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Day thirteen

First of all, if Medvedev said what he was reported to have said (my source is Andy Roddick’s podcast Served), then they should have defaulted him or why have the rule about being abusive of umpires? It won’t be fair to apply it to a lower ranked player being equally abusive of an umpire during a less high-profile match. I couldn’t hear what was said when I watched it.

Women’s final – ( Read more... )

Quarter-finals

Day nine (Tuesday) - ( Read more... )

Day ten (Wednesday) - ( Read more... )

Day eleven – Women’s semi-finals ( Read more... )

Second round

Day three – ( Read more... )

Day four - ( Read more... )

Third round

Day five – ( Read more... )

Day six (or middle Saturday) - ( Read more... )

( Mainly the women's singles )

For Wimbledon, I think the women’s side is harder to call than the men's. Swiatek has yet to prove herself on the grass, Sabalenka and all the former Wimbledon champions (I think three will be playing) have done better. I'm sure there will be a lot of talk about the psychodrama of Ons Jabeur and the Grand Slam she should win. Alcaraz and Sinner are somehow on the same half of the men's draw, so whoever comes through it is probably the favourite. Superhuman he may be, but Djokovic can’t come back to slam-winning levels so soon after such an injury. (Can he? Remember Nadal's last two Slam wins...) It will be interesting to see how Draper copes with the Weight of British Expectations. He must be hoping that Raducanu and Boulter can help give him cover.

After having been distracted by the European Athletics Championship, I got to watch some liveish tennis for the first time this year! ( Quarter-finals to finals of the women's singles. )