Apparently it was serious enough to break Wimbledon etiquette.
During Madison Keys’ round of 16 match against Italy’s Jasmine Paolini, the American’s coach and fiancé, Bjorn Fratangelo, could be heard picking and pinching his nose during the ESPN broadcast.
The camera stayed on Fratangelo for 16 seconds before ESPN commentator Renae Stubbs said, “Get the camera off while he’s picking his nose!”
Fans were quick to voice their opinions about X.
“Oh my goodness Bjorn Fratangelo Picking your nose in the box at Wimbledon for the whole world to see… Written by a user. “Was it really that important? That’s terrible.” #Wimbledon.”
“Are we not human? If I pluck it, don’t I bleed? I’m not an animal!” – Bjorn Fratangelo Another post.
Keys, ranked 12th, lost the first set but beat Paolini, ranked 7th, in a second-set tiebreaker.
Keys won six of eight break points but was unable to hold on in the third set due to an injury sustained during the match.
The 29-year-old Keys took a medical break mid-set to address the issue, but the injury to her left foot appeared to prevent her from moving properly and she was eventually forced to withdraw from her fourth-round match.
she She left the courtroom in tears.The 28-year-old Italian lost 3-6, 7 (6)-6, 5-5 to Paolini to reach the quarterfinals, her highest ranking at Wimbledon.
Paolini also reached the French Open final this year, losing to world number one Iga Swiatek, who was eliminated early at Wimbledon on Saturday.
Keys reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon last year and the semifinals at the U.S. Open just over a month later.
