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The Standard

 World number three Aryna Sabalenka has pulled out of Wimbledon with a shoulder injury.The 26-year-old has reached at least the quarter-finals in the last seven Grand Slams, but that run will come to an end after she withdrew from her first-round match.Sabalenka had been due to face Emina Bektas on Monday afternoon, but decided she was not able to compete after a practice session earlier in the day and will be replaced in the draw by lucky loser Erika Andreeva.At a press conference on Saturday, Sabalenka had suggested her participation at Wimbledon was in doubt, having been forced to...

Wimbledon 2024: World number three Aryna Sabalenka withdraws ahead of first-round match with shoulder injury

The Independent

Emma Raducanu was handed a Wimbledon boost on Monday morning when scheduled opponent Ekaterina Alexandrova withdrew through illness.Alexandrova was the 22nd seed and a proven competitor on grass and looked a very tricky draw for Raducanu, but the 21-year-old will now take on lucky loser Renata Zarazua instead.The Mexican, who won two matches in qualifying before losing in the final round, is ranked 98, 37 places above Raducanu, but has only won seven matches on grass in her career, none of them at tour level.UPDATE: Emma Raducanu will now face Lucky Loser Renata Zarazua in the first round#Wimbledon— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 1, 2024Raducanu will make her return to Centre Court on Monday afternoon after missing last year’s tournament following surgery on both wrists and one ankle.Alexandrova’s withdrawal means Raducanu should now have high hopes of a good run at the All England Club having shown good form at the grass-court events in Nottingham and Eastbourne the last few weeks.

Emma Raducanu to face lucky loser at Wimbledon after seeded opponent withdraws

The Associated Press

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Andy Murray’s first-round singles match at Wimbledon was listed on Tuesday’s schedule as the third contest on Centre Court. Murray, a two-time champion at the All England Club, has not announced yet whether he definitely will be able to compete in the tournament that began Monday. He had surgery to remove a cyst from his spinal cord on June 22.

Andy Murray’s first-round Wimbledon match is listed on Tuesday’s schedule at Centre Court

BroBible

Ajla Tomljanovic and Jelena Ostapenko are going to face each other at Wimbledon on Tuesday. It will be their first meeting at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club since 2021, when their tennis match ended in fireworks. The rematch could be spicy! Tomljanovic, 31, is the underdog. Ostapenko, 27, is the favorite. The […]
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Tennis Players With Major Beef Over Fake Injury Feud Get Rematch At Wimbledon First Round

 The action at Wimbledon is now up and running, with Carlos Alcaraz and Emma Raducanu featuring on the opening day at SW19.As is tradition, last year’s men’s singles champion Alcaraz plays the first match on Centre Court, as he faces Mark Lajal, before Raducanu faces Renata Zarazua after a late change in opponent.Coco Gauff is also in action, taking on Caroline Dolehide, while Daniil Medvedev and Jannik Sinner both feature on Court One. Aryna Sabalenka will not be involved, however, after she pulled out with a shoulder injury.Raducanu is one of seven British players hoping to make the most...

Wimbledon 2024 order of play: Today's schedule, live scores and results as Carlos Alcaraz and Emma Raducanu play

 Three matches into Euro 2024, you could probably make a good 45-minute compilation of Jude Bellingham’s highlights. Trouble is, they would all be from the same 45 minutes.In a column on these pages on the eve of the tournament, one of my colleagues warned not to expect the world of a young man who turned 21 on Saturday and who arrived in Germany surely feeling the mental and physical toll of an historic first season at Real Madrid, which only ended in the Champions League final at the start of this month.Others, including Gareth Southgate, beat the same drum...

England need tired Jude Bellingham back to his best to deliver biggest moments

Carlos Alcaraz will face far tougher challenges this Wimbledon but, against a former motocross rider, he got the defence off to a successful start.Mark Lajal had looked destined to follow in the footsteps of his grandfather and father into motorsport before his mother, worried about its inherent dangers, instead introduced him to tennis.This might have only been the 21-year-old’s first Grand Slam appearance and on the biggest stage of Centre Court but he played way above his standing as the world No262.He got the first break in both the first and second set, and yet Alcaraz clawed his way back...

Carlos Alcaraz gets off to a successful start in defence of Wimbledon title

 Gareth Southgate hailed Jude Bellingham’s “character and personality” after the 21-year-old’s wonder goal spared England’s blushes against Slovakia last night.With the nation losing hope, Bellingham’s incredible 95th-minute bicycle-kick saved England from a humiliating last-16 exit and helped to set up a Euro 2024 quarter-final against Switzerland on Saturday.Harry Kane scored the winner in the first minute of extra-time, ensuring England reached the last eight for a fourth successive tournament under Southgate, despite an abject display here in Gelsenkirchen.Bellingham mouthed “who else?” as he celebrated his equaliser and then appeared to make an obscene gesture towards the Slovakia bench -...

Gareth Southgate hails 'character and personality' of England's Euro 2024 saviour Jude Bellingham

Florida State

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

EASTBOURNE, England (AP) — Taylor Fritz of the U.S. became the first three-time men’s champion of the Eastbourne International on Saturday. Fritz beat Australian qualifier Max Purcell 6-4, 6-3 in the final, capturing his eighth career title without dropping a set. He also won Eastbourne in 2019 and...

Fritz becomes first 3-time champ of Eastbourne, where Kasatkina ends streak of losing finals

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

FanSided

Victoria Azarenka is the latest WTA player to withdraw from Wimbledon on Day 1 of the 2024 tournament. Azarenka, like her countrywoman Aryna Sabalenka, has a shoulder injury. Details of it are yet to be known. She will be replaced by lucky loser Elsa Jacquemont who will face Sloane Stephens in a first-round match later. Azarenka is a two-time Wimbledon semifinalist (2011, 2012) and made it to the fourth round in 2023.

Victoria Azarenka is the second Belarusian and third WTA player to withdraw from Wimbledon on Day 1

The start of Wimbledon is moving ever closer – and all eyes are on who will lift the titles this summer. In the men’s draw there are three conclusive favourites for glory, but there are plenty of rankings battles to be found across the draw. We look at...

ATP Rankings Wimbledon: 5 players at risk of big drop – ft. Carlos Alcaraz & Matteo Berrettini

UPI News

Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, the No. 3 women's tennis player in the world, will not play at Wimbledon 2024 because of a right shoulder injury, she announced Monday on social media.

Aryna Sabalenka withdraws from Wimbledon, cites shoulder issue

The season of strawberries and cream, brilliant white outfits, and the quintessential British act of queueing up is upon us. The Wimbledon 2024 Championships have kicked off today, and up to half a million tennis fans are expected to attend the coveted tournament over the next two weeks. As we head into tennis season, stellar matches are taking place across all the courts today in what is set to be a sunny few days ahead. Those not travelling to Wimbledon this year can watch all the live coverage and highlights across the BBC. As for those who want to get...

Your Wimbledon 2024 queue guide: When time does it open each day?

 Emma Raducanu has described herself as “living under a rock” to get ready for her Wimbledon return.The 21-year-old missed last year’s tournament after undergoing surgery on both her wrists and an ankle and is today the second match on Centre Court.Raducanu opted out of the French Open and much of the clay-court season to prepare herself for the grass, but also to protect her body. Her form on grass has been good, reaching the semi-finals in Nottingham before losing an all-British clash to Katie Boulter, and then knocking out No2 seed Jessica Pegula at Eastbourne before losing in the...

Emma Raducanu out to burst onto Wimbledon scene after 'living under a rock' with new first-round opponent

The Spun

Novak Djokovic is set to return to major tennis next month. The legendary men's tennis star suffered a knee injury at the French Open earlier this season, though he's now set to return to make a possible run at Wimbledon. Djokovic announced that he's full go for Wimbledon, which is set to begin ...

Novak Djokovic Announces Official Decision On 2024 Wimbledon

Heather Watson went out of Wimbledon in the first round, losing to Belgian Greet Minnen in straight sets. The Briton was beaten 7-5 6-4 by the world number 80 on a packed court 18. Watson was given a wildcard to enter her 14th tournament at SW19 after slipping to 199...

Watson beaten in first round of Wimbledon

Serve On SI

Frances Tiafoe came from two sets down to win in the first round at Wimbledon.

Frances Tiafoe Narrowly Survives First Round at Wimbledon

Georgia State

 Georgia will hope to pull off another enormous shock when they face Spain in the last 16 at Euro 2024 tonight.Willy Sagnol’s side sparked wild celebrations in Tbilisi on Wednesday evening after goals from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Georges Mikautadze secured a famous 2-0 victory over Cristiano Ronaldo and Group F winners Portugal to send them through to the knockout stages at their maiden major international tournament.It was an historic upset never to be forgotten in Georgian football, and they will need to spring an even bigger surprise if they want to prolong their campaign in Cologne on Sunday evening...

How to watch Spain vs Georgia for FREE: TV channel and live stream for Euro 2024 game today

 Five years ago, Coco Gauff burst onto the scene at Wimbledon, her first grand slam appearance resulting in an unlikely run to the fourth round.Bizarrely, bearing in mind she would appear to have the ideal game for the grass, she has not made it further than the last-16 since. And last year, she was knocked out in the first-round by Sofia Kenin. That exit led her to question her place in the sport but she regrouped and, within two months, was a grand slam champion for the first time at her home event, the US Open.Looking back on the...

Wimbledon 2024: Coco Gauff reborn in SW19 a year after dismal first-round exit

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