Tennis player Nuno Borges paid tribute to Diogo Jota hours before competing in a doubles match at Wimbledon.

Many tributes have since been paid to Jota, who celebrated winning the Premier League with Liverpool last season.

Portuguese tennis player Borges was one of the sportspeople to react to his passing hours before his first-round doubles match at Wimbledon, where chiefs have relaxed their strict dress code to allow players to wear black ribbon around their arm in memory of Jota.

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Borges is partnered with American Marcos Giron for the men’s doubles at the Grand Slam.

They overcame Dutch pair Robin Haase and Jean-Julien Rojer 7-6 6-1, but Borges’ thoughts were first with Jota and his family on the morning of his match on court 11.

He posted a black-and-white image of Jota on Portugal duty on his Instagram story.

The forward also won the FA Cup and two League Cups during his five years at Liverpool.

Many tributes have already been paid to Jota, who married his long-term partner and the mother of his three children, Rute Cardoso, on June 22.

His brother Andre, 26, was also a professional footballer for Portuguese side Penafiel.

An initial Liverpool club statement said: “Liverpool Football Club are devastated by the tragic passing of Diogo Jota.