Female Umpire Creates History in Wimbledon’s Final
The 43-year-old umpire has worked at 15 consecutive Wimbledon Championships and the 10-year-end WTA Finals
Making it a historic first, Marija Cicak became the first female umpire to officiate a men’s singles final in Wimbledon on Sunday.
🇭🇷 Marija Cicak is the first female chair umpire for a Wimbledon men’s singles final in tournament history.#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/xl0VWF01vc
— ATP Tour (@atptour) July 11, 2021
Marija Cicak umpired the final between 19-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic and first-time Grand Slam finalist Matteo Berrettini first time in Wimbledon’s 144 years history.
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The 43-year-old umpire has worked at 15 consecutive Wimbledon Championships and the 10-year-end WTA Finals.
Cicak was also the chair umpire at the 2014 Wimbledon’s women’s final and the women’s doubles final three years later.
Not only this, the lady has also officiated the women’s singles gold medal match at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
Cicak’s achievement brought her widespread applause on social media and the fans are sending her wishes.
Congratulations, Marija Čičak! 🥳 A shining star of tennis.🌟Well done on your historic accomplishment! #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/2juhU7c2xI
— ČičakoholicS 🪑🏆🌱 (@cicakinG) July 11, 2021
BTW how great is it to hear Marija Cicak’s voice. 😍❤️ https://t.co/0IwJ4B4Ht4
— LaWanda (@lawanda50) July 11, 2021
The Gentlemen’s Final has been super entertaining, but I’m mostly watching because Marija Cicak is the chair umpire 👀 #Wimbledon2021 pic.twitter.com/xOksBHDpbG
— Eliza Lentzski (@ElizaLentzski) July 11, 2021
