the defending champion did manage to work with his coach ivan lendl at the all england club today.ere some ominous signs as he was clearly moving gingerly but he remains hopeful he'll be fit for monday's first round. so let's look at who murray and the other top players will be facing after the wimbledon draw. murray plays kazakhstan qualifier, alexander bublik, on monday. seven—time champion roger federer faces ukraine's alexandr dolgopolov in his opening match. the second seed and three times winner novak djokovic takes on slovakia's martin klizan, and rafael nadal is up against australian john millman. in the women's draw seven times winner serena williams will sit out of the tournament as she prepares for the arrival of her first child. world number one angelique kerber faces a qualifier, as does second seed simona halep. karolina pliskova meets evgeniya rodina. elina svitolina faces ashleigh barty. so that's the latest from the all england club ahead of next week's championships. david mentioned johanna konta and her injury worries, well after that heavy fall yesterday, she wi

charlie: ivan lendl never won wimbledon. john: that's correct.lows these nobodies like federer, nadal, and djokovic to bypass us in the all-time rankings. charlie: i want to read this to you. this is in "the financial times." >> this was the mcenroe i knew from his days of tennis dominance when he humbled borg en route to his seven grand slam singles titles in six years. he was never the biggest or strongest player, just relentless and resourceful. his gift was conceptual. he could see all the angles on the court and he knew when to go in for the kill, charging the net to deliver a winning volley with a flick of his incomparable left-hand. there was always something mysterious about how he got where he was going, and now he was running over me as if i were a european neophyte, unaccustomed to the hard courts at flushing meadows." john: a bit dramatic. charlie: yes. i liked it. the reading was probably overdone. you did have a sense of the court. john: i was very fortunate when i was young to fall into the lap of a couple, sort of legendary tennis

the defending champion managed to work with coach ivan lendl today but there were some ominous signshopeful he will be fit for the first round. novak djokovic is through to the men's file at the eastbourne tournament. he showed a few flashes of his best form, beating the brevet in straight sets. —— beating medal the dead in straight sets. caroline wozniacki is into the women's final. she will play karolina pliskova in the final. her opponentjohanna konta withdrew due to a back injury. chris froome has signed a new contract for three yea rs has signed a new contract for three years with teen sky on the eve of the tour de france. the 104th tour gets underway in dusseldorf in germany on saturday and chris froome is hoping to get his third straight victory and fourth victory in five yea rs. victory and fourth victory in five years. he faces stiff competition from some of the world's leading cyclists. i think this is the biggest challenge i have faced in my career. the level of my rivals and of course we racing on, means it will be a much more open race. it will be a much more open race.

he was unable to practice yesterday but did manage to get out with his coach ivan lendl earlier, althougherly at the all—england club. after his session murray said he's hopeful he'll be fit for monday. so assuming he does play at the all—england club, andy murray begins the defence of his title with a match against "lucky loser" alexander bublik of kazakhstan. murray is in the same half of the draw as two time champion rafa nadal. —— two—time. second seed novak djokovic and roger federer are in the other half of the draw. britain's cameron norrie has been drawn againstjo wilfried tsonga. while alex ward, the world number 855, who's the only briton to make it to the main draw via qualifying, is rewarded with a match against the british no 2 kyle edmund. while in the women's draw number one seed angelique kerber and second seed simona halep both face qualifiers in their opening matches. defending champion serena williams of course misses the tournament due to the impending birth of herfirst child. if she is fit to playjohanna konta will face shay soo way, while heather watson plays maryna

and bjorn borg, jimmy connors, ivan lendl and battled any umpire he thought was wrong. [ bleep ], get[ bleep ] -- >> he thought a lot of umpires were wrong. >> what did i say, umpire? tell me? please tell me. please tell me. please tell me! >> reporter: you seem to push it right up to the line. >> not the only one. got to be aware of what you can, can't do. do that all right time in other sports. oh, my good you take it to the >> reporter: after all. he figured they would never actually throw him out. >> didn't want to get rid of one of the best guy, bringing ratings and interest. part of the incentive of getting good because you get away with more. >> you cannot be serious? >> you cannot be serious became his catch phrase. and the title of his first autobiography. followed now by a second. if there is a common theme, it is intensity. that spark lit long ago by his father back in queens. >> my late father, he managed me. so he was great early on. he said, listen. you don't need to do this. you are better than them. you know, a loud dinner table at my house. >> he started playing tenni

the defending champion did manage to work with his coach ivan lendl at the all—england club today.was clearly moving gingerly but he remains hopeful he'll be fit for monday. british no 3 heather watson has missed out on a place in the final of the aegon international at eastbourne after defeat to sixth seed caroline wozniacki. wozniacki took the first set 6—2 before treatment to an abdominal injury in the second saw watson storm back to take it 6—3. the decider was the tightest set by some way as both players dug in for victory — the dane eventually took it 7—5 with a break in the final game of the match. wozniacki will play karolina pliskova next becausejohanna konta should have been playing in the second semi at eastbourne after the watson match but withdrew with a back injury this morning, after a nasty fall in her quarter—final tie against angelique kerber yesterday. we were doing the best we could recover well for today but it wasn't quick enough. i am still sore, my thoracic spine. it is a big tournament for all of us next week and it is something i have got to disregard when

he was unable to practice yesterday, but did manage to get out with his coach ivan lendl earlier — although's hopeful he'll be fit for monday. live cricket will return to bbc television for the first time in 21 years after a new free to air digital and radio rights deal was done with the ecb between 2020 and 2024. it includes tv highlights of england men's home tests, 0dis and t20s. ecb chief executive tom harrison believes it will attract more youngsters to the sport. it is a great dealfor the youngsters to the sport. it is a great deal for the game. game—changing for cricket in this country. the key elements are massively increased reach and revenue. and a complete transformation in the support and promotion of the game. a real focus on participation and a desire for us together to get as many children playing cricket as we can. an exciting moment. barcelona have activated their buy—back clause for everton‘s gerard deulofeu. he wasn't part of everton‘s plans last season, spending the campaign on loan at ac milan. it is understood he will cost barcelona 10.5 mil. olympic champion jade jone

he is due to start a practice session this morning at wimbledon but his coach ivan lendl told our correspondentng and had lost his last seven straight matches before this week so a great result for him. you can watch you hannah quanta and heather watson in eastbourne action on bbc two this morning from 11am. in rugby union, a crucial game coming up for the british and irish lions and warren gatland‘s selection for the second test against new zealand has been somewhat criticised. former wales internationaljonathan davies things gatland is using the last role of the dice by putting johnny sexton and owen farrell together. former lions playerjeremy guscott think the decision is ambitious, calling ita the decision is ambitious, calling it a gamble. the lions must win tomorrow morning in wellington or they will hand the all blacks this series win. it is about character this week for us. it is about manning up and putting everything on the line because it is that situation, isn‘t it? it is do or die for us. there is nothing a mother wouldn‘t do for their son, even if you are a grown man playing in a