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Appleton proud despite Wimbledon qualifying defeat

Emily Appleton believed there was still plenty to be proud of despite an opening round defeat at Wimbledon Qualifying. Woking's Appleton was up against world No.166 Carol Zhao, the Canadian having much more experience at this level of competition across her career. Ad On her Wimbledon debut the 23-year-old started strongly and was close to closing out victory in a second-set tiebreak, but Zhao rallied and ultimately claimed a 4-6 7-6(4) 6-4 victory to reach Round 2.

Team Holcim-PRB launch protest against 11th Hour Racing ahead of redress hearing at The Ocean Race

Team Holcim-PRB have filed a protest against 11th Hour Racing as the result of The Ocean Race 2022-23 remains up in the air. Team Holcim-PRB are currently one point ahead of 11th Hour Racing in the standings after the final leg finished in Genova, Italy on Tuesday. Ad However, the standings are provisional as 11th Hour Racing have a redress hearing on Thursday, June 29 following a crash at the start of the leg with GUYOT environnement — Team Europe.

Venus Williams: The story of her 23 Wimbledon appearances, including Grand Slam wins and losing to sister Serena

Venus Williams will enter the Wimbledon women’s singles draw for a 24th – and potentially final — time this month. Now 43, Williams first played in the main draw at the All England Club as a 17-year-old in 1997. Since that first-round defeat to Magdalena Gryzbowska, Williams has won the title five times, lost in the final four times, faced younger sister Serena six times, gone out again in the first round, made the quarters, made the semis, and then in 2017 defied the odds to make the final as a 37-year-old.

Tour de France: Tadej Pogacar and Adam Yates to be UAE co-leaders - 'The injury isn’t completely behind him'

Tadej Pogacar and Adam Yates will be co-leaders for UAE Team Emirates at the Tour de France, general manager Mauro Gianetti has revealed. In a surprising move, Pogacar — a two-time winner of the Tour and arguably cycling's standout all-round performer — has been given equal status with Yates, in a decision that has its roots in the Slovenian's crash at Liege-Bastogne-Liege back in April, which has seen him miss large swathes of training ahead of the Tour. Ad Yates, who has a best of fourth at the Tour in 2016, joined UAE from Ineos Grenadiers last September.

Wimbledon 2023: Coco Gauff and Daria Kasatkina welcome rule change on all-white dress code amid period concerns

Coco Gauff and Daria Kasatkina have welcomed the changes made by Wimbledon organisers in allowing female players to wear darker undershorts to address period concerns. Wimbledon has traditionally employed a strict all-white dress code but announced last year they would be relaxing the rules for the 2023 tournament and beyond. Ad Ahead of this year’s event — which begins on July 3 — Kasatkina says the decision is a «big deal» and one which will reduce players' anxiety.

Taylor Fritz: No. 1 seed knocked out of Easbourne by Mackenzie McDonald in straight sets

No. 1 seed Taylor Fritz has been knocked out of the Eastbourne International by Mackenzie McDonald 7-6(3) 7-6(8). Fritz, who had a bye to play in the second round, was unable to play his best tennis against his compatriot as McDonald went on to win a tight contest in two hours and 17 minutes.

Emma Raducanu: John McEnroe counsels young Brit - 'You don't want to be that one-hit wonder'

John McEnroe says he hopes Emma Raducanu does not become known as a «one-hit wonder». Raducanu stunned the tennis world when she won the 2021 US Open, but she has struggled to replicate her best form after nearly two years on the WTA tour which has been blighted with injury. Ad The 20-year-old was absent from this year's French Open and will miss this summer's Wimbledon championships after undergoing hand and ankle surgery in early May.

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.

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Appleton proud despite Wimbledon qualifying defeat

Team Holcim-PRB launch protest against 11th Hour Racing ahead of redress hearing at The Ocean Race

Venus Williams: The story of her 23 Wimbledon appearances, including Grand Slam wins and losing to sister Serena

Tour de France: Tadej Pogacar and Adam Yates to be UAE co-leaders - 'The injury isn’t completely behind him'

Wimbledon 2023: Coco Gauff and Daria Kasatkina welcome rule change on all-white dress code amid period concerns

Taylor Fritz: No. 1 seed knocked out of Easbourne by Mackenzie McDonald in straight sets

Emma Raducanu: John McEnroe counsels young Brit - 'You don't want to be that one-hit wonder'

Parker targeting grass court improvement after Wimbledon defeat