konta is through to the second round of the birmingham classic after a straight sets victory over anett kontaveitce reaching the semifinals of the french open. and cameron norrie missed out on one of the biggest wins of his career, losing in three sets to last year's wimbledon runner—up kevin anderson. he took the first set but was eventually beaten in three by the south african. james ward also lost this evening to gilles simon. what a summer ahead we have when it comes to tennis. tour de france champion geraint thomas says chris froome's crash has settled any questions over who will lead the team at this year's tour de france. the pair may have been left to battle it out for the winner's yellow jersey, but a serious crash on a training ride has ruled out the four time champion. and while it's a bitter blow for the team, thomas says it's cleared up constant questions over who would lead team ineos next month. he's one of the greatest grantor writers ever, so not having him is a big blow to the team. anrich comes to last options of the last stages, i think that's the best thing, it just tops othe