The Wimbledon draw has been made and there are some big winners among the top seeds in the men’s draw – as well as one huge loser. Jannik Sinner is the top seed at Wimbledon for the first time in his career, but that status has not protected him from a desperately challenging draw that will see the Italian handed a host of daunting hurdles.

Jannik Sinner dumped out of Wimbledon and Novak Djokovic into another final – our big predictions

The Spun

A busy summer of tennis is on the horizon this year. Some of the top players in the world will go from Wimbledon to the Olympics before finishing the season with the US Open. Novak Djokovic recently had surgery to repair a torn meniscus - an injury that ended his French Open run - but he's set to ...

Novak Djokovic Appears To Have Made Decision On Wimbledon

There is much excitement in the tennis world as Wimbledon 2024 gets underway on Monday. Unsurprisingly, there are several top players in the draw. This includes last year’s women’s champion Marketa Vondrousova and the 2024 Australian Open winner Jannik Sinner. There are many great opening round contests, including Iga Swiatek vs Sofia Kenin, which is among the five best women’s first round matches. However, there have also been further withdrawals from the tournament. We at LWOT already reported on four players to withdraw from Wimbledon. This article names four more players who have decided not to play and then lists their replacements in the draw.

Four More Players Withdraw From Wimbledon 2024

Anthony Joshua threatens to throw a chair at Daniel Dubois as the heavyweights are restrained by security in a heated interview.

'Little boy' - Joshua riled by Dubois as security steps in

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Emma Raducanu heads into Wimbledon full of confidence but played down expectations for her first match on Monday.The former US Open champion has been in fine form on the British grass, reaching the semi-finals in Nottingham before losing to Katie Boulter in a very tight contest and then claiming her first win over a top-10 opponent against Jessica Pegula on her way to the Eastbourne quarter-finals.She is one of the more dangerous unseeded players, but the draw was not kind, with Russian 22nd seed Ekaterina Alexandrova, who has decent grass-court pedigree, her opening opponent.      ...

Emma Raducanu says she would be ‘over the moon’ to reach Wimbledon second round

Paying tribute to the 23-year-old, his family say they will "never be the same without him".

Stabbed man had 'heart of gold', his family says

Wet 'n' Wild owner Serco Leisure confirms the sale, but does not reveal details of its new owner.

Waterpark sold to unnamed developer

The lead actor in the original detective series Bergerac has said he was offered a cameo role but turned it down. John Nettles, who is 80, said he was "too old" for the role. The original BBC series, which was based in and depicted Jersey and aired from 1981 to 1991, featured Nettles as Detective Sergeant Jim Bergerac.

Bergerac star John Nettles turns down remake role

Jan and Els were married for almost five decades. In early June, they died together after being given lethal medication by two doctors. In the Netherlands, this is known as duo-euthanasia. It’s legal, and it’s rare - but every year, more Dutch couples choose to end their lives this way.

Dying together: Why a happily married couple decided to stop living

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The Boston Celtics are coming off their 18th championship in franchise history. Behind the strong play of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, the best regular season team in the league lifted the Larry O’Brien trophy after defeating the Dallas Mavericks in five games. Their title defense will be a little more difficult to start out the season. Kristaps Porzingis underwent knee surgery and will be out for five to six months for recovery causing him to miss the start of the season.

Boston Celtics Star Has Surgery On Knee; Out 5-6 Months For Recovery

Novak Djokovic has declared he is confident his knee will withstand the pressure of two weeks at Wimbledon, after revealing his wide Jelena questioned his eagerness to return to action so soon after surgery. The seven-time champion at the All England Club was expected to miss the tournament after he...

Novak Djokovic reveals his wife questioned why he is playing at Wimbledon

The Wimbledon women’s singles draw has been made, and there are plenty of key talking points after some intriguing scenarios were thrown up on Friday. Here, we look at some of the big talking points ahead of action on Monday. Swiatek’s draw not as bad as first feared.

Wimbledon women’s singles draw: 5 takeaways – ft. Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff, Emma Raducanu

A mother grieving the loss of two of her three children who took their own lives said she never imagined it was possible. Tanya and Stevie Kordek began experiencing mental health problems as teenagers but struggled to get help as adults, their mother said. Inspired by her children, Leanda Kelly,...

'You don't expect your children to take their lives'

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Explaining why Iga Swiatek, Jannik Sinner, and Carlos Alcaraz got the worst draws for Wimbledon 2024.

Ranking the Three Worst Draws of Wimbledon 2024

EASTBOURNE, England -- World No.14 Daria Kasatkina captured her first title of the season after defeating Leylah Fernandez 6-3, 6-4 in the final of the Rothesay International. A runner-up at Devonshire Park last year, Eastbourne is Kasatkina's seventh career title and first on grass. "It's been a year, but it...

Kasatkina beats Fernandez in Eastbourne to win first grass-court title

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Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence and his wife, Marissa, are expecting a baby. The couple posted pictures on their social media accounts Thursday afternoon with the caption “A little Lawrence on the way.”

A little Lawrence is on the way

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Former Florida tennis star McCartney Kessler is set to appear in her second Major after going 3-0 in qualifiers for the main draw at Wimbledon. Kessler went to a third set in all three of her qualifying matches, defeating Rebecca Marino of Canada, Maya Joint of Australia and top-100 ranked Renata Zarazua, in that order. Kessler mounted comebacks against Joint and Zarazua after dropping the first set in each match. Her reward is a match with world No. 9 Marina Sakkari out of Greece. Wimbledon’s Round of 128 takes place from July 1-2. A start time and location have not...

Florida tennis alum McCartney Kessler in Wimbledon Main Draw

A new tour of Balmoral Castle for members of the public starts on Monday.

'I got a first look inside the royal rooms at Balmoral Castle'

 Andy Murray will play Tomas Machac in the first round of Wimbledon, should the two-time champion be fit enough to take part in what is expected to be his final Championships. Murray took his place in the singles draw despite admitting he may not be ready to compete after undergoing an operation on his spine.Should Murray decide to play, he will face the 23-year-old Czech Machac for the third time this year. Machac, ranked 38 in the world, won both meetings, including an epic in Miami that was notable for Murray rupturing ankle ligaments late in the third set....

Wimbledon draw LIVE: Latest updates as Andy Murray and Emma Raducanu learn fate

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz says it feels "more special" to return to Wimbledon as he prepares to open play on Centre Court when the tournament starts on Monday. Spain's Alcaraz, now 21, beat seven-time champion Novak Djokovic in last year's final, despite it being only his fourth grass-court tournament. Tradition...

'Excited' Alcaraz opens Centre Court at Wimbledon

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Norrie dreaming of Wimbledon re-run despite 'tough draw'

Cameron Norrie has been watching re-runs of his marathon Wimbledon quarter-final win over David Goffin as he looks to recapture the form that lifted the 28-year-old...

Norrie dreaming of Wimbledon re-run despite 'tough draw'

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