LONDON, June 30: Locker rooms thieves are targeting the world's top tennis players and Wimbledon is the latest victim. Players and coaches on the international circuit have suffered at least 15 thefts this year from Melbourne to Paris, sparking fears that an insider could be responsible.

The first to be hit at Wimbledon this week were former French Open champion Albert Costa who had a bag of euros and dollars stolen and French player Michael Llodra, who had his wallet taken.

“We will try to do everything we can to ensure this doesn't happen again on our premises,” a Wimbledon spokesman said after the robberies were reported.

Despite strict checks on who comes into the locker room on the tour, these are just the latest in a rash of incidents that have alarmed the governing body of men's tennis.

Asked if insiders might be to blame, ATP spokesman Andre Silva said: “We obviously don't know who is doing it and I don't want to speculate.”

He estimated that there had been about 15 thefts already this year.—Reuters