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South Wales Argus
6 minutes ago
- South Wales Argus
Wednesday's briefing: Doubts for Man City while promoted sides strengthen
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The Independent
7 minutes ago
- The Independent
Novak Djokovic praises ‘miracle pills' for easing ‘absolute worst' feeling during Wimbledon win
Novak Djokovic admitted to feeling his 'absolute worst' on court until the doctor's 'miracle pills' restored eased a stomach issue and helped him fight past Alexandre Muller in four sets. The first round clash was delicately poised at one set each when Djokovic asked for the doctor following the third game of the third set. Muller had just taken a 2-1 lead with the set on serve when Djokovic explained an issue he was having in his stomach. The Serb attempted to stretch out his stomach muscles and ease some slight swelling when he was given the tablets by the medical professional. It took a while for them to kick in but once they did Djokovic flew through the rest of the set, and quickly swept through the fourth to clinch a 6-1 6-7 6-2 6-2 victory and a place in the second round. Speaking on court following his win, the seven-time Wimbledon champion explained the niggle he felt and praised his opponent for 'the battle'. "It's great to be back in Wimbledon and obviously I have to say that first and acknowledge the sacredness of this court,' Djokovic began. 'This tournament has always meant a lot to me and to many other players, it's a childhood dream so I never take stepping out on this court for granted. I enjoyed myself, obviously a bit less in the second set but I went from feeling my absolute best for a set and a half to my absolute worst for about 45 minutes, whether it was a stomach bug, I don't know what it is. "I struggled with that but the energy kicked back after some doctor's miracle pills and I managed to finish the match on a good note.' The Serb was asked whether he thought about retiring from the match when the stomach bug was at its worst but claimed that wasn't an option. He added: 'I honestly wasn't thinking about that [retiring from the match] or taking that as an option. I knew that something is off with the stomach so hopefully when that came down the energy will come back - and that's what happened. 'Credit to Alex [Muller} for playing some really good tennis. He fought in the second set and deserves a round of applause for the battle.' In the next round Djokovic will take on Great Britain's Dan Evans who defeated fellow Brit Jay Clarke on Tuesday and he is excited for the opportunity to potential win an eighth Wimbledon title. 'I wouldn't be here if I didn't think I had a chance. I think I always have a chance and have earned my right to feel that I can go all the way to the title,' Djokovic revealed. 'I've always enjoyed myself playing on this court, except when I've played Alcaraz the last couple of years, apart from that it was great. 'It is just the beginning of the tournament. There are many fantastic players in the draw. I look forward it, I always felt grass is the surface where I play my best tennis so why not do it again?'
BBC News
19 minutes ago
- BBC News
Raducanu, Alcaraz, Boulter, Norrie & Sabalenka
Wimbledon 2025Dates: 30 June-13 July Venue: All England ClubCoverage: Live across BBC TV, radio and online with extensive coverage on BBC iPlayer, Red Button, Connected TVs and mobile app. Full coverage guide. After a record-breaking opening day on Monday, day two was a costly one for British players at three of the nine Britons that played on Tuesday progressed to the second round, with Heather Watson and Jodie Burrage among those making early Wednesday will see a wave of new British involvement as the men's and women's doubles get under way with the round of 64. After another sweltering day in SW19, with temperatures topping 33C, cooler conditions are forecast for day three of the Championships. World number one Aryna Sabalenka gets things under way on Centre Court at 13:30 BST against Marie match is followed by defending men's champion Carlos Alcaraz, who takes on British qualifier Oliver Tarvet. British number one Emma Raducanu will close play on Centre against Marketa Vondrousova, the 2023 Wimbledon Briton, Cameron Norrie, is first up on Court One when he takes on American 12th seed Frances Tiafoe from 13: is followed by compatriot Katie Boulter, who plays Argentina's Solana Sierra, before American fifth seed Taylor Fritz ends the day's play against Canadian Gabriel Diallo. In total, there are seven Britons in singles action on day from the show courts, Billy Harris faces Portugal's Nuno Borges on court two, while Arthur Fery, fresh from defeating 20th seed Alexei Popyrin in the first round, later plays on the same stage against Italy's Luciano Kartal opens play on court three against Bulgaria's Viktoriya Tomova from 11:00 later plays in the women's doubles alongside Jodie Burrage, with Spain's Jessica Bouzas Maneiro and Yvonne Cavalle-Reimers their first-round in the women's doubles draw, Emily Appleton and Heather Watson play Russian fifth seeds Mirra Andreeva and Diana Shnaider, while Alicia Barnett and Eden Silva face American Alycia Parks and Colombian Camila the men's doubles, Dan Evans and Henry Searle team up to play compatriot Henry Patten and his Finnish partner Harri and Heliovaara, seeded second, are defending champions and won the Australian Open earlier this year. Australian Open champion and sixth seed Madison Keys opens play on court two against Olga Danilovic, with four-time major champion Naomi Osaka due on the same court later in the day against Czech Katerina fourth seed Jasmine Paolini, who reached the Wimbledon final 12 months ago, is third on court three, after Russian 14th seed Andrey Rublev takes on Lloyd Harris of South teenage star Joao Fonseca, who beat Britain's Jacob Fearnley in the first round, faces American Jenson Brooksby first up on court 12, where Elina Svitolina - who has twice reached the last four at Wimbledon - will play last. 11:00-19:00 - Live coverage - BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app11:00-21:30 - Live coverage of outside courts - BBC Red Button, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app12:30-22:30 - Live coverage - BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Sounds app and BBC Sport website14:00-18:00 - Live coverage - BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app19:00-22:00 - Live coverage - BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app23:00-00:00 - Today at Wimbledon - BBC Two
