Andy Murray a doubt for Wimbledon after withdrawing from Queen’s with ab injury
Andy Murray is now a doubt to take part in Wimbledon later this month after being forced to withdraw from Queen’s with an abdominal injury picked up at the weekend.
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French Open champion Iga Swiatek dominates WTA rankings
Iga Swiatek remains firmly at the head of the new WTA rankings released on Monday, over 4000 points ahead of number two Anett Kontaveit. The 21-year-old Pole has held the top spot since the surprise retirement of Australian Ashleigh Barty at the end of March. The only change in the Top 20 sees Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, beaten in Sunday's final at 's-Hertogenbosch by the Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova, take fifth place from Maria Sakkari.
Raducanu hit by new injury as Murray ends six-year wait and Djokovic suffers ranking blow
The grass court season kicked off this week, seeing the return of last year's Wimbledon runner-up Matteo Berrettini following an operation in March. He defeated Andy Murray to win the Boss Open in what was a successful tournament for the Brit, as he ended a six-year wait for two big milestones.
Novak Djokovic facing alarming rankings drop – and he is powerless to stop it
Novak Djokovic is set to be dethroned as the world No 1 on Monday – and that will only be the start of his rankings woes over the next few weeks.
Sevilla chief name-drops Chelsea as he admits Jules Kounde is open to transfer
PGA Tour suspends players participating in LIV Golf series
Emma Raducanu must focus on long-term pursuit of glory as injuries take toll
Even in defeat Emma Raducanu digested her second-round loss at the French Open last month with striking positivity. Five months into a season of constant stopping and starting with various injuries, along with doubts she would even make it to Paris, a part of Raducanu seemed relieved to have finished a tournament in one piece: “It is definitely positive that I’m coming out of this match feeling pretty good physically,” she said.
Dart reaches first ever WTA quarter-final
Britain's Harriet Dart saved three match points to reach her first WTA quarter-final with a dramatic tie-break victory over Italian third seed Camila Giorgi at the Rothesay Open.
Great athletes adjust: Iga Swiatek backed to transition to grass
Nine-time Wimbledon Martina Navratilova says that the difference between modern clay and grass courts isn’t as vast as it was when she played and Iga Swiatek is champion for all surfaces.