Why Portugal Star Nuno Borges Wore Black Ribbon During Wimbledon 2025 Match?

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Last Updated:July 05, 2025, 11:22 IST

Nuno Borges, Portugal's top-ranked tennis player currently, wore a black ribbon on his cap.

Nuno Borges wearing a black ribbon. (AP Photo)

Nuno Borges had hoped to wear a Diogo Jota football jersey onto the court for his match at Wimbledon on Friday, but he settled for a black ribbon on his hat instead.

The All England Club has a strict all-white dress code for players while on court, but permission to wear the ribbon was granted after Jota and his brother were killed in a car crash in Spain.

Family and friends of the Liverpool forward and his brother gathered at a chapel where their bodies were brought for a wake on Friday, a day after the fatal crash.

Borges, who at No. 37 is Portugal’s highest-ranked tennis player, told the PA news agency that his agent contacted Wimbledon about the idea of wearing Jota’s national team jersey as a tribute, but it wasn’t approved. Tournament officials did not immediately comment late Friday.

Borgest lost his third-round match to Karen Khachanov in five sets.

Francisco Cabral wore a black ribbon on his left sleeve during a doubles match.

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