Cliff Richard sings and dances in superstar Wimbledon entrance after being deserted | Tennis | Sport

Cliff Richard made a stunning entrance to Wimbledon on Wednesday morning – just 12 hours after cheering on Novak Djokovic late into the night. The 85-year-old music superstar has attended the Championships every day besides Monday this week.

And he stayed until minutes before the curew on Tuesday night to witness Djokovic beat Felix Auger-Aliassime in the longest Wimbledon semi-final of all time. He sat alone for over three hours and was regularly featured on the BBC coverage throwing his fist into the air in jubilation as he got fully engrossed in the titanic battle.

And afterwards he wrote on social media: “Day 10 – I couldn’t pull myself away from the exhilarating Djokovic/Auger Aliassime match last night, so my taxi’s meter was running for four hours whilst waiting for me!”

Richard could have been forgiven for rocking up late and dreary-eyed on Wednesday morning. But he arrived early and brought the energy outside the All England Club as he emerged to his iconic 1979 track ‘We Don’t Talk Anymore’.

Richard, dressed in a blazer that contained multiple shades of green, paired with a sky blue shirt and navy trousers, threw his arms up in the air and danced while signing along to his own hit.

Britain’s third top selling artist of all time, behind the Beatles and Elvis Presley, was mobbed by fans hoping to catch a snap of his entrance. His arrivals have sparked more interest than the likes of Rory McIlroy, Sir Garth Southgate and various actors invited into the Royal Box.

Richard is a huge tennis fan and founded the Cliff Richard Tennis Foundation in 1991. He is an official member of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC).

Perhaps his most famous moment at SW19 was when he picked up the mic to sing renditions of ‘Summer Holiday’ and ‘Living Doll’ while in the Royal Box in 1996 as rain delayed play.

Richard once dated Wimbledon royalty in Sue Barker though the relationship didn’t last.

“I’m a member at Wimbledon, after I’d been a member for a couple of years somebody said to me the easiest way to get in here is to win the tournament,” Richard said last year.

“Fortunately I got in for other reasons, because I started a charity that took tennis to young people in schools in Britain.”