Wimbledon royal box hosts Tom Daley and Brit Olympians as Katie Boulter and Broady shunned

Wimbledon's royal box is full of British athletes and Olympians for the third round on Saturday as is often the case in the tournament's middle weekend. But the likes of Tom Daley and Gareth Southgate won't be able to watch their compatriots after Katie Boulter and Liam Broady were shunned from Centre Court.

Four Brits made it to the third round at Wimbledon this year, and Cam Norrie and Heather Watson have already booked their places in the second week after winning on Centre Court and Court 1 respectively yesterday. Boulter attempted to join them but crashed out in just 51 minutes to Serena Williams conqueror Harmony Tan when she was snubbed from the two main showcourts and relegated to Court 2 at 11am.

It means the likes of Daley have been left unable to cheer on their home hopes, with Broady scheduled first on Court 1 to face Boulter's boyfriend Alex De Minaur. The tournament's scheduling decision sent shockwaves around the tennis world when the order of play was released on Friday and now seems even more confusing given the number of British athletes lining the royal box at Centre Court today.

Joining Daley in the list of British Olympians being given the honour of watching on from the Royal Box is Joseph Choong, Tom Dean, Jennifer Dodds, Hailey Duff, Kate French, Eilidh McIntyre, Eve Muirhead, Adam Peaty, Bethany Shriever, Mili Smith, Max Whitlock and Galal Yafai.

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