Wimbledon 2016: Qualifying abandoned due to rain

Posted: Jun 23, 2016

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Play has been abandoned for the day at the final round of Wimbledon qualifying in Roehampton because of rain.

Britain’s world number 358 Edward Corrie is hoping to book his place in the main draw for the first time but trails France’s Albano Olivetti, ranked 791, 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (7-4) 0-1.

Fellow Britons Marcus Ellis and Harriet Dart will play on Friday, with play starting at 11:00 BST.

The main draw for Wimbledon will take place on Friday at 10:00.

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Wimbledon 2016: Andy Murray's reunion with Ivan Lendl 'key to his mental game'

Posted: Jun 23, 2016

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Andy Murray’s reunion with coach Ivan Lendl will help perfect the mental game required for another Wimbledon title challenge, says his mother Judy Murray.

Britain’s world number two, 29, won Wimbledon, the US Open and Olympic gold with Lendl from 2012 to 2014.

“One of the big things Ivan helped Andy with when they worked together the last time was the ability to set his focus when he got distracted,” said the former Great Britain Fed Cup captain.

“It’s good to have him back.”

She added: “When you get into the critical moments there are so many good players that you can’t afford to have momentary lapses in concentration.

“As a player, Lendl was remembered for the poker face, the relentlessness, just that focus that he was on a mission and nothing would distract him. I think he helped Andy a lot with that the last time.”

Meanwhile, John McEnroe believes Wimbledon, which begins on Monday, represents Murray’s best chance of beating Novak Djokovic to a major title.

The Serb has already beaten Murray in the Australian and French Open finals this year, and has only lost two of their last 15 meetings.

“In ways he’s getting closer. I think he’s best suited on grass and just has the crowd more on his side here at Wimbledon,” seven-time Grand Slam winner McEnroe said.

“So I think that’s his best chance. Not that he can’t beat Djokovic at the US Open, he beat him in Rome not long ago, but his record has recently not been good.

“Murray is a great player, there’s no question about it. But at the moment there’s no question that the level Novak is at is something that you rarely, if ever, see.”

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Wimbledon 2016: Victoria Azarenka out of Wimbledon

Posted: Jun 23, 2016

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Two-time Grand Slam champion Victoria Azarenka has been ruled out of Wimbledon with a knee injury, the tournament organisers have announced.

Azarenka, 26, was seeded sixth for the tournament which begins on Monday.

The two-time Wimbledon semi-finalist has not played since retiring from her first-round match against Italian Karin Knapp at last month’s French Open.

The Belarusian’s withdrawal means five-time champion Venus Williams will move up into the top eight seeds.

It also means Britain’s number one Johanna Konta moves up to 16th seed – meaning she will not face a higher-seeded player until round four, should she progress.

Azarenka, who won the Australian Open in 2012 and 2013, has been plagued by foot injuries in recent years.

She won bronze in the women’s singles and gold in the mixed doubles at the London 2012 Olympics and her withdrawal comes just six weeks before the start of Rio 2016.

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Behind the scenes at the Tennis Integrity Unit

Posted: Jun 23, 2016

BBC Sport’s Joe Wilson goes behind the scenes of the Tennis Integrity Unit to explore how its newly installed cameras at lower level tennis tournaments are helping to identify possible corruption in the sport.

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#NextGen Stars, Corrie Advance On Day 3 Of Wimbledon Qualifying

Posted: Jun 23, 2016

#NextGen Stars, Corrie Advance On Day 3 Of Wimbledon Qualifying

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Khachanov, Nishioka and Halys were among the winners on Wednesday

All second-round qualifying matches were completed on Wednesday, Day 3 of qualifying at Wimbledon, with the rising stars of the game showing off their best tennis. Three #NextGen stars made their way into the final round of qualifying, including top seed Karen Khachanov of Russia, No. 12 seed Yoshihito Nishioka of Japan, and No. 29 seed Quentin Halys of France.

Khachanov survived a scare against Enrique Lopez-Perez of Spain before prevailing, 6-7(4), 6-4, 9-7. The rising Russian cracked the Top 100 of the Emirates ATP Rankings this spring after winning two ATP Challenger Tour titles in the past nine months. He’ll play Matthew Barton of Australia on Thursday for a chance to make his main draw debut at Wimbledon.

Nishioka continued his top form by moving past talented left-hander Frederico Ferreira Silva of Portugal, 7-5, 6-4. The Japanese star has played in the main draw of every Grand Slam besides Wimbledon, but has a chance to change that when he plays fellow #NextGen star Halys in the final round of qualifying.

Halys advanced after weathering a tight match against Zhe Li of China, 7-6(5), 6-4. The Frenchman sits at a career-high Emirates ATP Ranking of No. 142 after strong results this year, including winning his first ATP Challenger Tour title in April at the $50,000 event in Tallahassee, Florida.

The upset of the day went to British wild card Edward Corrie, who continued his dream run by defeating No. 10 seed Michael Berrer of Germany, 6-0, 6-3. The win gave Corrie, ranked No. 358 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, his best result in five career appearances in Wimbledon qualifying. He’ll look to make his Grand Slam main draw debut when he plays Albano Olivetti of France.

Other players to advance on Wednesday include No. 2 seed Adam Pavlasek of the Czech Republic, No. 6 seed Bjorn Fratangelo of the United States and 2011 junior Wimbledon champion Luke Saville of Australia.

All final-round qualifying matches will be held on Thursday. Visit here for full results and updated drawsheets.

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