2022 Wimbledon - Serena Williams, Rafael Nadal, Iga Swiatek and everyone you should know
The tennis world has made the transition from France to England, from Paris to London, and — perhaps, most importantly — from clay to grass.
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Rafael Nadal says pain-free for first time in 'year and half'
Rafael Nadal said Saturday that for the first time in 18 months he has defeated the crippling foot pain which threatened to push him to the brink of retirement. Nadal captured his 14th French Open and record-extending 22nd major earlier this month to put himself halfway to the first men's calendar Grand Slam since 1969. However, in the aftermath of his Paris victory, he revealed that he had needed to have his left foot anaesthetised to keep competing.
Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray train ahead of Wimbledon - in pictures
Big guns Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray have been out on the training courts ahead of Wimbledon.
Rafael Nadal & Novak Djokovic's potential route to mouthwatering Wimbledon final revealed
Wimbledon is here and we can’t wait for an action-packed tennis tournament this summer.
'Everything is positive at the moment', says Rafael Nadal's coach Marc Lopez ahead of Wimbledon
Rafael Nadal's foot is not causing him any problems ahead of his first appearance at Wimbledon in three years, says the Majorcan's coach Marc Lopez. Nadal memorably won the French Open earlier this month but revealed afterwards that his foot had been anaesthetised due to the pain he was experiencing as a result of his chronic condition, Mueller-Weiss syndrome. Ad/> The announcement that Nadal was going to have minor surgery on his foot following Roland-Garros in a bid to relieve the pain threw his participation at SW19 into some doubt, but the 35-year-old looked in fine touch when beating Stan Wawrinka at the Giorgio Armani Tennis Classic on Wednesday, with Lopez confirming his charge's progress.
British tennis ace Jack Draper pooed on by bird during interview - 'Is that good luck?'
Rafa Nadal reacts to winning French Open at Roland-Garros
Wimbledon 2022: Rafael Nadal & Novak Djokovic's potential route to final
Wimbledon is here and we can’t wait for an action-packed tennis tournament this summer.
Wimbledon 2022: Serena Williams To Face Harmony Tan In First Round
Serena Williams' eagerly-awaited return to the Wimbledon will be against French debutant Harmony Tan in the first round of the Grand Slam event as the American star returned to singles after a year out. The early focus at the Grand Slam event will be on 23-time Grand Slam singles champion Williams, who has fallen to 1,204th in the world rankings and is currently unseeded for the Wimbledon, which starts next week. She won her seven Wimbledon singles titles in 2016 but reached the final in 2018 and 2019 after returning to the court after having a baby. Her last Grand Slam singles crown came at the Australian Open in 2017.