Serena Williams revealed her big comeback would have happened earlier but her distaste for drug testing and the anti-doping whereabouts system discouraged her: “It’s unprofessional… I hate it. I think it’s necessary but if I want to go places outside of my window I should be able to go without having to count as a missed test. That was a big reason why I didn’t want to come back.”
“Let’s see if she can deal with MY power” Serbian 18-year-old Teodora Kostovic on facing WTA no. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the first round. The confident Kostovic passed qualifying at Wimbledon.
Jelena Ostapenko has launched her own clothing line.
Monday Wimbledon schedule…CENTRE Sinner vs Kecmanovic, Sabalenka vs Kostovic, Djokovic vs Wu… No 1 Raducanu vs Ruzic, Cilic vs Medvedev, Linette vs Andreeva.
Novak Djokovic is ready to challenge for the title at Wimbledon: “I’m better prepared here than at Roland Garros. Plus, playing on grass compared to clay requires less physical effort, and that helps me. I’ve always loved playing on grass, I have a great history here at Wimbledon, and that gives me confidence.”
“Roland Garros was very physically demanding, the three matches I played lasted almost four hours, I lost in the third round to a player 20 years younger, but I fought until the end.”
“I knew that arriving at Roland Garros without official matches and straight from the injury was going to be tough. Maybe it was too much for me at that moment, and that’s what happened, but I knew that would also give me more time to prepare for Wimbledon.”
Happy 24th birthday to Marta Kostyuk.
Stefanos Tsitsipas has dismissed his father Apostoulos for the second time, his new coach will be Patrick Mouratoglou for selected tournaments.
Zizou Bergs beat Ugo Humbert in the final of Eastbourne and they play again at Wimbledon first round.
It’s possible Elena Rybakina can achieve the WTA no. 1 ranking with a good result at Wimbledon. Currently ranked 2 with 8143 points, no. 1 Sabalenka has 9090 points.
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