Wimbledon - Gentlemen’s Singles 2R start

Second round commenced at Wimbledon.

2022 Wimbledon, on Grass, at Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom, 27 June - 10 July 2022.

Defending champion:

Novak Djokovic (1) who defeated Matteo Berrettini (7) 6-7(4) 6-4 6-4 6-3

Second round results:

- Novak Djokovic (1) defeated Thanasi Kokkinakis 6-1 6-4 6-2

- Miomir Kecmanovic (25) defeated Alejandro Tabilo 7-6(4) 7-6(3) 3-6 6-3

- Nikoloz Basilashvili (22) defeated Quentin Halys 7-6(7) 0-6 7-5 7-6(5)

- Wildcard Tim van Rijthoven defeated Reilly Opelka (15) 6-4 6-7(8) 7-6(7) 7-6(4)

- Jannik Sinner (10) defeated Mikael Ymer 6-4 6-3 5-7 6-2

- John Isner (20) defeated Andy Murray 6-4 7-6(4) 6-7(3) 6-4

- Oscar Otte (32) defeated wildcard Christian Harrison 3-1 (retired)

- Carlos Alcaraz (5) defeated Tallon Griekspoor 6-4 7-6(0) 6-3

- Ugo Humbert defeated Casper Ruud (3) 3-6 6-2 7-5 6-4

- David Goffin defeated Sebastian Baez (31) 6-1 6-2 6-4

- Frances Tiafoe (23) defeated qualifier Maximilian Marterer 6-2 6-2 7-6(3)

- Alexander Bublik defeated Dusan Lajovic 7-6(7) 6-2 7-5

- Cameron Norrie (9) defeated Jaume Munar 6-4 3-6 5-7 6-0 6-2

- Steve Johnson defeated wildcard Ryan Peniston 6-3 6-2 6-4

- Tommy Paul (30) defeated Adrian Mannarino 6-2 6-4 6-1

- Jiri Vesely defeated Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-3 5-7 6-7(2) 6-3 7-6(10-7)

Wimbledon - Ladies’ Singles 2R start

Second round commenced at Wimbledon. 

Including completion of final first round matches (two unfinished from previous day)

2022 Wimbledon, on Grass, at Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom, 27 June - 10 July 2022.

2021 champion (not defending): 

Ashleigh Barty (1) who defeated Karolina Pliskova (8) 6-3 6-7(4) 6-3

First round results:

- Greet Minnen defeated Garbiñe Muguruza (9) 6-4 6-0 after play resumed from previous day 

- Harriet Dart defeated Rebeka Masarova 6-1 6-4

- Jessica Pegula (8) defeated Donna Vekic 6-3 7-6(2)

- Karolina Pliskova (6) defeated Tereza Martincova 7-6(1) 7-5 after play resumed from previous day 

Second round results:

- Marie Bouzkova defeated Ann Li 6-0:6-3

- Alison Riske-Amritraj (28) defeated qualifier Maja Chwalinska 3-6 6-1 6-0

- Zhang Shuai (33) defeated Marta Kostyuk 7-6(6) 6-2

- Caroline Garcia defeated Emma Raducanu (10) 6-3 6-3

- Angelique Kerber (15) defeated Magda Linette 6-3 6-3

- Panna Udvardy and Elise Mertens (24) were tied at 6-3 6-7(5) when bad light stopped play 

- Diane Parry defeated qualifier Mai Hontama 6-3 6-2

- Ons Jabeur (3) defeated qualifier Katarzyna Kawa 6-4 6-0

- Maria Sakkari (5) defeated Viktoriya Tomova 6-4 6-3

- Tatjana Maria defeated Sorana Cirstea (26) 6-3 1-6 7-5

- Irina-Camelia Begu defeated Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6-4 6-4

- Jelena Ostapenko (12) defeated qualifier Yanina Wickmayer 6-2 6-2

- Heather Watson led Wang Qiang 7-5 5-4 when bad light stopped play 

- Kaja Juvan defeated Dalma Galfi 7-5 6-3

- Lesia Tsurenko defeated Anhelina Kalinina (29) 3-6 6-4 6-3

- Jule Niemeier defeated Anett Kontaveit (2) 6-4 6-0

Wimbledon - Ladies’ Singles 1R almost complete

First round almost completed at Wimbledon. Including completion of unfinished matches from previous day.

2022 Wimbledon, on Grass, at Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom, 27 June - 10 July 2022.

2021 champion (not defending): 

Ashleigh Barty (1) who defeated Karolina Pliskova (8) 6-3 6-7(4) 6-3

19th seed Madison Keys withdrew after the main draw was published due to an abdominal injury, and was replaced by lucky loser CoCo Vandeweghe.

Zhang Shuai was instated as 33rd seed and moved in the draw to the place previously occupied by Keys.

Vandeweghe took the place previously occupied by Zhang Shuai.

Danka Kovinic withdrew after the main draw was published due to a back injury, and was replaced by lucky loser Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove.

Wang Xinyu withdrew after the main draw was published due to a leg injury, and was replaced by lucky loser Yuan Yue.

First round results:

- Tatjana Maria defeated qualifier Astra Sharma 4-6 6-3 6-4 after play resumed from previous day 

- Wang Qiang defeated Belinda Bencic (14) 6-4 5-7 6-2 after play resumed from previous day

- Heather Watson defeated Tamara Korpatsch 6-7(7) 7-5 6-2 after play resumed from previous day

- Zhang Shuai (33) defeated Misaki Doi 6-4 6-0

- Marta Kostyuk defeated wildcard Katie Swan 4-6 6-4 6-4

- Maria Sakkari (5) defeated qualifier Zoe Hives 6-1 6-4

- Viktoriya Tomova defeated wildcard Daria Saville 7-5 3-6 7-5

- Qualifier Yanina Wickmayer defeated Zhu Lin 6-4 6-2

- Jelena Ostapenko (12) defeated Oceane Dodin 6-4 6-4

- Iga Swiatek (1) defeated qualifier Jana Fett 6-0 6-3

- Lucky loser Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove defeated wildcard Sonay Kartal 6-4 3-6 6-1

- Claire Liu defeated Nuria Parrizas Diaz 7-5 6-3

- Alizé Cornet defeated Yulia Putintseva (27) 6-3 7-6(5)

- Ajla Tomljanovic defeated Jil Teichmann (18) 6-2 6-3

- Qualifier Catherine Harrison defeated Arantxa Rus 6-1 6-4

- Viktorija Golubic defeated Andrea Petkovic 6-4 6-3

- Barbora Krejcikova (13) defeated Maryna Zanevska 7-6(4) 6-3

- Greet Minnen led Garbiñe Muguruza (9) 6-4 when bad light stopped play 

- Zheng Qinwen defeated Sloane Stephens 7-6(1) 7-5

- Bianca Andreescu defeated qualifier Emma Bektas 6-1 6-3

- Elena Rybakina (17) defeated lucky loser CoCo Vandeweghe 7-6(2) 7-5

- Petra Martic defeated Shelby Rogers (30) 6-2 7-6(5)

- Kristina Kucova defeated Laura Pigossi 7-5 6-0

- Paula Badosa (4) defeated qualifier Louisa Chirico 6-2 6-1

- Irina Bara defeated Chloe Paquet 6-2 6-4

- Ana Bogdan defeated Dayana Yastremska 6-2 6-2

- Petra Kvitova (25) defeated Jasmine Paolini 2-6 6-4 6-2

- Magdalena Frech defeated Camila Giorgi (21) 7-6(4) 6-1

- Anna Karolina Schmiedlova defeated Rebecca Peterson 7-5 0-6 6-3

- Kirsten Flipkens defeated qualifier Jaimee Fourlis 7-5 6-2

- Simona Halep (16) defeated Karolina Muchova 6-3 6-2

- CoCo Gauff (11) defeated Elena-Gabriela Ruse 2-6 6-3 7-5

- Mihaela Buzarnescu defeated qualifier Nastasja Schunk 6-4 6-2

- Lauren Davis defeated Madison Brengle 6-2 7-5

- Amanda Anisimova (20) defeated lucky loser Yuan Yue 6-3 6-4

- Sara Sorribes Tormo (32) defeated qualifier Christina McHale 6-2 6-1

- Harmony Tan defeated wildcard Serena Williams 7-5 1-6 7-6 (10-7)

- Wildcard Katie Boulter defeated Clara Burel 7-5 6-3

- Karolina Pliskova (6) led Tereza Martincova 7-6(1) 5-5 when the 11.00pm curfew stopped play

Wimbledon - Gentlemen’s Singles 1R complete

First round completed at Wimbledon. Including completion of unfinished matches from previous day.

2022 Wimbledon, on Grass, at Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom, 27 June - 10 July 2022.

Defending champion:

Novak Djokovic (1) who defeated Matteo Berrettini (7) 6-7(4) 6-4 6-4 6-3

14th seed Marin Cilic withdrew after the main draw was published due to positive COVID test, and was replaced by lucky loser Nuno Borges.

8th seed Matteo Berrettini withdrew after the main draw was published due to positive COVID test, and was replaced by lucky loser Elias Ymer.

Borna Coric withdrew after the main draw was published due to a shoulder injury, and was replaced by lucky loser Stefan Kozlov.

First round results:

- Reilly Opelka (15) defeated Carlos Taberner 7-6(5) 6-4 6-4 after play resumed from previous day 

- Mikael Ymer defeated Daniel Altmaier 6-3 7-5 7-5 after play resumed from previous day

- Qualifier Christian Harrison defeated wildcard Jay Clarke 7-6(3) 6-1 7-6(6) after play resumed from previous day

- David Goffin defeated qualifier Radu Albot 6-2 6-2 7-6(5)

- Sebastian Baez (31) defeated Taro Daniel 6-4 6-4 7-5

- Wildcard Ryan Peniston defeated Henri Laaksonen 6-4 6-3 6-2

- Steve Johnson defeated Grigor Dimitrov (18) 4-6 5-2 (retired)

- Cristian Garin defeated lucky loser Elias Ymer 6-3 7-5 6-4

- Lucky loser Hugo Grenier defeated qualifier Marc-Andrea Huesler 6-3 7-6(0) 6-7(5) 2-6 6-4

- Benjamin Bonzi defeated lucky loser Zdenek Kolar 6-3 6-3 6-1

- Jenson Brooksby (29) defeated qualifier Mikhail Kukushkin 6-3 6-2 6-3

- Alex de Minaur (19) defeated Hugo Dellien 6-1 6-3 7-5

- Jack Draper defeated wildcard Zizou Bergs 6-4 6-4 7-6(4)

- Wildcard Liam Broady defeated qualifier Lukas Klein 4-6 6-3 7-5 6-7(2) 6-3

- Diego Schwartzman (12) defeated lucky loser Stefan Kozlov 6-3 6-2 6-2

- Denis Shapovalov (13) defeated Arthur Rinderknech 6-1 6-7(6) 6-7(4) 6-4 6-1

- Brandon Nakashima defeated qualifier Nicola Kuhn 6-3 6-7(1) 6-3 6-2

- Daniel Elahi Galan defeated Dominik Koepfer 6-4 7-5 7-6(1)

- Roberto Bautista Agut (17) defeated Attila Balazs 6-1 6-0 6-3

- Filip Krajinovic (26) defeated Jiri Lehecka 5-7 6-4 6-7(5) 7-6(5) 6-4

- Nick Kyrgios defeated wildcard Paul Jubb 3-6 6-1 7-5 6-7(3) 7-5

- Jordan Thompson defeated Roberto Carballes Baena 6-4 6-1 6-1

- Stefanos Tsitsipas (4) defeated qualifier Alexander Ritschard 7-6(1) 6-3 5-7 6-4

- Maxime Cressy defeated Felix Auger-Aliassime (6) 6-7(5) 6-4 7-6(9) 7-6(5)

- Qualifier Jack Sock defeated qualifier Bernabe Zapata Miralles 7-6(6) 6-4 6-4

- Qualifier Dennis Novak defeated Facundo Bagnis 7-6(7) 2-6 6-4 6-3

- Qualifier Jason Kubler defeated Daniel Evans (28) 6-1 6-4 6-3

- Marcos Giron defeated Holger Rune (24) 6-3 7-5 6-4

- Alex Molcan defeated Pedro Martinez 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-1

- Wildcard Alastair Gray defeated Tseng Chun-hsin 6-3 6-3 7-6(3)

- Taylor Fritz (11) defeated Lorenzo Musetti 6-4 6-4 6-3

- Mackenzie McDonald defeated lucky loser Nuno Borges 6-4 6-4 7-6(3)

- Richard Gasquet defeated Joao Sousa 7-6(7) 6-2 4-6 4-6 6-3

- Emil Ruusuvuori defeated Yoshihito Nishioka 6-2 6-2 4-6 6-4

- Botic van de Zandschulp (21) defeated Feliciano Lopez 6-2 6-3 6-3

- Lorenzo Sonego (27) defeated Denis Kudla 6-7(6) 6-3 7-5 4-6 6-2

- Hugo Gaston defeated Alexei Popyrin 6-2 4-6 0-6 7-6(3) 6-3

- Ricardas Berankis defeated Sam Querrey 6-4 7-5 6-3

- Rafael Nadal (2) defeated Francisco Cerundolo 6-4 6-3 3-6 6-4

Wimbledon - Ladies’ Singles 1R start

First round commenced at Wimbledon.

2022 Wimbledon, on Grass, at Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom, 27 June - 10 July 2022.

2021 champion (not defending): 

Ashleigh Barty (1) who defeated Karolina Pliskova (8) 6-3 6-7(4) 6-3

19th seed Madison Keys withdrew after the main draw was published due to an abdominal injury, and was replaced by lucky loser CoCo Vandeweghe.

Zhang Shuai was instated as 33rd seed and moved in the draw to the place previously occupied by Keys.

Vandeweghe took the place previously occupied by Zhang Shuai.

First round results:

- Marie Bouzkova defeated Danielle Collins (7) 5-7 6-4 6-4

- Ann Li defeated Lucia Bronzetti 6-1 6-4

- Qualifier Maja Chwalinska defeated Katerina Siniakova 6-0 7-5

- Alison Riske-Amritraj (28) defeated Ylena In-Albon 6-2 6-4

- Caroline Garcia defeated wildcard Yuriko Miyazaki 4-6 6-1 7-6(10-4)

- Emma Raducanu (10) defeated Alison Uytvanck 6-4 6-4

- Angelique Kerber (15) defeated Kristina Mladenovic 6-0 7-5

- Magda Linette defeated qualifier Fernanda Contreras Gomez 6-1 6-4

- Panna Udvardy defeated Tamara Zidansek 6-4 7-6(1)

- Elise Mertens (24) defeated Camila Osorio 1-6 6-2 4-2 (retired)

- Diane Parry defeated Kaia Kanepi (31) 6-4 6-4

- Qualifier Mai Hontama defeated Clara Tauson 4-1 (retired)

- Qualifier Katarzyna Kawa defeated Rebecca Marino 6-4 3-6 7-5

- Ons Jabeur (3) defeated qualifier Mirjam Bjorklund 6-1 6-3

- Qualifier Astra Sharma and Tatjana Maria were tied at 6-4 3-6 when bad light stopped play 

- Sorana Cirstea (26) defeated Aleksandra Krunic 7-6(5) 7-6(1)

- Elisabetta Cocciaretto defeated Martina Trevisan (22) 6-2 6-0

- Irina-Camelia Begu defeated Ekaterine Gorgodze 6-4 6-1

- Belinda Bencic (14) and Wang Qiang were tied at 4-6 7-5 when bad light stopped play 

- Tamara Korpatsch and Heather Watson were tied at 7-6(7) 5-7 when the 11.00pm curfew stopped play 

- Dalma Galfi defeated qualifier Maddison Inglis 5-7 6-3 6-4

- Kaja Juvan defeated Beatriz Haddad Maia (23) 6-4 4-6 6-2

- Anhelina Kalinina (29) defeated Anna Bondar 4-6 6-2 6-4

- Lesia Tsurenko defeated wildcard Jodie Burrage 6-2 6-3

- Jule Niemeier defeated Wang Xiyu 6-1 6-4

- Anett Kontaveit (2) defeated Bernarda Pera 7-5 6-1

Wimbledon - Gentlemen’s Singles 1R start

First round commenced at Wimbledon.

2022 Wimbledon, on Grass, at Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom, 27 June - 10 July 2022.

Defending champion:

Novak Djokovic (1) who defeated Matteo Berrettini (7) 6-7(4) 6-4 6-4 6-3

14th seed Marin Cilic withdrew after the main draw was published due to positive COVID test, and was replaced by lucky loser Nuno Borges.

Borna Coric withdrew after the main draw was published due to a shoulder injury, and was replaced by lucky loser Zdenek Kolar.

First round results:

- Novak Djokovic (1) defeated Soonwoo Kwon 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-4

- Thanasi Kokkinakis defeated Kamil Majchrzak 7-6(5) 6-2 7-5

- Alejandro Tabilo defeated Laslo Djere 7-6(6) 6-2 1-6 4-6 7-6(13-11)

- Miomir Kecmanovic (25) defeated John Millman 6-3 2-6 6-3 6-4

- Nikoloz Basilashvili (22) defeated qualifier Lukas Rosol 6-7(4) 7-6(6) 3-6 6-3 6-3

- Quentin Halys defeated Benoit Paire 4-6 6-1 6-2 6-4

- Wildcard Tim van Rijthoven defeated Federico Delbonis 7-6(7) 6-1 6-2

- Reilly Opelka (15) led Carlos Taberner 7-6(5) 6-4 1-2 when bad light stopped play 

- Jannik Sinner (10) defeated wildcard Stan Wawrinka 7-5 4-6 6-3 6-2

- Mikael Ymer led Daniel Altmaier 6-3 7-5 when bad light stopped play 

- Andy Murray defeated James Duckworth 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-4

- John Isner (20) defeated qualifier Enzo Couacaud 6-7(6) 7-6(3) 4-6 6-3 7-5

- Oscar Otte (32) defeated Peter Gojowczyk 6-1 6-2 6-1

- Qualifier Christian Harrison led wildcard Jay Clarke 7-6(3) 6-1 5-5 when bad light stopped play 

- Tallon Griekspoor defeated Fabio Fognini 5-7 7-5 6-3 6-4

- Carlos Alcaraz (5) defeated Jan-Lennard Struff 4-6 7-5 4-6 7-6(3) 6-4

- Casper Ruud (3) defeated Albert Ramos-Vinolas 7-6(1) 7-6(9) 6-2

- Ugo Humbert defeated Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-3 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-4

- Frances Tiafoe (23) defeated qualifier Andrea Vavassori 6-4 6-4 6-4

- Qualifier Maximilian Marterer defeated Aljaz Bedene 4-6 7-5 6-4 7-5

- Alexander Bublik defeated Marton Fucsovics 6-1 6-2 6-4

- Dusan Lajovic defeated Pablo Carreno Busta (16) 3-6 6-4 (retired)

- Cameron Norrie (9) defeated Pablo Andujar 6-0 7-6(3) 6-3

- Jaume Munar defeated Thiago Monteiro 6-2 6-4 7-5

- Tommy Paul (30) defeated Fernando Verdasco 6-1 6-2 7-6(4)

- Adrian Mannarino defeated qualifier Max Purcell 6-3 7-6(0) 4-6 4-6 6-4

- Jiri Vesely defeated Federico Coria 6-3 6-2 7-6(3)

- Alejandro Davidovich Fokina defeated Hubert Hurkacz (7) 7-6(4) 6-4 5-7 2-6 7-6(10-8)

Wimbledon - Ladies’ Singles Preview

Ash Barty is not there to defend her Wimbledon title, and top seed Iga Swiatek is the new dominant force in women’s tennis.

On the face of it, Iga is set to add the 2022 Wimbledon trophy to her fast growing collection, and the rest simply providing support to her starring role.

I’m not as convinced.

Sure, her path is not particularly onerous early on, and Swiatek should account for Yulia Putintseva (27) in the third round, and Jil Teichmann (18) or Barbora Krejcikova (13) in the round of sixteen.

Her quarter final opponent is seeded to be Jessica Pegula (8), but others could pop up, including 2017 Wimbledon champion Garbiñe Muguruza (9) (if you can excuse her patchy lead up form), and unseeded Grand Slam champions Sloane Stephens and Bianca Andreescu (the latter a Bad Homburg finalist at the weekend)

Who Swiatek may meet in the semi final is anyones guess.

The other quarter in the top half is led by Paula Badosa (4) and she’d be horrified to see Petra Kvitova (25) as a likely third round opponent.

Kvitova is a dual Wimbledon winner, and just won Eastbourne, to pose one of the big threats at SW19.

Badosa or Kvitova would probably have to face 2019 champion Simona Halep (16) in the round of sixteen, a daunting task.

The other half of this stacked quarter is headed by last year’s finalist Karolina Pliskova (4).

In that section is the biggest wildcard Serena Williams, and even without any singles tennis of late, her doubles match practice at Eastbourne could be enough to launch Serena into a third round clash with Pliskova.

Surviving that only presents more difficulty with a possible round of sixteen match up with either CoCo Gauff (11) or Amanda Anisimova (20), both in ideal form.

The top quarter of the bottom half features Ons Jabeur (3), a genuine chance to take the title. Jabeur recently won the grass court title in Berlin, beating Gauff in the semis, and Belinda Bencic in the final.

The draw has Jabeur most likely meeting last years semi finalist Angelique Kerber (15) in the round of sixteen.

The other section of this quarter has Danielle Collins (8) seeded to meet Emma Raducanu (10) in the fourth round.

Raducanu hasn’t won much of late, and she is drawn to possibly play unseeded Caroline Garcia in the second round. Garcia just defeated Andreescu to win the Bad Homburg title.

Anett Kontaveit (2) is heading the bottom quarter, and has no form to speak of. She hasn’t played since Roland Garros, where she lost her opening match, just as she did in Rome the tournament before.

If Kontaveit makes it to the third round, she may meet Anhelina Kalinina (29), an Eastbourne quarter finalist.

Harder still would be a round of sixteen clash with Beatriz Haddad Maia (23) who has won Nottingham and Birmingham and was runner up at Eastbourne, or Belinda Bencic (14), finalist in Berlin.

Maria Sakkari (5) won’t find it easy in the other part of the quarter, with a possible fourth round encounter with Jelena Ostapenko (12), finalist at Eastbourne.

Before that, the Greek number one would need to travel past Sorana Cirstea (26).semi finalist in Birmingham.

My predictions:

Quarter finals:

Iga Swiatek (1) v Garbiñe Muguruza (9)

Petra Kvitova (25) v CoCo Gauff (11)

Danielle Collins (7) v Ons Jabeur (3)

Jelena Ostapenko (12) v Beatriz Haddad Maia (23)

Semi finals:

Iga Swiatek (1) v Petra Kvitova (25)

Ons Jabeur (3) v Beatriz Haddad Maia (23)

Final:

Petra Kvitova (25) to defeat Ons Jabeur (3)

to win her third Wimbledon 

Fritz wins 2nd Eastbourne title

Final day in Eastbourne.

2022 Rothesay International Eastbourne, an ATP 250 tournament, on Grass, in Eastbourne, United Kingdom, 20-25 June 2022.

Defending champion:

Alex de Minaur (2) who defeated Lorenzo Sonego (3) 4-6 6-4 7-6(5)

Final:

Maxime Cressy (USA) v Taylor Fritz (3) (USA)

This would be the first ATP match between the pair.

Cressy served first and was broken.

He saved a break point in the fifth game to avoid a double break.

Serving at 2-4, Cressy double faulted, failed with a volley, double faulted again, then put another volley out of court to drop serve.

Fritz would serve for the set at 5-2.

No trouble. A backhand winner, an ace, and a forehand winner to seal the set for Fritz 6-2.

Set two was more a competition with no break chances and only one game going to deuce.

A tie break was needed to separate them.

Serving at 2-3, Fritz volleyed into the net, giving Cressy the advantage.

Things went with serve until Fritz was serving at 3-6, facing three set points.

He saved one with an ace.

Fritz then hit a forehand long and Cressy took the set 7-6(4).

The first five games of the decider were love games in favour of the server.

Game six began with two double faults from Cressy to break the cycle, but the danger was averted and 3–3 the result.

Serving at 5-6 and 15-30, Cressy played two clutch volleys to extract him from potential disaster and send the match into a tie break decider.

Cressy double faulted with his first serve in the breaker. Fritz led 2-0.

No more points against serve until Cressy served at 4-6, having just saved one match point.

Cressy mishit an overhead and the match was over.

Taylor Fritz won 6-2 6-7(4) 7-6(4) to claim his second Eastbourne title.

Tsitsipas wins Mallorca title

Final day in Mallorca.

2022 Mallorca Championships, an ATP 250 tournament, on Grass, in Mallorca, Spain, 19-25 June 2022.

Defending champion:

Wildcard Daniil Medvedev (1) who defeated Sam Querrey 6-4 6-2

Final:

Roberto Bautista Agut (5) (Spain) v wildcard Stefanos Tsitsipas (2) (Greece)

Tsitsipas had won both of the two previous matches between the players.

The opening four games of set one were all won by Tsitsipas, and although Bautista Agut retrieved one of the breaks in game six, the gap was too big, and Tsitsipas served out the set 6-4.

Tsitsipas broke serve in game three of set two, and consolidated for 3-1.

Bautista Agut won the next five games to take the set 6-3 and square the match.

In the decider, Tsitsipas broke serve in the fourth game, and held in the fifth to lead 4-1.

He served for the match at 5-3, but was broken back.

Bautista Agut levelled at 5-5.

A tie break would ultimately decide the match.

Tsitsipas played an excellent tiebreaker to win the match 6-4 3-6 7-6(2) and collect his first grass court title.

Garcia wins Bad Homburg title

Final day in Bad Homburg. 

2022 Bad Homburg Open presented by Engels & Voelkers, a WTA 250 tournament, on Grass, in Bad Homburg, Germany, 19-25 June 2022.

Defending champion:

Angelique Kerber (4) who defeated Katerina Siniakova 6-3 6-2

Final:

Bianca Andreescu (Canada) v Caroline Garcia (France)

The final would be the first WTA clash between the players.

In set one, Garcia was the first to strike, breaking in game four.

Andreescu immediately broke back, and later saved four break points to level at 4-4.

A tie break was required, 

After each player had a couple of mini breaks, it was on serve until at 5-6, Garcia lost the next point on her serve, and the set went to Andreescu 7-6(5).

No break points in set two until the sixth game where Andreescu converted and led 4-2.

Garcia, down a set and a break, fought back strongly, breaking the Andreescu serve twice, and taking the set 6-4.

In the decider, Garcia again was down a break, this time 0-2, but as in set two, broke the next two serves of Andreescu and held a 3-2 advantage.

The French player saved two break points before consolidating at 4-2, and there were no more chances for Andreescu after that.

Caroline Garcia served it out 6-7(5) 6-4 6-4 to claim her first title since Nottingham in June 2019.

Kvitova wins Eastbourne title

Final day in Eastbourne.

2022 Rothesay International Eastbourne, a WTA 500 tournament, on Grass, in Eastbourne, United Kingdom, 19-25 June 2022.

Defending champion:

Wildcard Jelena Ostapenko who defeated Anett Kontaveit 6-3 6-3

Final:

Petra Kvitova (14) (Czech Republic) v Jelena Ostapenko (8) (Latvia)

The eight previous contests between the players had been split 4-4, the most recent a win to Ostapenko in Dubai earlier this year.

In set one, Kvitova did not face a break point, in fact wasn’t taken to deuce.

Ostapenko, however, was broken in her first service game, and had to save break points in the next two.

Serving at 2-5, the defending champion saved two set points, but that only gave Kvitova the chance to deliver a love game to take the set 6-3.

In set two, Kvitova broke the Latvian serve in game three, then fought off five break points in the longest game of the match before holding for 3-1.

Another break left Kvitova ahead 4-1, and Ostapenko saved a match point when serving at 1-5.

Kvitova served out the match 6-3 6-2 to take her first Eastbourne title, and 29th overall in her illustrious career.

Wimbledon - Gentlemen’s Singles preview

Controversy surrounded this year’s Wimbledon well before talk of tennis balls being hit.

First, there was the ban placed on Russian and Belarusian players competing, a decision not taken by organisers of any of the other Grand Slam tournaments. I disagree with the ban.

Then in response, both the ATP and WTA decided to treat Wimbledon as a point free zone, meaning players would drop points gained from 2021, but not gain any from this year, irrespective of performance.

I disagree with this decision also.

However, that is done, and we still have a Grand Slam tournament up for grabs, the glory of winning remaining as it ever was.

This year, a number of seeded players do not present sufficient grass court credentials or form to realistically be a threat beyond a few rounds.

Top seed Novak Djokovic certainly does, and the six time Wimbledon winner (including the last three) should cruise through to the quarters again, probably knocking out fellow Serb Miomir Kecmanovic (25) and Reilly Opelka (15) on the way.

He is scheduled to meet Carlos Alcaraz (5) in the final eight, but the young gun is not as proven on grass, and he may find the likes of Oscar Otte (32) and Jannik Sinner (10), and even Andy Murray problematic.

Hubert Hurkacz (7) is flying in the lead up to Wimbledon, with a title win in Halle. His scalps there included Auger-Aliassime, Kyrgios, and Medvedev in the final.

Expect him to forge a significant path through the Wimbledon draw, and perhaps meet Cameron Norrie (9) in a round of sixteen tantaliser.

A quarter final is expected between Hurkacz and Casper Ruud (3), but Ruud losing his first round at Queen’s Club wasn’t ideal preparation.

The bottom half of the draw appears to be more interesting, at least with several players already displaying what it takes to negotiate the grass.

Matteo Berrettini (8) is seeded to make the quarters, and last year’s finalist has won tournaments in both Stuttgart and Queen’s Club as perfect warm up.

In his quarter, there are unseeded players, Jack Draper, who defeated Taylor Fritz at Queen’s Club, and made the semis at Eastbourne, and Benjamin Bonzi, who made the semis at Mallorca after defeating Denis Shapovalov.

Serious possible opponents in the Berrettini quarter include Roberto Bautista Agut (17), who is about to contest the final in Mallorca.

The seeded quarter final rival is Stefanos Tsitsipas (4), who is the other Mallorca finalist. 

Don’t forget Nick Kyrgios, who could be a third round match up for Tsitsipas.

Rafael Nadal (2) sits at the bottom of the draw, and potentially faces 2017 Wimbledon finalist Marin Cilic (14) in the round of sixteen.

If he survives that, Felix Auger-Aliassime (6) is a likely quarter final hurdle.

However, Auger-Aliassime is no guarantee to make it there, as Taylor Fritz (11) could pose difficulties. Fritz is currently doing well at Eastbourne, about to contest the final.

Before that, the Canadian must win his opening clash with Maxime Cressy, who is the other Eastbourne finalist.

My predictions:

Quarter finals:

Novak Djokovic (1) v Carlos Alcaraz (5)

Casper Ruud (3) v Hubert Hurkacz (7)

Matteo Berrettini (8) v Stefanos Tsitsipas (4)

Felix Auger-Aliassime (6) v Rafael Nadal (2)

Semi finals:

Novak Djokovic (1) v Hubert Hurkacz (7)

Matteo Berrettini (8) v Rafael Nadal (2)

Final:

Novak Djokovic (1) to defeat Matteo Berrettini (8)

in a repeat of 2021.

ATP - Eastbourne semi finals

Semi final day in Eastbourne.

2022 Rothesay International Eastbourne, an ATP 250 tournament, on Grass, in Eastbourne, United Kingdom, 20-25 June 2022.

Defending champion:

Alex de Minaur (2) who defeated Lorenzo Sonego (3) 4-6 6-4 7-6(5)

Semi final results:

Maxime Cressy defeated wildcard Jack Draper 7-6(5) 6-7(2) 6-3

Taylor Fritz (3) defeated Alex de Minaur (5) 6-1 6-7(5) 6-3

Final will be between:

Maxime Cressy (USA) v Taylor Fritz (3) (USA)

ATP - Mallorca semi finals

Semi final day in Mallorca.

2022 Mallorca Championships, an ATP 250 tournament, on Grass, in Mallorca, Spain, 19-25 June 2022.

Defending champion:

Wildcard Daniil Medvedev (1) who defeated Sam Querrey 6-4 6-2

Semi final results:

Roberto Bautista Agut (5) defeated qualifier Antoine Bellier 7-6(5) 6-2

Wildcard Stefanos Tsitsipas (2) defeated Benjamin Bonzi 6-4 6-4

Final will be between:

Roberto Bautista Agut (5) (Spain) v wildcard Stefanos Tsitsipas (2) (Greece)

WTA - Bad Homburg semi finals

Semi final day in Bad Homburg. 

2022 Bad Homburg Open presented by Engels & Voelkers, a WTA 250 tournament, on Grass, in Bad Homburg, Germany, 19-25 June 2022.

Defending champion:

Angelique Kerber (4) who defeated Katerina Siniakova 6-3 6-2

Semi final results:

Bianca Andreescu received a walkover from Simona Halep (4) (neck injury)

Caroline Garcia defeated Alizé Cornet (9) 7-6(9) 3-6 7-5

Final will be between:

Bianca Andreescu (Canada) v Caroline Garcia (France)

WTA - Eastbourne semi finals

Semi final day in Eastbourne.

2022 Rothesay International Eastbourne, a WTA 500 tournament, on Grass, in Eastbourne, United Kingdom, 19-25 June 2022.

Defending champion:

Wildcard Jelena Ostapenko who defeated Anett Kontaveit 6-3 6-3

Semi final results:

Petra Kvitova (14) defeated Beatriz Haddad Maia (15) 7-6(5) 6-4

Jelena Ostapenko (8) defeated Camila Giorgi (12) 6-2 6-2

Final will be between:

Petra Kvitova (14) (Czech Republic) v Jelena Ostapenko (8) (Latvia)

Wimbledon - Ladies’ Singles

The third Grand Slam tournament of 2022.

2022 Wimbledon, on Grass, at Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom, 27 June - 10 July 2022.

2021 champion (not defending): 

Ashleigh Barty (1) who defeated Karolina Pliskova (8) 6-3 6-7(4) 6-3

The following players not on the entry list withdrew before the main draw was published:

- Elina Svitolina replaced by Rebecca Marino 

- Marketa Vondrousova replaced by Aleksandra Krunic 

- Jaqueline Cristian replaced by Irina Bara 

The following players withdrew after entering but before the main draw was published:

- Sofia Kenin replaced by Ylena In-Albon 

- Leylah Fernandez replaced by Mihaela Buzarnescu 

- Naomi Osaka replaced by Bernarda Pera 

- Mayar Sherif replaced by Laura Pigossi

- Ana Konjuh replaced by Lesia Tsurenko 

The following players from Russia and Belarus were banned from entering due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine:

- Aryna Sabalenka replaced by Jule Niemeier

- Victoria Azarenka replaced by Heather Watson 

- Daria Kasatkina replaced by Tamara Korpatsch 

- Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova replaced by Tatjana Maria

- Liudmila Samsonova replaced by Wang Xiyu 

- Veronika Kudermetova replaced by Ekaterine Gorgodze

- Ekaterina Alexandrova replaced by Kristina Mladenovic 

- Aliaksandra Sasnovich replaced by Harriet Dart 

- Varvara Gracheva replaced by Harmony Tan

- Anastasia Potapova replaced by Viktoriya Tomova 

- Anna Kalinskaya replaced by Elisabetta Cocciaretto

Iga Swiatek, world number 1, is top seed.

The other 31 seeds are all in the top 45

There are no byes.

Wimbledon - Gentlemen’s Singles

The third Grand Slam tournament of 2022.

2022 Wimbledon, on Grass, at Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom, 27 June - 10 July 2022.

Defending champion:

Novak Djokovic (1) who defeated Matteo Berrettini (7) 6-7(4) 6-4 6-4 6-3

The following players not on the entry list withdrew before the main draw was published:

- Roger Federer replaced by Attila Balazs

- Kei Nishikori replaced by Roberto Carballes Baena 

The following players withdrew after entering but before the main draw was published:

- Lloyd Harris replaced by Alexei Popyrin 

- Alexander Zverev replaced by Tseng Chun-hsin 

- Dominic Thiem replaced by Feliciano Lopez 

- Sebastian Korda replaced by lucky loser Zdenek Kolar

- Gaël Monfils replaced by lucky loser Hugo Grenier 

The following players from Russia and Belarus were banned from entering due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine:

- Daniil Medvedev replaced by Taro Daniel 

- Andrey Rublev replaced by Jack Draper

- Karen Khachanov replaced by Sam Querrey 

- Aslan Karatsev replaced by Daniel Elahi Galan 

- Ilya Ivashka replaced by Fernando Verdasco 

Novak Djokovic, world number 3, is top seed.

The other 31 seeds are all in the top 54

There are no byes.

WTA - Bad Homburg quarter finals

Quarter final day in Bad Homburg. 

2022 Bad Homburg Open presented by Engels & Voelkers, a WTA 250 tournament, on Grass, in Bad Homburg, Germany, 19-25 June 2022.

Defending champion:

Angelique Kerber (4) who defeated Katerina Siniakova 6-3 6-2

Quarter final results:

Bianca Andreescu defeated Daria Kasatkina (1) 6-4 6-1

Simona Halep (4) defeated Amanda Anisimova (6) 6-2 6-1

Alizé Cornet (9) defeated Angelique Kerber (3) 6-4 2-6 6-1

Caroline Garcia defeated wildcard Sabine Lisicki 6-3 7-6(7)

Semi final match ups:

Bianca Andreescu v Simona Halep (4)

Alizé Cornet (9) v Caroline Garcia

ATP - Mallorca quarter finals

Quarter final day in Mallorca.

2022 Mallorca Championships, an ATP 250 tournament, on Grass, in Mallorca, Spain, 19-25 June 2022.

Defending champion:

Wildcard Daniil Medvedev (1) who defeated Sam Querrey 6-4 6-2

Quarter final results:

Roberto Bautista Agut (5) defeated Daniil Medvedev (1) 6-3 6-2

Qualifier Antoine Bellier defeated Tallon Griekspoor 5-7 7-6(5) 6-2

Benjamin Bonzi defeated Daniel Altmaier 6-3 6-4

Wildcard Stefanos Tsitsipas (2) defeated Marcos Giron 7-6(5) 4-6 6-3

Semi final match ups:

Roberto Bautista Agut (5) v qualifier Antoine Bellier

Benjamin Bonzi v wildcard Stefanos Tsitsipas (2)

ATP - Eastbourne quarter finals

Quarter final day in Eastbourne. Including completion of unfinished second round match from previous day.

2022 Rothesay International Eastbourne, an ATP 250 tournament, on Grass, in Eastbourne, United Kingdom, 20-25 June 2022.

Defending champion:

Alex de Minaur (2) who defeated Lorenzo Sonego (3) 4-6 6-4 7-6(5)

Second round results:

- Wildcard Ryan Peniston defeated Pedro Martinez 7-6(8) 3-6 6-3 after play resumed from previous day

Quarter final results:

Maxime Cressy defeated Cameron Norrie (1) 7-5 7-5

Wildcard Jack Draper defeated wildcard Ryan Peniston 6-3 6-3

Taylor Fritz (3) defeated Alexander Bublik 6-3 6-2

Alex de Minaur (5) defeated Tommy Paul 6-2 4-6 6-4

Semi final match ups:

Maxime Cressy v wildcard Jack Draper

Taylor Fritz (3) v Alex de Minaur (5)