Berrettini out of Wimbledon after Covid-19 diagnosis
Last year's Wimbledon runner-up Matteo Berrettini has been forced to withdraw from the Championships due to a positive coronavirus test.
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2021 Runner-up Matteo Berrettini Says He's Out Of Wimbledon With COVID-19
Italy's Matteo Berrettini, the 2021 Wimbledon runner-up and a title favourite this year, pulled out of the tournament on Tuesday after testing positive for coronavirus. "I am heartbroken to announce that I need to withdraw from @wimbledon due to a positive COVID-19 test result," the 26-year-old Italian wrote on Instagram. Berrettini was widely regarded as one of the biggest threats to defending champion Novak Djokovic at the All England Club, having captured back-to-back grass-court titles in Stuttgart and Queen's.
‘Heartbroken’ 2021 runner-up Matteo Berrettini out of Wimbledon due to Covid-19
Last year’s runner-up and one of the favourites for Wimbledon, Matteo Berrettini, has withdrawn from the tournament after testing positive for coronavirus.
Rusty Djokovic sees off Korean Kwon to advance
LONDON: Top seed Novak Djokovic overcame a dogged challenge from 81st-ranked Korean Kwon Soon-woo and his own grasscourt rustiness to reach the Wimbledon second round with a 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-4 victory on Monday (Jun 27).
Wimbledon day two
LONDON : Highlights on day two of the Wimbledon tennis championships on Tuesday (all times GMT):
Huge £150m Euromillions jackpot up for grabs in tonight's draw
A “staggering” estimated £150 million jackpot could be won in tonight's EuroMillions lottery draw (Tuesday 28 June). Camelot says that if one lucky UK player were to scoop the entire amount they would be richer than Serena Williams, 40, who is the highest-earning female tennis star of all time and is reportedly worth £129 million, according to Forbes.
Wimbledon dress code - what should you wear to Wimbledon and can you be asked to leave?
Wimbledon is well underway with thousands of fans heading to London for tennis’ biggest event of the year.
Watch: Carlos Alcaraz's Stunning Backhand Winner During Epic Five-Set Win Over Jan-Lennard Struff At Wimbledon
Carlos Alcaraz has been earmarked as a future Grand Slam champion, but on Monday night, he had to pull out something special just to reach the second round at Wimbledon. The Spanish teenage star came back from two sets to one down to beat Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff 4-6, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (7/3), 6-4. Alcaraz, the youngest man in the draw, fired 30 aces and 73 winners in the thrilling five-set win over his German opponent.