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Former ATP star Feliciano Lopez has addressed whether this year’s Wimbledon Championships is Novak Djokovic’s last chance to win a Grand Slam title.

Djokovic won his 24th and most recent major at the 2023 US Open, while the last of his seven Wimbledon triumphs came in 2022.

The legendary Serb, who turned 38 in May, is aiming to become the oldest Grand Slam singles champion in tennis history at Wimbledon.

The current world No 6 was a runner-up to Carlos Alcaraz in the last two championship matches at the All England Club. Djokovic fell to Jannik Sinner in the semi-finals of the French Open earlier this month.

In an interview with Sky Sports, Lopez argued grass is now the only surface on which Djokovic can match Alcaraz and Sinner.

“It’s hard to say whether this is Novak’s last opportunity because with Novak you have to be aware of what you say about him,” said the former world No 12.

“He’s not at the levels of Carlos and Jannik, especially in the last 18 months, because the numbers speak for themselves, but the way he played against Sinner surprised me.

“He challenged Sinner and pushed him to the limit and, although the gap is still big, I see the grass as the only place for him to get to this level that they play because the grass is very different.

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“Djokovic proved that he can still compete at this level but he will have a better chance on grass.”

Sky Sports commentator Jonathan Overend has given his verdict on world No 4 Jack Draper’s chances at Wimbledon.

“Draper is in that group of contenders who can win Wimbledon,” assessed Overend.

“The top band only has two players – Sinner and Alcaraz – with the next band containing Djokovic, along with Draper, Daniil Medvedev, Taylor Fritz and Lorenzo Musetti.

“Draper is absolutely a contender to win Wimbledon. He is definitely a contender to make the final.

“Having said that he will need a little bit of luck because he would have to beat Alcaraz and Sinner back-to-back potentially. He could beat one of them, but can he beat both? Unlikely! Maybe in the future.

“It’s intriguing and it’s possible as I said at the start of the year that Draper could make the Wimbledon final and nothing has happened in the last six months to change my mind.”

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Emma Raducanu has spoken about her relationship with Carlos Alcaraz following the announcement of the pair’s US Open partnership.

It was revealed by the US Open last week that Alcaraz and Raducanu had entered the tournament’s revamped mixed doubles event as a wildcard pairing.

The new mixed doubles tournament at Flushing Meadows will take place the week before the singles events begin. It will feature eight teams based on the combined singles rankings of the two players and eight wildcard teams.

Alcaraz revealed he made the request to Raducanu and admitted the Brit took some time before accepting his invitation.

“She took a while,” the Spaniard said, laughing.

“No, not that much, not that much. But obviously she had to ask, and she had to think a little bit. But it wasn’t immediate, so…”

Asked about waiting to agree to play with Alcaraz, Raducanu joked: “Gotta keep ’em on their toes (laughing)!

“I mean, of course, I had to ask my team if they wanted me to play. But for me, when he asked me, I was going to say yes, I just had to kind of go through the formality of asking my coach, so I didn’t just make the decision.”

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The 2021 US Open winner went on to speak about her connection with Alcaraz.

“I’ve known him for years and actually in Wimbledon 2021, it was like kind of the first time I started getting to know him, and I had a good run there and then also again in the US Open in 2021.

“And I remember he was always playing the day before me and I was playing like the second day of the round. And I would see him win and then I would have motivation to win and get myself into that position too.

“And I remember he beat Stef [Tsitsipas] in the third round and it was like a big win, his breakout kind of win on a big stage and it was really cool to kind of, I guess, go through that tournament together and then I kept going through the US Open, but we were staying in touch for the whole time and yeah, it’s nice.

“We have a good relationship still. He’s obviously overtaken me a lot, but it’s nice that we have that from a while ago.

“I think for all of us, we really kind of value those connections that we had from when we were young because when you become a bit more known or a bit more successful, you just find yourself reverting back to people you knew from a young age because you’re like, that’s a real genuine connection, because it becomes very busy and you have a lot more friends, but the ones that you’ve known for a long time mean a lot more to you.”

Raducanu is in action at this week’s WTA 250 tournament in Eastbourne, where she will play An Li in her first match.

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Carlos Alcaraz and Emma Raducanu will add some extra excitement to the 2025 US Open mixed doubles competition, according to former Wimbledon champion Conchita Martinez.

US Open organisers sent tennis fans into a frenzy when they announced that the two Grand Slam winners will team up in the new mixed doubles format in August.

The tournament will take place the week before the US Open singles event and eight teams have received direct entries based on their combined singles rankings while another eight have entered through wildcards.

Alcaraz and Raducanu were confirmed as one of the wildcard pairings while other star-studded line-ups will include Jannik Sinner and Emma Navarro, Casper Ruud and Iga Swiatek, Daniil Medvedev and Mirra Andreeva, and Stefanos Tsitsipas and Paula Badosa.

Tennis great Novak Djokovic will also be action as he will team up with fellow Serbian Olga Danilovic.

The Alcaraz-Raducanu partnership certainly caught the tennis community by surprise with the Spaniard confirming he made a request to play with the 2021 US Open winner.

“I mean, the tournament told us about the tournament, the mixed tournament,” he revealed. “I was thinking that I couldn’t play better if it wasn’t with Emma. I just asked Emma if she wants to play doubles with me. Yeah, I made that special request.”

The five-time Grand Slam winner added: “I’m super excited about it. I think it’s going to be great. It was an amazing idea for the tournament.

“I know Emma since a really long time ago, so we know each other. I have really good relationship with her. So it’s just gonna be interesting.

“You know, obviously both, you know, we are gonna enjoy, for sure. I will try, you know, to put my doubles skill on it. We will try to win. But obviously it’s going to be really, really fun.”

And former world No 2 winner Martinez has been asked for her take on the exciting pairing.

“It’s certainly a very exciting couple. They admire each other a lot,” Martinez said speaking to BoyleSports, who offer the latest tennis betting.

“They’re going to be fun to watch and to see the great energy that Carlos has to bring to the table.

“They get along great and they’re going to be very exciting for sure.”

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The Spaniard, who lifted the Wimbledon women’s singles trophy in 1994, also spoke about Alcaraz’s rise as one of the best players in tennis.

The 22-year-old won his fifth major at the recent French Open when he beat Jannik Sinner in five sets in the final that lasted five hours and 29 minutes.

Alcaraz won the US Open in 2022, Wimbledon in 2023 and the French Open and Wimbledon last year.

“What’s amazing is his aggressive defence. He gets there with enough speed to create an attacking position from being on the defence. Sinner can also do amazing things but it’s different from other players,” Martinez, who is currently coaching young teen sensation Mirra Andreeva, said.

“If Alcaraz continues to be healthy and continues to progress this way, I see him winning one Grand Slam a year at least.

“He has a long way to go to reach the same Grand Slams as Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic but hopefully he continues to improve. The way he is going, he can get there.”

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Jannik Sinner’s run of consecutive Grand Slams played as the No 1 seed will continue at the 2025 Wimbledon Championships, while Carlos Alcaraz will be the second seed.

Three-time major champion Sinner was also the top seed at the previous four Grand Slam tournaments, having held the world No 1 position since June 2024.

Alcaraz, a winner of five Grand Slams and the two-time reigning Wimbledon champion, will be the No 2 seed for the second major in a row following the French Open — where he triumphed.

Alexander Zverev will be seeded third at the All England Club, as he was at Roland Garros.

Jack Draper will be the No 4 seed at his home Grand Slam — his maiden top four Grand Slam seeding spot — after leapfrogging Taylor Fritz and Novak Djokovic in the rankings with his run at the Queen’s Club Championships.

The 23-year-old will be the highest-seeded British player at Wimbledon since Andy Murray was the top seed in 2017.

Fritz will be seeded fifth, while 24-time Grand Slam champion and seven-time Wimbledon winner Djokovic will be the No 6 seed.

This will be Djokovic’s lowest seeding at Wimbledon since he was ranked 12th in 2018.

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Lorenzo Musetti and Holger Rune will be seeded seventh and eighth respectively, with Daniil Medvedev and Ben Shelton completing the top 10.

Casper Ruud and Arthur Fils would have been seeded 15th and 16th respectively, but they have both pulled out of Wimbledon due to injury.

World No 31 Sebastian Korda is another player who would have been seeded, but the American has also withdrawn through injury.

The United States have the most seeded players in the men’s singles draw with six: Fritz, Shelton, Frances Tiafoe, Tommy Paul, Brandon Nakashima and Alex Michelsen.

There will be four seeded Italians: Sinner, Musetti, Flavio Cobolli and Matteo Berrettini.

2025 Wimbledon men’s singles seeds

1. Jannik Sinner
2. Carlos Alcaraz
3. Alexander Zverev
4. Jack Draper
5. Taylor Fritz
6. Novak Djokovic
7. Lorenzo Musetti
8. Holger Rune
9. Daniil Medvedev
10. Ben Shelton
11. Alex de Minaur
12. Frances Tiafoe
13. Tommy Paul
14. Andrey Rublev
15. Jakub Mensik
16. Francisco Cerundolo
17. Karen Khachanov
18. Ugo Humbert
19. Grigor Dimitrov
20. Alexei Popyrin
21. Tomas Machac
22. Flavio Cobolli
23. Jiri Lehecka
24. Stefanos Tsitsipas
25. Felix Auger-Aliassime
26. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
27. Denis Shapovalov
28. Alexander Bublik
29. Brandon Nakashima
30. Alex Michelsen
31. Tallon Griekspoor
32. Matteo Berrettini

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Aryna Sabalenka will be the top seed for the second consecutive major at the 2025 Wimbledon Championships, while Iga Swiatek will occupy her lowest major seeding position in over four years.

Three-time Grand Slam champion Sabalenka has been the WTA world No 1 since October last year and was the top seed at a major for the first time in her career at the 2025 Australian Open. The Belarusian was a runner-up at both the Australian Open and the French Open this year.

Coco Gauff will be the No 2 seed for the second straight Grand Slam event following her victory at the 2025 French Open.

Jessica Pegula will be seeded third at a major for the fifth time in her career and second in a row following Roland Garros.

Jasmine Paolini, who was a Wimbledon runner-up last year, will return to the All England Club as the No 4 seed.

Zheng Qinwen, Madison Keys and Mirra Andreeva will be seeded fifth, sixth and seventh respectively at the grass-court Grand Slam.

Five-time major champion and former world No 1 Swiatek will be the No 8 seed as she enters a Grand Slam with her lowest ranking since the 2021 French Open.

The Pole was the No 1 seed for a streak of 11 consecutive majors from the 2022 French Open to the 2024 US Open, before she dropped to second at the 2025 Australian Open and fifth at the 2025 French Open.

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The top 10 seeds will all be aiming to win a maiden Wimbledon crown, with world No 11 Elena Rybakina set to be the highest-seeded former winner.

Reigning champion Barbora Krejcikova, who will be seeded 17th, is the only other Wimbledon champion among the 32 seeds.

A quarter of the seeded players in the women’s singles draw — eight of 32 — will be American: Gauff, Pegula, Keys, Emma Navarro, Amanda Anisimova, Sofia Kenin, Ashlyn Krueger and McCartney Kessler.

No players who would have been seeded in the women’s singles event have withdrawn from Wimbledon as things stand.

2025 Wimbledon women’s singles seeds

1. Aryna Sabalenka
2. Coco Gauff
3. Jessica Pegula
4. Jasmine Paolini
5. Zheng Qinwen
6. Madison Keys
7. Mirra Andreeva
8. Iga Swiatek
9. Emma Navarro
10. Paula Badosa
11. Elena Rybakina
12. Diana Shnaider
13. Amanda Anisimova
14. Elina Svitolina
15. Karolina Muchova
16. Daria Kasatkina
17. Barbora Krejcikova
18. Ekaterina Alexandrova
19. Liudmila Samsonova
20. Jelena Ostapenko
21. Beatriz Haddad Maia
22. Donna Vekic
23. Clara Tauson
24. Elise Mertens
25. Magdalena Frech
26. Marta Kostyuk
27. Magda Linette
28. Sofia Kenin
29. Leylah Fernandez
30. Linda Noskova
31. Ashlyn Krueger
32. McCartney Kessler

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Carlos Alcaraz’s remarkable record on grass courts continued as he won his second title at the Queen’s Club and his fourth overall on the surface with another thrilling display to beat Jiri Lehecka 7-5, 6-7(5), 6-2.

The pure joy Alcaraz sprinkles on a tennis court was felt by all fortunate enough to have a seat at the iconic London tournament, as the 22-year-old became the first player to do the Roland Garros and Queen’s Club double since his fellow Spanish icon Rafael Nadal back in 2008.

His record on grass is now a remarkable 29–3, with his 91 per-cent win rate the best any players has ever achieved on the surface, including grass court legends Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Bjorn Borg.

After admitting he came into Queen’s with low expectations after his incredible French Open final win just two weeks ago, Alcaraz’s decison to take a few days off with his friends in Ibiza prior to this event was the subject of heated debate in the build-up.

Yet as he got his hands on the magnificent silver torphy at the Queen’s Club once again, Alcaraz suggested that decision to take time away from the game after his Paris in against Jannik Sinner in the final was he key to his latest tournament win.

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“A lot of people ask me the same question: Are you going to go back?” said a smiling Alcaraz as he was asked if his sparkling form at Queen’s Club confirmed he was right to take a mini-holiday ahead of the tournament.

“I’m a player who needs days, days off, days to enjoy, days for myself to spend with my friends, with my family, just to turn off my mind. I need
that, and the good thing is that I know that.

“The days in Ibiza helped me a lot, just to feel like I’m not a tennis player, just to enjoy life a little bit with my friends, have fun, enjoy those days, and then come back to the court with more energy, I mean, be more hungry to play again.

“So that was really helpful for me. I’m not going to say that I win the tournament because of Ibiza, but yeah, you know, after this tournament, I can’t go back home. I’m going to stay here in London, hopefully enjoy London a little bit.

“Let’s see how it’s gonna be the next days, but I’m going to have my days off to rest up, to enjoy, and then be back and preparing Wimbledon the best way possible.”

Member of Alcaraz’s team spoke out against his decision to go to Ibiza after he won the French Open last year, but it again proved to be an effective plan as he went on to defend his Wimbledon title.

He went on to suggest the plan to have time away from tennis also worked for him after he suffered a shock defeat at the Miami Open in March, as he has gone on a 27-1 winning run since then.

“Well, I had so much hate when I lost in Miami. Instead of practice after that, I took a break and I went to Cancun with my family,” he added.

“I had too much hate then, because a lot of people, you know, start to say, like, ‘what’s going on with this guy that he just lost in the first round, and he didn’t practice, he didn’t go to the court and keep practicing just to be better?’

“And I think that was the key, just to have five, six days off, not grabbing a racquet, not stepping on the court. Just go to vacation with my family, to turn off my mind, to think what should I have done better? And that was the key.

“It was after the vacation that I had in Cancun with my family, I just got the joy back, and I start to enjoy playing tennis again, to enjoy step on the court, competing again.

“And I think that was the key, to have my days with my family and realizing what is the most important thing for me, that I go there. I’m gonna say that.”

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Carlos Alcaraz became just the second player in men’s tennis history to win both Roland Garros and the Queen’s Club Championships in the same year after he defeated Jiri Lehecka.

The 2022 champion was made to work for his victory, winning the opening set 7-5 before losing the second set tie-break to set up a deciding third set.

But the Spaniard’s quality shone through, winning 6-2 in the final set to secure back-to-back tournament wins following his French Open victory just two weeks beforehand.

The dual triumph put him in an exclusive group of just two players to have won both Queen’s and Roland Garros in the same year, joining compatriot Nadal in having achieved that feat.

Speaking after his 18th consecutive win, the best streak of his career to date, Alcaraz took time to praise Lehecka, describing him as a “nightmare” to play against.

“It’s really special, this trophy, this tournament for me,” he said. “So I’m just happy to leave with this trophy once again.

“But I have to say to Jiri, incredible week. Honestly, your level is really, really high. I’m going to say it is a nightmare playing against you, that means how tough you are so great week. Great job. Keep it up for Wimbledon with your team.”

As for his own performance, the Wimbledon favourite said he arrived in London with no expectations.

“It’s been an incredible week, but I came without expectations at all,” the 22-year-old said. “Just came to play good tennis, just trying to be ready as soon as possible for the grass.

“I have to say, thank you to my team for the whole week. I am lucky to have my family, a lot of friends here that made me feel really comfortable out on court so without them, that wouldn’t be possible. So I have to say thank you to my team, to my family, to my friends and obviously all the people who support me during the whole week.”

Next up for Alcaraz is Wimbledon and a chance to win there for the third time in his career. On his chances, the Spaniard hoped to keep his “good feelings” going.

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“I’m super excited to play the first match on Centre Court when you know, once again, it’s going to be a really, really beautiful moment.

“I think this tournament and lifting this trophy, it was the best preparation that I could ask for. And I will try to keep the good work, keep the good feeling, and starting the tournament at Wimbledon the best way possible.

“It’s pretty long. Two weeks could be really, really long, but I will try to start the tournament in a good way, and let’s see how far I will be.”

 

 

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Alexander Bublik admits he nearly “called it quits” before joining an exclusive Halle Open club with his second triumph at the prestigious grass-court event.

World No 45 Bublik beat the likes of world No 1 Jannik Sinner and Karen Khachanov to reach the Halle final, where he beat third seed Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 7-6(4) to lift the title.

Triumph for the Kazakh cements an astonishing return to form for the 28-year-old, who had dropped outside of the top 80 of the ATP Rankings back in March.

However, Bublik won a challenger title at the Piemonte Open in May before a stunning run to the last eight of the French Open, his first ever Grand Slam singles quarter-final.

The Kazakh has cemented his return to form by winning the fifth ATP Tour title of his career, though he admitted he had been close to leaving the sport after a challenging few months.

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“It’s tough to speak,” said Bublik, speaking to Tennis TV.

“I had such tough months since last Wimbledon until probably this summer. I was close to calling it quit [sic] after Wimbledon because I was not enjoying it anymore.

“I promised my coach that I’d stay there, that I will keep practising, after Wimbledon I will make a decision if I need to take a couple of months off before trying to come back.

“Well, [now] this is happening. Quarters French, winner here – I have no words.”

Victory for Bublik seals his latest rise back up the ATP Rankings, with the Kazakh set to move up 15 places to world No 30 on Monday.

With Casper Ruud and Arthur Fils, both ranked above him, having withdrawn from Wimbledon, Bublik looks set to be the 28th seed at the All England Club, with action underway on June 30th.

That means he will be projected to face one of the top eight seeds in the third round, and the top seeds will likely want to avoid an early meeting against Bublik, who reached the fourth round of Wimbledon in 2023.

It is the second time that Bublik has lifted the Halle Open title, with the Kazakh having beaten Andrey Rublev to lift the title back in 2023.

And, the Kazakh is now one of just four men to have won multiple titles at the ATP 500 event.

Leading the way is tennis icon Roger Federer, whose record of 10 Halle Open titles is unlikely to ever be threatened.

Following on from Federer is former world No 1 Yevgeny Kafelnikov on three titles, with Bublik now level with former world No 2 Tommy Haas on two titles at the tournament.

Bublik is currently set to play at the Eastbourne International, which is underway this coming week.

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The Berlin Tennis Open concluded on Sunday, with Marketa Vondrousova defeating Wang Xinyu to lift the title.

The WTA 500 event is one of the biggest and most prestigious events for women in the build-up to Wimbledon, but what prize money and ranking points were up for grabs?

Here, we take a look at what money and points the tournament’s biggest names will be taking home in 2025.

Prize money

For winning her third WTA Tour title, and her first since her stunning 2023 Wimbledon triumph, Vondrousova takes home an impressive €142,610 in prize money.

For her efforts, runner-up Xinyu takes home €87,825 after reaching the first WTA Tour singles final of her career.

World No 1 Aryna Sabalenka, the top seed at the event, was beaten in the semi-final by Vondrousova, meaning she takes home €51,305 in prize money from the event.

Fellow semi-finalist Liudmila Samsonova, who was beaten by Xinyu in the last four, also takes home the same amount of prize money for her run.

Former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina was beaten in the quarter-final by Sabalenka despite holding four match points.

The Kazakh has earned €24,950 for her efforts, as do fellow beaten quarter-finalists Ons Jabeur, Amanda Anisimova, and Paula Badosa.

The tournament saw several big casualties early on, with second seed Coco Gauff, third seed and defending champion Jessica Pegula, and fourth seed Jasmine Paolini all beaten in round two after opening byes.

Gauff, Pegula, and Paolini all earned €13,651 in prize money after their opening-match defeats in the German capital.

Also falling early was sixth seed Mirra Andreeva, beaten in round one by Magdalena Frech; the Russian receives just €9,829 for her efforts.

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Ranking points

After lifting the title, Vondrousova takes home a significant 500 WTA Ranking points, providing a big rankings boost.

Ranked 164th heading into the tournament, the Czech is set to surge up to world No 73 on Monday.

Meanwhile, Xinyu claims 325 points, and is currently projected to reach a new career-high of world No 32.

For their semi-final runs, world No 1 Sabalenka and 2021 Berlin champion Samsonova earn 195 ranking points.

That extends Sabalenka’s overall points total to 11,640, while Samsonova will move back up to world No 19 on Monday.

Beaten quarter-finalists Rybakina, Jabeur, Anisimova, and Badosa all receive 108 points for reaching the last eight.

Rybakina, Anisimova, and Badosa will maintain their current WTA Rankings on Monday, with Jabeur set to move back up two places to world No 59.

Having not played round-one matches, the trio of Gauff, Pegula, and Paolini all receive just one ranking point after losing their opening matches.

Paolini will be back up to world No 4 on Monday, with Zheng Qinwen dropping points after her withdrawal, while Gauff and Pegula remain as the world No 2 and No 3.

For her first-round exit, Andreeva is also awarded just one ranking point.

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Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz have warned that one player could prevent another dream final at Wimbledon with Toni Nadal suggesting the “great hitter” could cause heads to fall.

Men’s tennis top two players produced another enthralling chapter in their rivalry a fortnight ago in the French Open final as they slugged it out for five hours and 29 minutes.

World No 1 Sinner dominated early on as he stormed into a two-sets to love lead, but Alcaraz fought back and saved three match points in the fourth set before winning 4-6, 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-2) in the second longest Grand Slam final in the Open Era.

With the win, the Spaniard moved to five majors while Sinner remains on three and the pair have now shared the last six Grand Slams.

They will once again only be able to meet in the final at Wimbledon with Sinner the first name on the draw sheet as he is the world No 1 while Alcaraz will headline the bottom half of the draw.

But of course, there will be a lot of obstacles in the way and legendary coach Nadal – who mentored his nephew, the great Rafael Nadal, from a young age – named one player who could cause chaos.

“Normally, a Sinner-Alcaraz final [would be expected], but we’re talking about a particular Slam, there are always some surprises,” he told Italy’s Gazzetta dello Sport.

“If you find a [Ben] Shelton or another great hitter on the day, important heads can fall. Grass is a treacherous surface, where the match can quickly get out of hand.”

The big-serving Shelton – who reached the fourth round at SW19 last year – is projected to be seeded 10th at Wimbledon and could meet one of Sinner and Alcaraz from the last 16 onwards.

He is 0-3 against Alcaraz, including a fourth-round defeat at this year’s French Open, while the American has won only one of his six clashes against Sinner and that was their maiden clash back in 2023.

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Nadal also discussed Sinner’s hopes at Wimbledon following his round of 16 defeat against Alexander Bublik at the Halle Open.

When asked if the three-time Grand Slam winner’s French Open final defeat had an impact on his performance in Germany, the Spaniard replied: “I don’t think so. It was a different situation, a different surface, a different player.

“Maybe Sinner still lacks a bit of consistency after the break, but let’s not forget that he has reached two finals, a Masters 1000 and a Slam since he came back.

“I don’t think this defeat on grass will undermine his path at Wimbledon or the rest of the season. Sinner will start again from here.”

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