LONDON (REUTERS) – American teenager Coco Gauff’s Wimbledon preparations suffered a blip as she bowed out of the Eastbourne tournament on Wednesday (June 23), losing to Latvian Anastasija Sevastova 4-6 7-5 6-2. The 17-year-old Gauff came back after losing the opening eight games the previous evening against seventh seed Elise Mertens, but this time she succumbed after leading. Sevastova, a […]

PALMA DE MALLORCA (REUTERS) – World number five Dominic Thiem was forced to retire from his opening match at the Mallorca Open on Tuesday (June 22), raising doubts about the Austrian’s participation at Wimbledon next week. Playing in his first grasscourt event since his opening round defeat at Wimbledon two years ago, Thiem made a fast start against France’s Adrian […]

LONDON (AFP) – Top seed Matteo Berrettini says he hopes he does not sleep too well ahead of Sunday’s Queen’s Club tournament final after beating Alex de Minaur 6-4, 6-4 in the semi-finals on Saturday (June 19). The 25-year-old Italian has yet to drop a set on his debut at Queen’s and although Australian No. 1 de Minaur gave him […]

HALLE WESTFALEN, GERMANY (AFP) – World number seven Andrey Rublev is into his first grass court final on the ATP tour after beating qualifier Nikoloz Basilashvili of Georgia in the last four at Halle on Saturday (June 19). The 23-year-old Russian was made to work for his 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 semi-final victory in just under two hours. “It’s my first […]

Andy Murray suffered a straight-sets defeat to world No 9 Matteo Berrettini at the cinch Championships as he continues his return to action after a string of injury problems. Murray had eased past Benoit Paire on Tuesday in his first outing since March, but one day after being given a wild card for Wimbledon, Murray’s preparations for this year’s event […]

Dan Evans ensured a slice of Queen’s history was made on Thursday as he became the third Brit to reach the quarter-finals. Evans followed compatriots Jack Draper and Cam Norrie – who will face each other on Friday – into the last-eight with a solid 6-4 7-6 (9-7) win over France’s Adrian Mannarino. It’s the first time there are three […]

Tennis Grand Slams: Who is the greatest of all time? When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. So Rafael Nadal, […]

BREAKING NEWS: Rafael Nadal PULLS OUT of Wimbledon and the Olympics ‘after listening to my body’ and having struggled to cope with just a two-week break after the French Open semi-final Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from Wimbledon and the Olympics this summer  The Spaniard was only given two weeks rest after the French Open semi-final  Nadal said it was a […]

Rafael Nadal says he will not play in the Olympics or Wimbledon, citing not having enough time to recuperate after the clay court season. Wimbledon begins June 28, with the Olympics starting on July 24. "Hi all, I have decided not to participate at this year’s Championships at Wimbledon and the Olympic Games in Tokyo," Nadal said on Twitter on […]

Rafael Nadal has confirmed he will take no part in Wimbledon or the Tokyo Olympics this year, citing the need to ‘prolong’ his career as the reason for his withdrawal. The two-time Wimbledon champion was knocked out at the semi-final stage of the French Open last week by rival Novak Djokovic and though he impressed at Roland Garros, the 35-year-old […]