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Parker targeting grass court improvement after Wimbledon defeat

Stuart Parker is targeting grass court improvement following an opening round defeat at Wimbledon Qualifying. Parker was handed a tough opening round contest in Roehampton, with seventh seed James Duckworth his opponent. Ad World No.109, Australian Duckworth is ranked over 300 spots above No.425 Parker and certainly has a lot more experience at this level, having made 30 main draw appearances at Grand Slams across his career.

Carlos Alcaraz: Is world No. 1 biggest threat to Novak Djokovic's Wimbledon hopes with 'underrated' weapon?

If Wimbledon was once ruled by Roger Federer, nowadays it is very much Novak Djokovic’s domain. Djokovic has won the last four editions of Wimbledon and hasn’t lost a match on the grass courts of SW19 since 2017. If he lifts the trophy again this summer he will equal Federer’s record of eight titles, move level with Margaret Court at the top of the all-time Grand Slam standings on 24, and will also complete three quarters of the 2023 Calendar Slam.

Dart and Burrage seal big wins at Eastbourne

Harriet Dart battled her way to the third round of the LTA's Rothesay International Eastbourne with a determined victory over Shuai Zhang. Dart bounced back from a deflating concession in the second set when serving for the match to win 7-5 6-7 (5) 6-1 to reach the last 16. Ad «That was quite a roller-coaster,» she said.