Jannik Sinner and Linda Noskova's Wimbledon Champions' dance sparked a scathing reaction from Stefanos Tsitsipas' ex-girlfriend Theodora Petalas. However, Petalas' take on Sinner and Noskova's dance was dismissed by a number of tennis fans, with a few even criticizing her for making too much of what has been a long-standing tradition of the prestigious grass major.

Sinner, who defeated Alexander Zverev in this year's men's singles final at Wimbledon, and Noskova, who came out on top against compatriot Karolina Muchova in the women's singles final, came together to dance at the post-tournament ball. Claiming that the Italian and Czech tennis stars' dance was unwatchable, Petalas, a co-host of the What's The Call podcast, said:

Fellow podcast co-host Andrea Jimenez, echoing Petalas' sentiments, added:

Petalas subsequently weighed in with:

Multiple tennis fans on Instagram countered Stefanos Tsitsipas' ex-girlfriend Theodora Petalas and her podcast co-host's respective takes subsequently. Many of them felt that they were being too harsh about Jannik Sinner and Linda Noskova's dance given that it was more of a traditioning-continuing act, and that too between two tennis pros, instead of it being a platform for trained dancers.

Sinner and Noskova danced to Justin Timberlake's "Can't Stop the Feeling!" at this year's Wimbledon ball.

During an on-stage interview at the 2026 Wimbledon ball, now-two-time reigning champion of the grass major, Jannik Sinner, confessed to failing his motorbike license examination for the fourth time in the buildup to the tournament.

Unsurprisingly, the Italian's hilarious confession led to several reactions from amused fans, with some even going to the extent of jokingly claiming that his usually-nervous mother Siglinde was to blame.

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