Wimbledon 2022: Nick Kyrgios spits in direction of heckling fan, lashes out at 'snitch' line judge
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How it happened: Manic day of action at Wimbledon returns six British wins
It was a busy day for British hopes at Wimbledon on Tuesday as 11 home players were in action in the first round.
Peniston enjoys dream Wimbledon debut I Draper, Gray & Watson also deliver
British wild card Ryan Peniston enjoyed a dream Wimbledon debut with Jack Draper, Alastair Gray and Heather Watson joining him in the next round, but Jay Clarke, Paul Jubb, Katie Swan and Sonay Kartal all bowed out.
Nadal survives Wimbledon scare as Covid forces Berrettini out
Rafael Nadal overcame scare to reach the Wimbledon second round on Tuesday after title contender Matteo Berrettini was forced to pull out of the tournament with coronavirus.
Nadal overcomes scare to reach Wimbledon second round
Rafael Nadal overcame a scare in his Wimbledon opener on Tuesday, fighting back from dropping the third set and falling a break down in the fourth to eventually see off Argentina's Francisco Cerundolo.
Wimbledon 2022: Rafael Nadal Survives Scare To Move Into Second Round
Rafael Nadal overcame a scare in his Wimbledon opener on Tuesday, fighting back from dropping the third set and falling a break down in the fourth to eventually see off Argentina's Francisco Cerundolo. Second seed Nadal triumphed 6-4, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 over 41st-ranked Cerundolo, who was making his All England Club debut.
Wimbledon diary: crowds are down and Nick Kyrgios wants respect
Yes, it’s only a smattering, but there are empty seats visible at Wimbledon this year. To confirm: this is not what was expected when the grounds were restored to full capacity for the first time in three years. Official numbers from the first day of competition recorded 36,603 on site on Monday, from a potential capacity of 42,000. The Tennis Podcast has reported this was the smallest opening day crowd since 2007. Smatterings were still visible on day two too and, in the case of show courts 2 and 3, a bit more than that. The Queue also appears visibly down on previous years. Explanations as to why touch on a possible lack of sufficient marketing or the effects of the cost of living crisis. But at £27 for a grounds pass that gets you on to all courts bar four, there is barely a better value ticket this summer. And yes, Sue Barker paid The Diary to say that.
Nick Kyrgios admits spitting towards ‘disrespectful’ fan at Wimbledon
Nick Kyrgios admitted spitting in the direction of a spectator at the conclusion of his five-set victory over Britain’s Paul Jubb at Wimbledon.