Djokovic brings curtain up on Wimbledon
Novak Djokovic begins his bid to match Pete Sampras as a seven-time Wimbledon champion on Monday with British Grand Slam title winners Andy Murray and Emma Raducanu also on the Centre Court agenda.
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England's tour of Australia: When does it start, how many Tests are there, and how to watch
Eddie Jones insists England are ready to hunt down the Wallabies as they prepare for confrontation on and off the pitch during their three-Test tour of Australia.
Toto Wolff 'fed up' with Lewis Hamilton with Mercedes chief 'thinking' of replacing star
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SL vs AUS, 1st Test Preview: Sri Lanka Turn To Spin In Bid To Inflict More Pain On Australia
Sri Lanka are looking to inflict more pain on injury-hit Australia when the first match of a two-Test series starts on what looks certain to be a turning wicket in Galle on Wednesday. Sri Lanka secured a stunning 3-2 victory in the one-day international series last week and the hosts will counting on a bowling attack packed with spinners to give them the edge in the Tests. Captain Dimuth Karunaratne will lead a side bolstered by the addition of Jeffrey Vandersay to their spin brigade of Lasith Embuldeniya, Praveen Jayawickrama and Ramesh Mendis.
‘Stupidest thing ever’ – Nick Kyrgios slams Wimbledon doubles format ahead of reunion with Thanasi Kokkinakis
Nick Kyrgios marked his return to Wimbledon with a typically punchy rant, branding the five-set doubles format “the stupidest thing ever”. Kyrgios will reunite with Thanasi Kokkinakis at SW19 as the pair try to replicate their stunning triumph at the Australian Open in January. Ad/> But he admits he is “dreading” potential long matches on the doubles court that could harm his aspirations in the singles, with Wimbledon the only Grand Slam where men’s doubles is best-of-five sets.
1st Test: Sri Lanka turn to spin in bid to inflict more pain on Australia
Sri Lanka are looking to inflict more pain on injury-hit Australia when the first match of a two-Test series starts on what looks certain to be a turning wicket in Galle on Wednesday. Sri Lanka secured a stunning 3-2 victory in the one-day international series last week and the hosts will count on a bowling attack packed with spinners to give them the edge in the Tests. Captain Dimuth Karunaratne will lead a side bolstered by the addition of Jeffrey Vandersay to their spin brigade of Lasith Embuldeniya, Praveen Jayawickrama and Ramesh Mendis.
Why is Roger Federer not playing Wimbledon 2022? Everything we know about star's absence
Casual tennis fans may be left disappointed this week when they tune in to Wimbledon only to find that arguably the most popular player of all-time, Roger Federer, is nowhere to be seen. While Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will look to add another title in their quest to become the GOAT in the men's game, Federer will have to settle for watching on the sidelines.