I am a bit of a naughty girl and I definitely have a wild streak in me. I did it for a bit of a laugh, although I was encouraged by all the others. I suppose that means I have got the sack. She continued: 'But my employers were very po-faced. Melissa Johnson was a 23-year old student working as a caterer for a pizza. READ MORE: 'I'm the world's sexiest tennis influencer - I love taking hot snaps but I doubt myself' The 1996 Wimbledon Final was certainly a dramatic one after the Wimbledon final streaker gave Centre Court an eyeful.

And so into the final marched the unseeded Washington, where the 17th-seeded Richard Krajicek awaited him. I just said to the people I was working with, 'I'm going to do it, I am going to get my kit off'.' The 27-year-old held his nerve to win 5-7, 6-4, 7-6, 6-3, 10-8 in a match that was just 11 minutes shy of four hours. Johnson later admitted: 'I'm a naughty girl - and I've got a wild streak in me. Plenty of others are capable of making title runs. But she left fans in hysterics with her actions - even the Duke and Duchess of Kent watched on wide-eyed. Swiatek advanced to her first Wimbledon quarterfinal Sunday, but barely: She faced two match points before taking down Belinda Bencic 6-7, 7-6, 6-3. Melissa, 23, who delayed the start of the Wimbledon. Melissa, who was working at a Wimbledon pizza stand, had somewhat adhered to the all-white dress code. Streaker Melissa Johnson admitted last night: Im a naughty girl - and Ive got a wild streak in me. I got flustered and three sets later I was gone.' “She’s even said her mother streaked once.Wimbledon isn't really famous for its streakers - but in 1996 blonde waitress Melissa Johnson gave Centre Court an eyeful when she bared all.Īnd it was too much for Malivai Washington who, after seeing Melissa dance around in just her waitress pinny, joked: 'I saw these things wobbling around and, jeez, she smiled at me. If she’d come back, I might have had more luck.”Ī pal said Melissa is a “complete nutter – a complete fruitcake, so anything was possible. Alize Cornet produces the biggest result of The Championships so far as she beats World No.1 Iga Swiatek.Follow your favourite players, get personalised high. She lifted it up and she was still smiling at me. Washington said: “I saw these things wobbling around and, Jeez, she smiled at me. “I hope I have brightened up a few people’s day,” she said, “I certainly have no regrets. The duke was laughing like mad.” Seconds later Melissa was arrested and spent the rest of the final at a police station before being freed before without charge. Peter Goord, 57, of Plymouth, said: “She showed it all.

Melissa headed for the Royal Box and, grinning at the bigwigs, lifted up her pinny. “I was going to wear a dress but decided to wear my pinny instead.”Īs she ran, Mal Washington even pulled up his shirt to reveal his chest. “When the players came out I thought, ‘It’s now or never’, so I just did it. “I knew it had never been done before – and it had to be done, really, didn’t it? “I did it for a bit of a laugh, although I was encouraged by all the others. “It was my suggestion entirely,” she said. Melissa – nicknamed Missie – of Wandsworth, London, was in high spirits after gaining a design degree at Manchester Polytechnic. I suppose that means I have got the sack.” “They demanded my pinny back immediately. “But my employers were very po-faced,” said Melissa.

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