"I would leave her alone for a few minutes and she would do her poses in front of the mirror and satisfy herself how the dress was going to look on her." Most years she can be seen in the Royal Box, still as gamine as when she won her first victory, aged 19. No one wore Teddy Tinling's tennis frocks with as much grace as Maria Bueno, the stylish Brazilian who won Wimbledon three times. And now, thanks to the sliding roof, it can never happen again. If you can bear to watch, it's on YouTube. On a filthy July afternoon, Sir Cliff Richard stood up in the royal box, grabbed a handy microphone, and with Martina Navratilova, Pam Shriver, Hana Mandlikova and Virginia Wade among his backing singers, delivered a 20-minute set including Living Doll, All Shook Up and Congratulations to a crowd resolutely clapping on the on-beat. And just to rub it in, he also took the final. But there were traumatised scenes out on Henman Hill as a legion of middle Englanders watched the tall Croatian come back to win the last two sets. This was his best chance to become the first Briton to win the men's title since Fred Perry in 1936, and he looked like taking it when - in a match that rainstorms stretched out over three agonising days - he led 5-7, 7-6, 6-0. "Tiger Tim" was 26 and in his prime when he met the unseeded Goran Ivanisevic in the semi-final. It was the beginning of the end of the uptightness and exclusivity of the All England Club, which took off its corset and enjoyed the experience. So badly was the 1991 tournament affected by rain that, for the first time, play was scheduled to take place on the middle Sunday, with low-cost tickets and unreserved seating on the show courts. Just imagine how many of the world's top women would have to succumb to illness to open the way to an all-British final this year. With Maria Bueno, the winner in 19, removed from contention by illness, the shrewd and dogged Angela Mortimer outlasted the hugely popular Christine Truman, who was hampered by a thigh injury after a tumble in the second set. The young girl, who bared her top, was wrestled onto the floor by the stewards.On the 75th anniversary of the championships, the women's final was contested by two British players for the first time since 1914. A pretty lady ran onto the cricket field during the third day's play of the 4th Test between England and West Indies at Old Trafford in 1995. LUCKY STEWARDS The security personnel and ground staff are the lucky ones when the streaker is a girl. A STREAK ACROSS CENTRE COURT Two policemen escort a streaker away after she ran across Centre Court just before the Men's Singles final match between Richard Krajicek of the Netherlands and MaliVai Washington at the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships on 7th July 1996 at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, England. A DIFFERENT KIND OF TIGER, THIS A streaker painted as a tiger ran across the 18th green after Justin Leonard of the US won the 126th British Open Golf Championship on July 20, 1997, at Royal Troon. And from the looks of it, he was clearly looking to score a goal, as he races towards the goal post kicking the football. HERE'S A GOAL LIKE NONE OTHER! A streaker ran across the pitch during the UEFA Champions League Final between Real Madrid and Bayer Leverkusen played at Hampden Park, Glasgow on May 15, 2002. CAUGHT UP IN THE MOMENT Security personnel escort a streaker off the field during Germany vs USA match in the semifinals of the FIFA Women's World Cup match on Octoat PGE Park in Portland, Oregon. The ace English batsman was seen talking to the streaker, perhaps asking to leave the ground so that the play could resume. PIETERSEN'S HANDSHAKE A streaker introduced himself to Kevin Pietersen on of the third Test match between England and Pakistan at Headingley in 2006. Symonds, of course, didn't let the guy get all the attention, for he quickly moved to his right, and with a rugby league-style shoulder charge and knocked the streaker to the ground. SYMONDS'S CHARGE A naked man ran in from the stands towards the pitch, where Andrew Symonds was standing at the non-striker's end -even as he attempted to escape the police and the ground staff during the 10th over of Australia's run-chase against India in the second final of the CB Series in 2008. ACTION ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD A female streaker ran onto the pitch at the final whistle during a football match between Manchester City and Bolton Wanderers at the City of Manchester Stadium on in Manchester. NUDE HANDSTAND An excited streaker not only ran onto the pitch during day three of the third Test between England and South Africa at Edgbaston in 2008, he also did a handstand as Andrew Flintoff of England looked on.
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