The All England Lawn Tennis Club committee has announced the 32 singles seeds and 16 doubles seeds for The Championships at Wimbledon, which begins on Monday, 3 July. Two-time champion Andy Murray, three-time former titlist Novak Djokovic and seven-time winner Roger Federer are among the top singles seeds. [ALSO LIKE] Since 2002, The Championships has employed a unique seeding system, where they take into account previous results over a two-year period on grass courts. • Take the Emirates ATP Ranking points on 20 June 2016 • Add 100 per cent of the points earned for all grass court tournaments in the past 12 months • Add 75 per cent of the points earned for the best grass court tournament in...
Qualifier Ramkumar Ramanathan of India scored one of the biggest upsets of the year on Tuesday at the Antalya Open, shocking top seed Dominic Thiem 6-3, 6-2 to reach the quarter-finals. “I just gave it my best and was serving well out there. Two or three points can often make the difference on grass,” said Ramanathan. “It’s a good start for my career, but it’s just a start. Hopefully I can keep it going.” The World No. 222 in the Emirates ATP Rankings broke Thiem three times and won the last five games of the match to reach his second ATP World Tour quarter-final and score the biggest win of his career. Ramanathan had only played six ATP World Tour...
Top seed Dominic Thiem and Turkish player Marsel Ilhan take in the history of Antalya as they visit the Aspendos amphitheatre on Monday. Photo: Gokhan Taner
ATP World Tour Uncovered presented by Peugeot goes behind the scenes at the Aegon Championships at The Queen's Club in London, the ATP World Tour 500 Tournament of the Year for 2016.
