Martina Navratilova ‘gutted’ to miss Wimbledon centenary after testing positive for Covid
Martina Navratilova was absent from Wimbledon’s centenary celebrations on Sunday after testing positive for coronavirus in the morning.
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Grand slam greats mark Wimbledon Centre Court centenary
Wimbledon’s Centre Court has erupted with singing, crying and rapturous applause as tennis fans saw grand slam greats from across the decades stand shoulder-to-shoulder on the hallowed grass.
Wimbledon Covid chaos hits BBC team as Martina Navratilova forced to miss ceremony
Martina Navratilova was a last-minute removal from today's Centre Court presentation after testing positive for Covid. The retired tennis legend was due to attend the royal box today after taking part in celebrations to mark 100 years of Wimbledon's main showcourt but was forced out at the last minute. The 167-time singles title winner has been working with the BBC team alongside Sue Barker this week, raising concerns over whether the virus could spread among the pundits.
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Rafael Nadal taking extra care with COVID scare at Wimbledon
Rafael Nadal is not taking any chances with COVID-19 and staying indoors when he is not on court, the Spaniard said on Thursday with three big names in the men's singles draw having pulled out of Wimbledon after contracting the virus. Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut joined Croatian Marin Cilic, the former U.S. Open champion and 2017 Wimbledon runner-up, and Italian eighth seed Matteo Berrettini, who lost to Novak Djokovic in the 2021 final, in withdrawing from the Grand Slam. Nadal, who tested positive for coronavirus at the end of last year, said he was taking extra precautions. "No, no, no paranoia at all. Reality," he told reporters after reaching the third round with a 6-4 6-4 4-6 6-3 victory over Ricardas Berankis on Thursday. "That's the thing. A good friend of mine today had to pull out, Roberto Bautista, with another case. When this kind of stuff happens it's because probably a lot of cases are around."
Rafael Nadal grinds past Ricardas Berankis into Wimbledon third round
The second seed duly won 6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 to reach the third round but his 307th Grand Slam match win, putting him one ahead of Martina Navratilova and fourth on the all-time list, will not linger long in his memory. An off-key Nadal never looked in serious danger of having his bid for the calendar-year Slam wrecked by the world number 106, but he knows he will have to play much better in the rounds ahead to claim his third Wimbledon title. The statistics rather told the tale with Nadal unusually making more unforced errors than winners -- 39-35. "Not the best start honestly but I finished playing well. The fourth set has been the level of tennis for me, important improvement. The rest of the things I have room to improve," Nadal told reporters. "But, yeah, it's a victory in four sets, spend three hours on the court again, that helps."
Off-key Rafael Nadal still wins in four sets
Some days at the office are bit of a grind, even if in Rafael Nadal's case, his place of work on Thursday was Wimbledon's sunny but chilly Centre Court for a match against Ricardas Berankis.
Martina Navratilova's unrivalled record at Wimbledon and how she did it
Wimbledon is the world’s oldest tennis tournament and naturally, it has seen many winners over the years.