Rafael Nadal is looking for the third leg of the Grand Slam while Emma Raducanu searches for form after run of injuries
With vaccination still required to enter the US, Djokovic made it clear on Saturday that any change that allows him to compete at the US Open will not be from his end. So, as things stand, the next two weeks could define his season. Should he lose at Wimbledon and then remain at home for the US Open, this year would go down as the nadir of his career. Or else he could force himself back to the level he displayed a year ago.
The urgency for Nadal is conversely based on the opportunity before him. He never imagined he would win the first majors of the year and stand halfway to the grand slam under these circumstances at 36 years old, and regardless of how much further he goes, the most important news is that he is relatively healthy. He has given himself the chance to see where he lands.
Britain's Emma Raducanu has gone out in the second round of both her grand slams since winning the US Open.With the seedings ensuring no repeat of the all-too-premature French Open quarter-final, the men’s draw is fairly balanced. Both ATP 500 grass champions, the seventh seed Hubert Hurkacz, and eighth seed, Matteo Berrettini, avoided a potential quarter‑final with Nadal or Djokovic.
Nick Kyrgios is playing some of the best and most consistent tennis of his career except for the tight matches against top players when he inevitably loses his head. And then there is, who started the grass court season with his best tennis in six years and he will see if he can pick up where he left off.
As long as that winning run, now 35 wins, keeps on rising, the women’s singles draw remains Iga Swiatek against the field. But while few were even close to beating her on hard and clay courts, it remains to be seen how she will adjust to the grass. The Pole opted to prioritise her physical and mental health over further experience on the surface, opting to take a week off after she