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To bow or not to bow? Wimbledon players discuss royal etiquette
When Queen Elizabeth attends Wimbledon on Thursday for the first time in 33 years, players on Centre Court won't be required to bow or curtsy toward the royal box. Up until 2003, players were required to adhere to the protocol, but this week they'll be given the option of whether to show the gesture of respect to the sovereign.
Serena Williams, Rafael Nadal and Maria Sharapova have all said they'd do so if they play on Thursday, as expected. Scotsman Andy Murray, the player you'd most think would have reason to bow in front of the queen, was non-commital in his plans:
"If the players want to, it should be personal preference, I guess. I'm sure all of the players might like to do it.
"I'll have to wait and see. I'll have a chat with the guys. I don't want to be bowing and the person I'm playing with walk straight past. You obviously need to have an agreement before you go on. I'll have to speak to the organizers about it.
"I don't want to get into some ridiculous argument over something like that. I'll see what the organizers want us to do and I'll do what they tell us to."
Predictably, this blew up in Murray's face. It wasn't so much that there was an uproar over his decision (to the contrary, a number of columnists defended Murray's right to not bow), but it created the proverbial mountain out of a molehill. If Murray had some political reason to not bow to the queen, great. But if it's a matter of indecision, why tug at this thread? Like Andy Murray doesn't have enough to worry about during Wimbledon, now he has to face three days of questions about whether he's going to lower his torso for two seconds on Thursday?
Murray later changed his mind. He Tweeted on Monday:
Few stories about me not bowing to the Queen if I play in front of her. Not the case, would be an honour and privilege, of course I'll bow.
That's what he should have said in the first place.
For what it's worth, Serena Williams is infinitely more excited about the opportunity:
"Well, I definitely don't think I should take a bow, so I'll probably curtsy. I've been working on my curtsy. It's a little extreme, so I'm going to have to tone it down a little bit. I have a lot of arm movement. Actually, I was practicing it this morning. Like I said, it's very extreme. I get really low. So, yeah, I have to tone it down. But we'll see. I hope we'll have a chance to do that."
Murray better hope he goes on first on Thursday. With her arm movement and getting low, Serena might be a tough act to follow.