Wimbledon
Rafael Nadal has been selected as the number two seed for the Wimbledon, meaning he is on the opposite side of the draw to Novak Djokovic, the defending champion of the tournament and top seed by ranking after the withdrawals of Daniil Medvedev, due to the exclusion and Alexander Zverev due to injury. Djokovic and Nadal will only be able to meet in the Wimbledon final one of the most legendary in the history of Tennis. But Nadal’s participation had been in doubt because of a chronic foot injury that has the potential to end his career, and Andy Murray’s (35) preparations have been hampered by an abdominal strain that forced him to miss Queen’s. Swiss Roger Federer(40), eight times Wimbledon singles winners, and 20 grand slam titles are absent from the entry list for this year’s Wimbledon. Since 2004, Nadal Djokovic, and Federer have coveted 61 of 73 Grand Slam singles titles, with Murray and Stan Wawrinka sharing six of the remaining 12. The other six have gone to six players the most recent to Russian Daniil Medvedev, who prevented Serb Djokovic from achieving a calendar-year Grand Slam in last year’s US Open final.
With Serena Williams (40) who is approaching playing after 12 months out, chasing her 24th singles title to equal Margaret Court’s all-time record. Iga Swiatek made it 35 consecutive victories by winning the French Open this month. US Open champion Emma Raducanu (19) will naturally get most of the home attention following her startling run to the Flushing Meadows title as a qualifier last year.