Johnson graduated from Manchester University with a degree in graphic design. This was the day that Wimbledon 1996, already fraught with upsets and the unprecedented, made the final transformation to Never Never Land. It was believed to be the first incident of streaking ever at Wimbledon. Before the tournament, William Hill bookmakers reduced the odds on a streaker interrupting Centre Court play during the final to 4-1. Wimbledon officials expressed concern before the opening of the tournament two weeks ago that a streaker might appear - coaxed on by several of Britain’s large bookmakers offering odds on it happening. There was no way she was trying to get away.” “When she got in front of the Royal Box, she lifted it up and showed everything off,” Goord said. A Centre Court spectator, 57-year-old travel agent Peter Goord, said the streak even drew a humorous reaction from the royals. Wimbledon Tennis is generally streaker-free, but Melissa Johnson, a 23-year-old student, became Wimbledon's first streaker in 1996 during the men's singles final between MaliVai. “Whilst we do not wish to condone the practice, it did at least provide some light amusement for our loyal and patient supporters, who have had a trying time during the recent bad weather,” a club statement said.
Usually stiff and proper, The All England club was unexpectedly light-hearted regarding the moment. A Scotland Yard spokeswoman said “no further action” would be taken. Johnson was taken to Wimbledon police station where she was held until the end of the match. I got flustered, and three sets later I was gone. She lifted it up and she was still smiling at me. “I look over and I see this streaker …” said Washington, who later was to lose to Krajicek. Walking back to the baseline to begin his warmup, the American lifted up his tennis shirt to bare his own chest and received a large ovation. Washington paused a moment and then doubled over trying to contain his laughter. Both players broke into laugher, as did most of the 14,000 fans. She was quickly escorted off the court near the Royal Box by two policemen. Johnson, who had been working as a catering assistant at Wimbledon during her summer holidays, was topless and wore only a tiny maid’s apron, which she lifted up dependuing on whether she wanted to reveal her top or bottom. The woman was identified as Melissa Johnson, a 23-year-old london student. This girl gets popints off for having to get courage from a bottle, and the fact that she wasn’t fully naked, but she was damn close. In 1996, a nude woman running across the court during a Wimbledon match in the men's final as players Richard Krajicek and MaliVai Washington happily stop to watch the streaker. A 23-year-old London student, Melissa Johnson, her courage bolstered by a few drinks, climbed over a barrier at one end of the court and dashed the length of its periphery - passing in front of finalists Richard Krajicek and MaliVai Washington as they posed near the net for photographs.
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