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Andy Murray knocked out of Wimbledon by big-serving John Isner
Isner fired down 36 aces to hand Murray his earliest Wimbledon exit.
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Isner fired down 36 aces to hand Murray his earliest Wimbledon exit.
On her return to the Centre Court, the 40-year-old was beaten by Frenchwoman Harmony Tan last night.
Italian Matteo Berrettini is the second player in two days to pull out with the virus after Marin Cilic.
The six-time champion battled past Kwon Soon-woo in four sets.
Novak Djokovic begins his quest for a seventh title against South Korea’s Kwon Soon-woo.
Partner Ons Jabeur has withdrawn with a knee injury, and the American will now turn her attention to Wimbledon.
The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion was speaking after her win with partner Ons Jabeur.
A leg injury at last year’s Wimbledon forced her off tour for a year and saw her ranking plummet to 1,204 in the world.
Natela Dzalamidze, a 29-year-old doubles player ranked No 44 in the world, is set to compete.
The Spaniard is hoping to make his first appearance at the All England Club in three years.
The 33-year-old Cilic has been in good form of late, advancing to the last four of this season’s French Open before losing to Casper Ruud.
The move comes after the Grand Slams condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Tennis pioneer Billie Jean-King has waded into the tournament’s scheduling row.
The 18-year-old, who has only just graduated high school, was widely praised for her impromptu ‘peace, end gun violence’ message.
Zverev had to leave the court in a wheelchair after turning his ankle.
Amelie Mauresmo, a former world number one, said it was ‘tough’ to schedule women’s matches for the prime night session slots.
The Spaniard hustled his way to a 6-2 4-6 6-2 7-6 (4) win in an enthralling showdown lasting four hours and 12 minutes.
The German third seed secured a semi-final meeting with either Novak Djokovic or Rafael Nadal at Roland Garros.
The 28-year-old will face either Coco Gauff or Sloane Stephens for a place in the final.
Meanwhile, Daria Kasatkina and Veronika Kudermetova guaranteed a Russian woman will make the semi-finals with wins today.
Meanwhile this evening, Barbora Krejcikova was forced out with Covid.
Medvedev routed Argentina’s 103rd-ranked Facundo Bagnis today.
Barbora Krejcikova tumbled out in the first round on Monday.
Wimbledon chairman Ian Hewitt said the UK Government had left them with “no viable alternative” following invasion of Ukraine.
The German star succumbed in 62 minutes to Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz but was unhappy that on the previous two nights he had been last on court.
The pair had been due to meet for the first time in more than five years.
The three-time grand slam winner said the Government’s guidance to Russian and Belarusian players could put their families at risk.
The world number one has only competed at three tournaments in 2022 because of entry restrictions imposed by various countries.
Raducanu hired Torben Beltz at the end of last season but it was a short-lived relationship.
The 20-year-old picked up her 23rd straight victory to add Stuttgart to her collection after her title wins in Doha, Indian Wells and Miami this year.
World number one Novak Djokovic also hit out at the “crazy” decision.
The decision was taken in response to the invasion of Ukraine.
The six-time grand slam champion was accused of hiding millions of pounds worth of assets.
Halep is currently ranked 20th in the world. She won Roland Garros in 2018 and Wimbledon the following year.
The six-time Grand Slam champion was declared bankrupt in June 2017.
Linda Fruhvirtova on Sunday became the youngest player to reach the last 16 of the tournament since 2004.
Japanese star makes light work of 13th seed Angelique Kerber to progress in Miami Open.
The 25-year-old also hinted at a role with junior tennis in her home country.
The Japanese star had time away from the sport in 2021 because of mental health problems.
The Australian said triumphing at Wimbledon in 2021 was the culmination of her ‘one true dream’.
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