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JOHN LLOYD: It’s time for Wimbledon to cut the 32 seeded players back down to the old days of having a sweet 16… we’re protecting the elite stars too much and the All England Club spectators are getting short-changed I am more convinced than ever that Wimbledon should cut the seeds down to 16 There … Read more
Nick Kyrgios suffers a MAJOR blow just days out from Wimbledon – as tennis bad boy slams sport’s bosses over controversial rule change World No.45 has had to withdraw from Mallorca Championships with injury Bad news comes just days before Wimbledon begins, with Kyrgios unseeded Aussie lashed out at rule change that will see tennis … Read more
When Graham Liddle began his tennis officiating career at Wimbledon Ted Heath was Prime Minister and Ilie Nastase was the scourge of tennis officials everywhere. It was 1972 and John McEnroe was still at high school in New York but – as Liddle would come to learn first hand – another enfant terrible of the Centre … Read more
Emma Raducanu is seeded 10th for Wimbledon, British No 1 Cam Norrie rises to ninth, while Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are primed for a meeting in the final as they take top men’s seedings Emma Raducanu advances one place from her world ranking to 10th seed World No 6 Aryna Sabalenka is absent due … Read more
Emma Raducanu turns to former youth coach Jane O’Donoghue to guide her to success at Wimbledon with the pair sharing a close relationship… as she looks to bounce back after retiring from the Nottingham Open Emma Raducanu has turned to a trusted former coach from her junior days The 19-year-old US Open star is currently … Read more
Mimi Xu misses out on becoming the youngest Brit to play at Wimbledon in a century after the 14-year-old star suffers straight sets defeat in the first qualifying round of the tournament Mimi Xu suffered 6-4, 6-3 defeat by USA’s Hanna Chang in first qualifying round But the 14-year-old star from Swansea put up a … Read more
Chocolate and ice cream may not be top of the shopping list for most of us trying to keep in shape. But it seems they’re good enough for injury-hit Emma Raducanu as she stocked up on comfort food during a shopping trip to M&S. The tennis star, 19, was spotted in south-east London clutching the … Read more
Good news, Emma? Raducanu was OUT – but here’s the smile that says she may be IN! Injured tennis ace grins as she picks up scan result that gives hope for Wimbledon turnout Emma Raducanu pulled out from her first game back on British soil due to injury She was pictured leaving a top sports … Read more
World No 5 Maria Sakkari claims US Open champion Emma Raducanu ‘doesn’t get enough credit’ as the injured Brit celebrates her first 12 months on the WTA circuit this week Maria Sakkari has said she does not think Emma Raducanu gets ‘enough credit’ British No 1 Raducanu is set to complete her first year on … Read more
The first proper crowds-and-all Great British summer of sport since before the pandemic began is almost upon us. From Wimbledon to Silverstone, Wembley to St Andrews, all the major events are back on the calendar and being staged without restrictions for the first time since 2019. And where there are people, there will be the … Read more