colour and excitement at Wimbledon


Photographs: Julian Finney/Getty Images

Novak Djokovic of Serbia is congratulated by a young tennis fan after his quarter-final match against Tomas Berdych on Wednesday.

Fans add colour and excitement at Wimbledon


Photographs: Dennis Grombkowski/Getty Images

Fans show their support for Andy Murray of Great Britain during his quarter-final against Fernando Verdasco on Wednesday.

Fans add colour and excitement at Wimbledon


Photographs: Julian Finney/Getty Images

Japan fans watch the mixed doubles third round match between Jean-Julien Roger of France and Vera Dushevina of Russian and Kimiko Date-Krumm of Japan and David Marrero of Spain on Wednesday.

Fans add colour and excitement at Wimbledon


Photographs: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

Fans watch a giant TV screen showing Britain's Andy Murray defeating Fernando Verdasco of Spain to reach the semi-finals of the Wimbledon Championship on Wednesday.

Fans add colour and excitement at Wimbledon


Photographs: Mike Hewitt/Getty Images

Fans of Roger Federer of Switzerland show their support during his second round match against Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine on June 26. 

Fans add colour and excitement at Wimbledon


Photographs: Eddie Keogh/Reuters

Spectators celebrate on Murray Mound as the Scotsman won his quarter-final tennis match against Fernando Verdasco of Spain on Wednesday.

Fans add colour and excitement at Wimbledon


Photographs: Stefan Wermuth/Reuters

Fans of Andy Murray of Britain sit on Centre Court on Wednesday.

Fans add colour and excitement at Wimbledon


Photographs: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

Fans take shelter under an umbrella as they wait for tickets on Wednesday.

Fans add colour and excitement at Wimbledon


Photographs: Mike Hewitt/Getty Images

Great Britain tennis fans arrive at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on June 28.

Fans add colour and excitement at Wimbledon


Photographs: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images

Fans of Laura Robson of Great Britain pose with messages printed on their vests before her fourth round match against Kaia Kanepi of Estonia on Monday. 

Fans add colour and excitement at Wimbledon


Photographs: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

Tennis fan Chris Fava wears a blue sky body suit as he waits for the start of play on Centre Court on Monday.

Fans add colour and excitement at Wimbledon


Photographs: Dennis Grombkowski/Getty Images

A tennis fan paints a Union Jack on the face of a fellow spectator during the third round match between Laura Robson of Great Britain and Marina Erakovic of New Zealand on Saturday. 

Fans add colour and excitement at Wimbledon


Photographs: Mike Hewitt/Getty Images

Fans hold up signs in support of Rafael Nadal of Spain during his first round match against Steve Darcis of Belgium on June 24.