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Moscow-born Natela Dzalamidze will be able to compete at Wimbledon despite a ban on Russian and Belarusian players at this year's championships after she changed her nationality to represent Georgia.
Kingston's Jodie Burrage will enter the main draw at Wimbledon after being awarded a wildcard for the second year running. Burrage, who is on the LTA's Pro Scholarship Programme — the highest level of support for players aged 16-24 — made her main-draw Grand Slam debut at Wimbledon in 2021 courtesy of a wildcard, will be hoping to make it through to the second round at the All England Club for the first time. Ad/> Burrage was delighted with receiving the wildcard, especially in the face of tough competition.
Twickenham tennis star Alastair Gray is gearing up for a first singles campaign at Wimbledon after being handed a main draw wildcard by the All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. Gray, 24, who is a member of the LTA's Men's & Women's Programme, through which the governing body provides a range of support to players aged 16-21 with the potential to progress towards competing in Grand Slams and representing Great Britain in Davis or Billie Jean King Cup, played doubles last year alongside Aidan McHugh, reaching the second round.
Kingston's Jodie Burrage will enter the main draw at Wimbledon after being awarded a wildcard for the second year running. Burrage, who is on the LTA's Pro Scholarship Programme — the highest level of support for players aged 16-24 — made her main-draw Grand Slam debut at Wimbledon in 2021 courtesy of a wildcard, will be hoping to make it through to the second round at the All England Club for the first time. Ad/> Burrage was delighted with receiving the wildcard, especially in the face of tough competition.
Twickenham tennis star Alastair Gray is gearing up for a first singles campaign at Wimbledon after being handed a main draw wildcard by the All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. Gray, 24, who is a member of the LTA's Men's & Women's Programme, through which the governing body provides a range of support to players aged 16-21 with the potential to progress towards competing in Grand Slams and representing Great Britain in Davis or Billie Jean King Cup, played doubles last year alongside Aidan McHugh, reaching the second round.
The success of Ryan Peniston's at this year's cinch Championships at The Queen's Club and a rising tide of British winners across the summer grass court events have highlighted a positive momentum in the sport in the UK, according to LTA CEO Scott Lloyd. Peniston, who benefits from the LTA's NTC Access programme that assists players ranked 100-200 in singles and 31-100 in doubles, providing cost-free access to courts on all three surfaces, coaching, trainers and the LTA's tournament bonus scheme, beat world number five Casper Ruud 7-6 7-6 at The Queen's Club on Tuesday and backed that up by reaching the quarter-finals following a win against Francisco Cerundolo on Thursday.
Londoner Ranah Stoiber believes the lack of pressure helped her pick up one of the biggest wins of her career over Jamie Loeb at the LTA's Ilkley Trophy on Tuesday afternoon. Stoiber, who currently sits 38th on the ITF's Junior rankings, won two matches in qualifying and then stunned world No.209 Loeb 7-6 (5) 6-3 to reach the second round of the main draw. Ad/> And while the 17-year-old believes a lack of pressure aided her, she also thought her serve was a key factor in beating a player who has been ranked inside the top 150 of the WTA Tour rankings.
The US Open tennis tournament will permit Russian and Belarusian players to participate, after Wimbledon faced sanctions from world tennis bodies for banning them.