Foul-mouthed tirade results in Nastase being banned from Wimbledon guest list

Romania team captain Nastase, 70, was ejected from from the match in Constanta following a foul-mouthed tirade directed at British counterpart Anne Keothavong and No 1 Johanna Konta.

It was one of a series of incidents for which he is now awaiting sanction by the International Tennis Federation. The All England Club indicated last week that it would block Nastase’s customary invitation to the Royal Box, and this was confirmed by chairman Philip Brook.

Brook said: “What he did, we have to say, his actions were not very good and we condemn them. In terms of an invitation to the Royal Box, he is not going to receive an invitation this year.”

Nastase, a singles runner-up at Wimbledon in 1972 and 1976, has been temporarily suspended by the ITF while its investigation takes place.

Nastase was overheard talking about Serena Williams’s unborn baby, saying: “Let’s see what colour it has. Chocolate with milk?’’

He had already asked Keothavong for her hotel room number, and, after insulting a journalist the following day, when play got under way, Nastase was heard to call Keothavong and Konta ‘’f****** bitches’’ in a rant which led to his provisional suspension by the ITF.