British teenager Jay Clarke continued his dream run in Wimbledon qualifying on Wednesday, moving into the final round of qualifying over #NextGenATP player Elias Ymer of Sweden 6-4, 7-6(5). The 18 year old reached his first ATP Challenger Tour quarter-final last week on home soil in Ilkley. He’ll play Sebastian Ofner of Austria for a spot in the main draw. #NextGenATP American and 21st seed Taylor Fritz also advanced into the final round of qualifying with a confident 6-1, 6-3 win over Alejandro Gonzalez of Colombia. Standing between him and a spot in the main draw is Vincent Millot of France, who defeated third seed Tennys Sandgren of the U.S. 6-2, 7-6(5). [ALSO LIKE] Other #NextGenATP players to advance include...
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...
Last year’s Wimbledon fairytale story Marcus Willis moved closer to another round of heroics on Monday, advancing into the second round of qualifying on along with eight #NextGenATP players. The Brit took time off from his tennis coaching job last year to play Wimbledon pre-qualifying and earned a wild card into the qualifying draw. He then qualified for the main draw and won his first-round match before falling to Roger Federer on Centre Court. This year in Roehampton, Willis produced more memorable moments with a qualifying wild card by scoring a 7-5, 7-5 win over 31st seed Andrej Martin of Slovakia. Next up for him is a fellow British wild card in Liam Broady. In an all-#NextGenATP battle, Elias Ymer...
