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• Draper to return at Eastbourne with new coach Murray

  19-06-2026 18:31 via bbc.com
  
  Britain's Jack Draper is set to make his return from injury at Eastbourne under new coach Andy Murray - but Emma Raducanu has opted not to take a wildcard.
  
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• Draper 'wins ugly like Murray' on injury return

  22-06-2026 20:24 via bbc.com
  
  Jack Draper says he drew inspiration from new coach Sir Andy Murray to claim an "ugly" win in his first competitive match in over two months.
  
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• Ex-Wimbledon champion Vondrousova given four-year ban

  22-06-2026 18:46 via bbc.com
  
  Former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova is banned for four years for refusing an anti-doping test in December 2025.
  
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• Draper returns at Eastbourne & Wimbledon qualifying begins - follow on the BBC

  22-06-2026 18:44 via bbc.com
  
  Jack Draper makes his return at Eastbourne and Wimbledon qualifying gets under way - follow it across the BBC.
  
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• Evans not motivated more by Wimbledon wildcard omission

  22-06-2026 17:10 via bbc.com
  
  Dan Evans says missing out on a Wimbledon main-draw wildcard has not motivated him more in qualifying as he beat Juan Carlos Prado Angelo in the first round.
  
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• 'Big smile!' - Evans reaches second round of Wimbledon qualifying

  22-06-2026 16:56 via bbc.com
  
  Britain's Dan Evans beats Juan Carlos Prado Angelo in the first round of Wimbledon qualifying and insists not receiving a wild card to the main draw is not a motivating factor for him.
  
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• Wimbledon 2023 champion Vondrousova given four-year ban for refusing anti-doping test

  22-06-2026 16:33
  ‘No compelling justification’ for not submitting a sample‘Unpredictable testing is essential to protect clean sport’The 2023 Wimbledon singles champion Marketa Vondrousova has been suspended from tennis for four years for refusing an anti-doping test.An independent tribunal concluded that there was “no compelling justification” for the 26-year-old Czech to have not submitted a sample when notified by a doping control officer, out of competition and at her home
  
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• Wimbledon champion hit with huge ban after refusing to take doping test

  22-06-2026 16:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova has been banned from professional tennis for four years after refusing a doping test
  
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• How to get last-minute Wimbledon 2026 tickets with public ballot closed

  22-06-2026 13:42 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Wimbledon 2026 is just a week away and there are still chances to watch the action on Centre Court and Court No.1 at SW19
  
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• Serena Williams wildcard is no gimmick and gives Wimbledon exactly what it needs

  22-06-2026 13:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  OPINION: Wimbledon remains THE jewel in this country's sporting crown and bringing back one of the all-time tennis greats, a 23-time Grand Slam winner, as a wildcard, makes perfect sense for the All England Club, the BBC, fans and pretty much everybody
  
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• Williams is the greatest - but will she produce another great fight?

  22-06-2026 13:17 via bbc.com
  
  Serena Williams will return to the singles court at Wimbledon aged 44 - BBC Sport analyses if she is ready and the challenges she will face.
  
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• 'Where champions are born' - the making of Jannik Sinner

  22-06-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jannik Sinner is the world's best tennis player. This is the journey that forged a champion.
  
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• Serena Williams to make singles comeback at Wimbledon

  21-06-2026 22:44 via bbc.com
  
  Serena Williams will make a surprise return to singles action at Wimbledon later this month after accepting a wildcard.
  
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• Cerundolo's dad conquers fear of flying to watch son win Queen's

  21-06-2026 21:15 via bbc.com
  
  Francisco Cerundolo secures the biggest title of his career by fighting back to beat Tommy Paul in the longest men's singles final at Queen's.
  
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• Serena Williams to make Wimbledon singles comeback after being handed wildcard

  21-06-2026 21:11
  
  Seven-time champion, now 44, continues on-court returnShe will also compete in doubles with sister VenusSerena Williams will make a stunning return to singles competition at Wimbledon after being announced as the tournament’s final wildcard on Sunday.Wimbledon will mark Williams’s first singles appearance in nearly four years after retiring from the sport at the 2022 US Open and it marks a dramatic escalation in her comeback. Continue reading...
  
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• Injury struggles 'like watching your decline' - Draper

  21-06-2026 20:09 via bbc.com
  
  Jack Draper says he felt he was watching his own decline during his recent injury struggles - but the Briton does not picture his career "being all injuries".
  
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• Jack Draper energised for return at Eastbourne with inspiration from coach Murray

  21-06-2026 20:02
  Draper builds for Wimbledon using Murray’s expertiseBriton confident in fitness after injuries ravage past yearJack Draper believes his “very special” relationship with Andy Murray and the faith the Scot has in him will help him to find a way through the toughest period of his career as he returns to the circuit at Eastbourne after an injury-ravaged 11 months.Draper is due to compete for the first time in two and a half months at the Eastbourne International on Monday after bei
  
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• Cerúndolo fights back in marathon three-hour Queen’s final to defeat Paul

  21-06-2026 19:39
  
  Argentinian’s 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-3 triumph biggest of his careerGruelling match is the longest Queen’s Club finalAll week at the Queen’s Club, ­Francisco Cerúndolo has had an unlikely guest in his players’ box: the No 10 Argentina shirt of Diego Maradona. And on the eve of the 40th anniversary of the Hand of God, Cerúndolo summoned tennis from the heavens to lift the biggest trophy of his career.But after fending off the American Tommy Paul 6-7 (4), 6-
  
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• Jack Draper opens up on 'incredibly difficult' year ahead of comeback with Andy Murray

  21-06-2026 19:00 via express.co.uk
  Jack Draper has been sidelined by arm and knee injuries, but returns in Eastbourne with Andy Murray in his corner.
  
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• Frances Tiafoe beats Taylor Fritz in all-American Halle final for biggest title of career

  21-06-2026 18:53
  28-year-old is first US player to win at Halle since 1993Tiafoe will climb to No 19 as Wimbledon nearsFrances Tiafoe beat fellow American Taylor Fritz 6-4 6-4 to win the ⁠Halle Open on Sunday, sealing the biggest title of his career and becoming the first American since 1993 to lift the ATP ⁠500 grass-court trophy.Tiafoe ⁠set the ​tone early, breaking serve in the opening set and remaining composed on his own delivery to keep Fritz from settling. He carried ⁠that mo
  
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• Cerundolo fights back to beat Paul in Queen's final

  21-06-2026 18:31 via bbc.com
  
  Watch the best shots from the men's singles final as Argentina's Francisco Cerundolo comes from a set down to beat Tommy Paul 6-7 (4-7) 6-4 6-3 to win the biggest title of his career at Queen's.
  
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• Bouzkova beats Navarro to clinch Nottingham title

  21-06-2026 17:04 via bbc.com
  
  Marie Bouzkova overcomes an ankle injury to beat Emma Navarro and win the Nottingham Open for her first grass-court singles title.
  
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• Tennis tournament evacuated as organisers issue apology for 'inappropriate behaviour'

  21-06-2026 14:26 via express.co.uk
  The Berlin Tennis Open grounds have been evacuated ahead of the women's singles final.
  
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• How Murray was tempted back to tennis - and would he ever do a Serena?

  21-06-2026 10:01 via bbc.com
  
  British tennis icon Andy Murray discusses returning to coaching with Jack Draper, Serena Williams' comeback and filling the void of not playing.
  
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• BBC Wimbledon pundit stepped down, legend quit and Boris Becker 'snub'

  21-06-2026 08:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The BBC is in for more changes this year when it comes to its coverage of Wimbledon
  
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• Serena Williams forced to evacuate hotel in middle of night days before Wimbledon return

  21-06-2026 08:00 via express.co.uk
  Tennis star Serena Williams was forced to evacuate her Berlin hotel with her two children during a 3am fire alarm at the 2026 Berlin Tennis Open.
  
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• Sell-out crowds and joy: how Queen’s Club women’s tournament outshone the men | Tumaini Carayol

  21-06-2026 06:00
  Serena Williams’ appearance plus Raducanu and Boulter doing so well put the men’s event in the shade this yearOne of the more amusing sights at the Queen’s Club tournament each year comes before even entering the grounds. On the first day of play on Monday, a deluge of spectators invariably descend on Barons Court station, just 150 metres from the entrance.So many people passing through a tiny London Underground station naturally means long queues at the barriers. That congesti
  
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• Goolagong review – a lovely tribute to an Aboriginal tennis legend

  20-06-2026 22:50
  
  She won seven grand slams, was ranked world No 1 and riled up Billie Jean King. But did this worthy yet syrupy drama really need to show her as a child hitting a ball against a wall with a plank of wood quite so many times?Goolagong opens to the soulful strains of Ann Peebles proclaiming: “It’s your thing – do what you wanna do!” It feels a little on the nose as a way to soundtrack an inspirational sporting drama, as Australia’s Evonne Goolagong (played by Lila McGu
  
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• Cerundolo's best shots sink Nakashima to reach Queen's final

  20-06-2026 18:02 via bbc.com
  
  Argentina's Francisco Cerundolo beats USA's Brandon Nakashima 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-4, to progress to the finals in the Queen's Club Championships.
  
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• Why tennis pros wear high-tech tracking vests

  20-06-2026 17:55 via bbc.com
  
  BBC Sport's Andrew Castle and Great Britain's Davis Cup captain Leon Smith explain why tennis pros wear high-tech tracking vests during matches.
  
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