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Dominic Thiem is set to make his long-awaited comeback to tennis after announcing that he will take part at the Marbella Challenger next week. The Austrian was granted a wildcard to compete at the Marbella event, as he announced the news on Instagram. Ad/> He said: «Hi everyone, I wanted to let you know that I will be playing this upcoming week a tournament in Marbella, Spain.
Mats Wilander has said he is «not surprised» that «complete player» Iga Swiatek is set to take over as the world No. 1 after Ashleigh Barty's shock retirement. Barty was tipped to dominate for the next decade after ending a 44-year wait for a home winner at the Australian Open, with Eurosport expert Wilander believing she could win 10 more Grand Slams after taking women’s tennis to the “next level”.
Britain's Andy Murray beat Argentine Federico Delbonis in the first round of the Miami Open to set up a meeting with top seed Daniil Medvedev.
Andy Murray is excited for the «big challenge» of facing world No. 2 Daniil Medvedev in a second-round clash after he beat Federico Delbonis at the Miami Open. The 34-year-old Brit lifted his game considerably after an edgy opening set tie-break to come through the encounter 7-6(4) 6-1 and secure his progress at Hard Rock Stadium.
Naomi Osaka beat Angelique Kerber 6-2 6-3 on Thursday in a one-sided clash of two former world number ones to reach the third round of the Miami Open, where Garbine Muguruza and Simona Halep withdrew with injuries. Four-times Grand Slam champion Osaka made a strong start against German 13th seed Kerber, grabbing an early break to go 2-0 up and dominating on serve in a 29-minute opening set.
Simona Halep withdrew from the Miami Open ahead of her second-round match on Thursday with a leg injury that the former world number one said will keep her out of action for three weeks. Romanian world number 19 Halep, who reached the semi-finals at Indian Wells last week and had a first-round bye in Miami, said she felt a sharp pain in her left leg while practising for her match with Australian wild card Daria Saville. "I had been struggling with the thigh since my semi-final in Indian Wells and hoped it would improve, but I went for an MRI last night and unfortunately it showed a tear," twice Grand Slam champion Halep wrote on Twitter.
Daniil Medvedev shrugged off the possibility of being barred from this year's Wimbledon on Thursday after the status of Russian players at the tournament was called into question by the British government. British sports minister Nigel Huddleston told a parliamentary hearing last week the government could require Medvedev to provide assurances he did not support Russian President Vladimir Putin before being allowed to compete at Wimbledon. The move comes amid Russia's growing sporting isolation on the global stage in the wake of the country's invasion of Ukraine.
Andy Murray will face Daniil Medvedev in the second round of the Miami Open after advancing past Federico Delbonis in straight sets on Thursday.