Author: Tristan Wells

The unseeded Brit has shown impressive form so far, comfortably dispatching Mimi Xu and Marketa Vondrousova with identical 6–3, 6–3 scorelines.This year’s tournament has already seen its fair share of upsets, with four of the top five seeds eliminated before the third round.Raducanu is making her fourth appearance in the Wimbledon main draw. Her best runs came in 2021 and 2024, when she reached the fourth round.The former US Open champion has reached two WTA quarter-finals this season and has climbed back into the world’s top 40.Following a disappointing loss to Australian teenager Maya Joint in Eastbourne, Raducanu admitted she…

Now the world No4 faces a potentially tough test back on No1 Court against veteran Cilic, the 2014 US Open winner who reached the final at Wimbledon in 2017, losing to Roger Federer in straight sets. The Croatian, 36, recently provided a reminder of his enduring grass-court abilities by defeating Shintaro Mochizuki to win the Nottingham Open, breaking one of Andy Murray’s long-held records in the process. Source link

Wimbledon this year will see the hottest temperatures in the tournament’s 147-year history.There is a ‘heat rule’ in place at Wimbledon which will see a ten-minute break taken between the second and third set when the heat stress index is at or above 30.1C.Temperatures are expected to soar into the low 30s, and could peak at 36C. That would be 7C hotter than the previous warmest start to the Championships, when 29.3C was recorded on June 25, 2001.A record high for the tournament was the 35.7C recorded on July 1, 2015.The weather will cool somewhat later in the first week…

Head coach Andy Farrell has made 14 changes to his team for Saturday’s third match of the summer tour of Australia against more Super Rugby Pacific opposition at Sydney’s Allianz Stadium, having followed up their 54-7 thrashing of the Western Force in Perth by running in another eight tries in Wednesday’s 52-12 rout of the Queensland Reds in Brisbane.Huw Jones is the only player to retain his starting berth from that latter match at Suncorp Stadium, where the first of three Tests against the Wallabies will be held on July 19, partnering Sione Tuipulotu in an all-Scotland centre combination.Versatile full-back…

Farrell’s significant experience and positional versatility – he can play either at fly-half or in the centres – made him a strong candidate for involvement, having earned 112 England caps and previously been involved in each of the Lions tours of 2013, 2017 and 2021 under Warren Gatland, making 19 appearances and starting every Test of the drawn series in New Zealand eight years ago. Source link

Draper made a confident start to the Championships on Monday. He was two sets up against Sebastian Baez and leading in the third before his Argentine opponent was forced to retire.The Brit will have an entirely different challenge on his hands today as Cilic, a former finalist in SW19, has vast experience and will be looking to make the most of his first appearance at Wimbledon in four years.Furthermore, the Croat has a thumping serve in his arsenal which is sure to give Draper plenty to think about.Draper will be last on No.1 Court today, as world no.7 Mirra Andreeva…

Draper, the current world No4, takes on 2017 Wimbledon finalist Marin Cilic this afternoon as he looks to progress past the second round for the first time at SW19.Evans has a daunting task on his hands first up against seven-time champion – and 24-time Grand Slam winner – Djokovic, although the former British No1 does currently boast an invincible record against the Serbian.World No1 and tournament top seed Jannik Sinner is also back in the spotlight, up against Australia’s Aleksandar Vukic, with women’s eighth seed Iga Swiatek playing American Caty McNally in the other Centre Court match on day four.Joining…

Los Blancos comfortably topped their group, accumulating seven from a possible nine points, defeating Pachuca and Salzburg, and drawing to Al-Hilal in the process, before a lethargic 1-0 win over Juventus in the last-16 stage.Dortmund’s path to the last eight has been very similar to their Spanish counterparts, having topped their group with two wins and a draw from three games.The Germans then beat Monterrey 2-1 in a somewhat unconvincing manner after scoring twice early in the game.Date, kick-off time and venueReal Madrid vs Dortmund is scheduled for a 9pm BST kick-off on Saturday, July 5, 2025.The match will take…

The summer window is ramping up with some major moves edging closer. Arsenal are said to have agreed a deal with Viktor Gyokeres and been handed a new boost over Rodrygo, as well as making a fresh offer for Cristhian Mosquera, who may have submitted a transfer request. The Gunners also want to sign Eberechi Eze and are poised to announce the arrivals of Christian Norgaard and Martin Zubimendi to follow Kepa Arrizabalaga. Source link

PSG and Bayern will lock horns in a heavyweight quarter-final clash to determine who will reach the last four of the Club World Cup.PSG come off the back of a 4-0 demolition of Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami in the round of 16.The French giants have now found the back of the net four times on two separate occasions at this year’s tournament, having thrashed Atletico Madrid 4-0 in their opening game.Vincent Kompany’s Bayern find themselves in the last eight after beating an impressive Flamengo side 4-2.Harry Kane netted a brace to help send the Bavarians through, and has three goals…