Europe looks on during a press conference ahead of the 2021 Laver Cup at TD Garden on September 23, 2021 in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Image caption,Bjorn Borg retired from tennis in 1983
Tennis legend Bjorn Borg had to walk away from a ceremony to honour him in India’s Bangalore (Bengaluru) city after a top politician turned up almost two hours late.
Borg was to be honoured on Tuesday by Basavaraj Bommai, the chief minister of Karnataka state, of which Bangalore is the capital.
The programme was scheduled for 9.30am but Mr Bommai arrived at 11.15am.
By then, Borg had stepped away to watch his son Leo’s tennis match.
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An unnamed official from the organising committee told the Deccan Herald newspaper that the chief minister was delayed due to “some of his other commitments”.
It’s not uncommon for politicians and celebrities to turn up late – sometime by several hours – at events in India.
After Mr Bommai arrived at the Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association (KSLTA) stadium, he watched Leo’s match with Taiwanese tennis player Hsu Yu-hsiou for about 20 minutes before leaving. The ceremony to honour Borg was
cancelled later.
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