The tennis season is ramping up ahead of its busy summer schedule. The world’s best players have hit the European clay building up to the French Open at the end of May, with Wimbledon beginning on July 3.
Here, the PA news agency looks at the current tennis picture. A mixed picture so far. Cameron Norrie takes top marks after an impressive start to the season, including winning his second biggest title in Rio, but needs to get over a current dip.
Emma Raducanu showed her best form since winning the US Open in 2021 by reaching round four in Indian Wells, while Andy Murray produced heroics at the Australian Open but remains inconsistent.
After a stop-start beginning to the season with an ankle injury and more concerns over the wrist issue that ended her 2022 campaign prematurely, the last month or so has been more encouraging.