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Tennis giants have only a week left to prepare for the third Grand Slam of the year, with Wimbledon starting next Monday, June 27 without Russian and Belarusian players.
Daniil Medvedev, as well as top 10 players Andrey Rublev and Arnya Sabalenka, won’t be permitted to play after the All England Lawn Tennis Club banned Russian and Belarusian players from contending because of the invasion of Ukraine.
The grasscourt Grand Slam has been deprived of its ranking points by the ATP and WTA Tours following the April decision.
Of the players who will highlight, Nadal, straight from winning the other two Grand Slams of the year – the French Open and Australian Open – will be searching for a third Wimbledon title, while Novak Djokovic will chase his seventh.
Last year’s next in line and ongoing Queen’s champ Matteo Berrettini will likewise be seeking challenge for the title.
In the women’s draw, world number one Iga Swiatek, the French Open hero, heads to Wimbledon without a warm up tournament due to a shoulder issue.
Swiatek, who took over as number one when Australian Ash Barty declared her retirement in March, has been in super great form and has won 35 sequential matches – matching the longest unbeaten streak since Venus Williams in 2000.
In the mean time Serena Williams will continue her journey for the 24th Grand Slam singles title. The previous world number one has not played competitive tennis since limping out of a first-round match finally year’s Wimbledon – where she has brought home seven championships – with a leg injury.
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