Tennis Today: Queen’s reserving wildcards for Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal
In Tennis Today, Queen’s Club still hopeful that Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal will enter this year’s tournament.
What’s on the site
Will we or won’t we see Andy Murray at Wimbledon this year? Read what the man himself has to say.
If you want to know how good Stefanos Tsitsipas really is, says Michael Graham, then look no further than Alexander Zverev’s obvious disdain for him.
Doubles great Todd Woodbridge believes Nick Kyrgios “got baited” into criticising Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.
Former Wimbledon winner Venus Williams admits she broke one of her own rules by taking part in an exhibition match against Kim Clijsters at the new-look No.1 Court.
Here are your ATP Rankings after the Italian Open.
And your WTA Rankings.
Meanwhile, Victoria Azarenka admits she thought “she would never play tennis again” after her pregnancy.
Who are your favourites for the title at Roland Garros? Greg Rusedski has his say.
What’s in the news
Dan Evan will play at Queen’s Club this year after receiving a wildcard and organisers are still hopeful that Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal will play as they are reserving wildcards for the trio.
Italian Open winners Rafael Nadal and Karolina Pliskova feature on the latest Tennis Podcast, but they also discuss Nick Kyrgios’ controversial No Challenges Remaining interview.
What’s on social media
Juan Martin del Potro takes a jog in Paris.
Bianca Andreescu is not a GOT fan, or is she fooling us?
What is game of thrones 😂😂😂🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️ https://t.co/DuoMhvqpVY
— Bianca (@Bandreescu_) May 21, 2019
Madison Keys pays tribute to Venus and Serena Williams.
And a tribute to Sloane Stephens too.
Maria Sharapova in Chicago.
Maria having fun with 🦆 in Chicago.👠🤗 pic.twitter.com/EchRZdyxj0
— SpacePova (@SpacePova) May 21, 2019
A positive update from Nicole Gibbs following her surgery.
Nick Kyrgios paid a visit to SW19.
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Strawberries ?? Cream ?? and a cheeky stop by the last 8?? club before Paris ????????????????????
A bit of spot Stan Wawrinka.
Who can spot @stanwawrinka? 🧐😂@genevaopen pic.twitter.com/f4KTzxjTO5
— ATP Tour (@ATP_Tour) May 20, 2019
Something to cheer you up on this Tuesday.
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