Venus Williams handed Wimbledon wild card
Five-time Wimbledon singles champion Venus Williams has been awarded a wild card for next month's championships.
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Halle Open: Roberto Bautista Agut stuns Daniil Medvedev to reach semi-final, Jannik Sinner pulls out with leg injury
Roberto Bautista Agut produced an outstanding performance to prevail against top seed Daniil Medvedev 7-5 7-6(3) once again to advance to the semi-final of the Halle Open. The Spaniard has now won five of the eight matches in which the pair have contested and sends the Russian crashing out in Germany in what is a blow to his confidence ahead of Wimbledon. Ad Bautista Agut’s reward for a first victory over a top 10 ranked opponent since the first week of 2023 is a semi-final match against Andrey Rublev, who had to come from a set down to beat Tallon Griekspoor 3-6 6-3 6-4.
Fire and fury: The Olympic torch relay
PARIS: The Olympic torch has been into space, deep underwater and even scaled Mount Everest.
Karen Khachanov will be absent from Wimbledon for a second year after suffering a stress fracture at the French Open
Karen Khachanov has withdrawn from Wimbledon after suffering a stress fracture at the French Open. The world No. 11 expects to be out of action until August.
Kartal shocks seeded opponent in Ilkley
Sonay Kartal continued her run at the LTA's Lexus Ilkley Trophy as she beat seeded opposition to reach the last four. Brighton's Kartal, who is on the LTA's Pro Scholarship Programme, was up against fifth seed Aliona Bolsova in Ilkley on Thursday.
Skupski and Koolhof reach Queen's last four
Neal Skupski and partner Wesley Koolhof reached the last four of the men's doubles at the LTA's cinch Championship at Queen's on Thursday. The top seeds claimed a 6-3 7-6(5) victory against Matt Ebden and Rohan Bopanna in their quarter-final encounter to reach the last four, where they will face Jiri Lehecka and Taylor Fritz. Ad Lloyd Glasspool and Dan Evans saw their campaign come to a close, with the all-British partnership losing 6-4 6-4 to second seeds and Roland Garros champions Austin Krajicek and Ivan Dodig.
Ostapenko battles past Williams in Birmingham
Jelena Ostapenko prevailed in a battle of Grand Slam champions against Venus Williams to reach the last eight at the LTA's Rothesay Classic Birmingham. In a hard-fought encounter, Ostapenko was broken while serving for the match in the second set and was forced to a decider, but ultimately prevailed 6-3 5-7 6-3 against the American.
Novak Djokovic to join Carlos Alcaraz and Holger Rune at Hurlingham Tennis Classic ahead of Wimbledon
Novak Djokovic is set to join Carlos Alcaraz and Holger Rune in playing the Hurlingham Tennis Classic ahead of Wimbledon. The SW19 curtain-raiser takes place from 27 June to 1 July, and provides the last chance for players to hone their grass-court games before the third major of the year kicks off just down the road on July 3.