he'll play world number 68 joao sousa in the quarterfinals.d number one novak djokovic admits his confidence has taken a blow after struggling for form in 2018 the 12—time the 12—time grand slam champion hasn't made it to the last eight in any of the five tournaments he's played this year, since returning from an elbow injury. he feels he's not too far away from an improvement though. after plant without pain on court, and that is the best news at the moment, as i had really great problems playing without it, causing significant pain. basically now it is all about elevating, and they are back on the team. i am very happy to have them alongside me because they know me very well, they know making very well, and me as a person, i believe it will somehow fall quickly into place, and better results already. john higgins is through to the semi finals of the world snooker championship after beating judd trump in a dramatic encounter at sheffield's cruicible theatre. the scot twice trailed by two frames as the match swung between the two. but he drew

edmund plays today in the quarterfinals of the estoril open in portugal against home favourite joao sousahe summer grand slams as british number one, overtaking the injured andy murray. it obviously feels good, it‘s one of them when you‘re sort of in the moment, it‘s just a ranking, it doesn‘t change what you do or how you train or how you think or anything. it‘s one of them where you look back on it, you can be proud. kyle showed me the spin that has helped propel his remarkable rise up the rankings and which was too good for top—10 players like grigor dimitrov at the australian open, as edmund stunned the tennis world by reaching the semifinals. amazing experience, first of all. good to experience, i guess, the physical demands, the mental demands, staying on it every day throughout the tournament. it was just really, it was a new experience for me but something that was great to learn from. more people recognise you. i do enjoy that side of things, especially when kids come up and ask, it‘s really nice for them because i was once that age and realised to have someone be looked up to an