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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.
Toby Samuel revelled in a dream Wimbledon debut after the wildcard prevailed in his opening round match at Wimbledon Qualifying. Bournemouth player Samuel, ranked No.543 in the world, was a significant underdog for his match against Antoine Bellier, with the Swiss ranked No.291 in the ATP Rankings. Ad However it was the Brit who consistently looked the better player in Roehampton on Monday afternoon, dictating play throughout.
England have included Josh Tongue in their XI to face Australia in the second Ashes Test at Lord’s after Moeen Ali was left out following a finger injury. Tongue, 25, took five wickets in the second innings as England beat Ireland at Lord’s earlier this month. Ad He has been picked ahead of fellow pace bowler Mark Wood, who again misses out on a spot in the team.
All eyes will be on London this July as Wimbledon returns with Novak Djokovic eyeing a record-equalling eighth title at the grass-court event. The Serbian, who has already won the Australian and French Open titles this year, could also extend his total number of Grand Slams to 24 and edge closer to the calendar Grand Slam. Ad Potentially standing in his way however is world No.
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.
Johannus Monday hit the reset button and powered his way to a stunning opening round victory at Wimbledon Qualifying on Monday. Hull's Monday had received a wildcard into the qualifying draw at Roehampton and was handed a tough opener against Mili Poljicak, the Croatian who won the Junior Wimbledon title last summer. Ad After losing the opening set, Monday edged a tight second set to force a decider, and then got a crucial break in the third set to claim a 3-6 7-6(4) 6-3 victory to ensure progression to the second round.
Jelena Ostapenko hailed the decisive support of the crowd as she won the LTA's Rothesay Classic Birmingham with a straight sets victory over Barbora Krejcikova. Ostapenko beat her fellow former French Open champion 7-6(8) 6-4, edging a mammoth tiebreak before eventually clinching the second. Ad It is the only match the Latvian has won in two sets all week, with all four of her matches en route to the final, including a hard-fought battle against Venus Williams, going the distance. TennisBroom and Monday lead British success on Day 1 at Wimbledon Qualifying10 MINUTES AGO Another decider looked possible when she failed to serve for the title at 5-2 in the second set but Ostapenko regained her composure to serve out the match. «Every match was a really tough one but it is great preparation for Wimbledon,» she said.
Charles Broom and Johannus Monday were among the Brits that starred on Day One of Wimbledon Qualifying, with four Brits progressing to the second round. Broom and Monday both came through three set battles to progress, with Billy Harris and Toby Samuel also victorious in Roehampton. Ad Monday battled past 2022 Junior Wimbledon champion Mili Poljicak in three sets to set up a second round meeting against fifth seed Radu Albot.