Ball girl the latest injury victim of slippy Wimbledon

A 25-minute delay occurred as St John Ambulance staff were eventually ushered on to give the ball girl oxygen.
Ball girl the latest injury victim of slippy Wimbledon

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 02: Divij Sharan of India and Samantha Murray Sharan of Great Britain compete against Ariel Behar of Uruguay and Galina Voskoboeva of Kazakhstan during their mixed doubles first round match on Day Five of The Championships - Wimbledon 2021 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 02, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

A ball girl on Court Four has become the latest person to sustain an injury on the grass at Wimbledon this year after slipping during a mixed doubles match on Friday.

Husband and wife team Divij Sharan and Samantha Murray Sharan were making their debut together at the All England Club but saw their maiden appearance at SW19 since marriage dampened by a serious looking injury.

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