The best battle of Wimbledon 2017 was between this man and his poncho

A WIMBLEDON fan suffered an embarrassing 44-second battle with his poncho during a downpour — and viewers loved it.

THIS is the embarrassing moment a Wimbledon fan suffered a 44-second battle with his poncho during a downpour.

The man was watching Jamie Murray in action in the doubles when his misfortune was broadcast on the BBC for the world to see.

The unfortunate Wimbledon spectator battled with his poncho. Image: BBC

At one point his entire upper-half was consumed by the protective raingear. Image: BBC

And things get so bad that he requires the help of the woman next to him.

The tennis viewer appears to be getting on OK to begin with.

His right arm slots into the correct sleeve, but then goes back in, before his left arm then gets tangled up.

All the while his head remains hidden behind the raincoat — and it is not until he finally gets the poncho off that it takes his hat with it!

One Twitter user wrote: “Game, set and match to the poncho.”

Another posted: “Poncho leads by a set to love. New raindrops please.”

The tennis viewer at one point had one arm through the correct sleeve but still couldn’t figure it out. Image: BBC

Eventually the man, totally beaten by the inanimate object, gives up and removes the poncho altogether. Image: BBC

And a fellow user said: “You’ve got to love the Great British summer — poor man, this is the kind of thing that would happen to me.”

This one spectator’s unfortunate incident brought back memories of Mario Balotelli.

The former Manchester City striker struggled for more than a minute to put on a bib back in 2011.

This article first appeared at The Sun and is reproduced here with permission