Alex de Minaur and Lorenzo Sonego will meet for the title at the Eastbourne grass-court tournament after ending the runs of lucky losers Kwon Soon-woo and Max Purcell in the semifinals Friday.
Angelique Kerber upset top-seeded Petra Kvitova as she won two three-set matches in a day to reach the final of the Bad Homburg Open on Friday.
Simona Halep did not get the chance to defend her 2019 Wimbledon title a year ago because the tournament was cancelled due to the pandemic. Now an injury will prevent her from competing when play begins at the All England Club next week.
Canada’s Bianca Andreescu will have a chance to exact revenge on France’s Alize Cornet when they square off in the first round at Wimbledon next week.
Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer were placed on opposite sides of the Wimbledon bracket in Friday’s draw, meaning they only could meet in the final — which would be a rematch of their epic 2019 title showdown.
Zhang Zhizhen is the first man representing China to earn a spot in the main draw at Wimbledon in the Open era, which began in 1968 when professionals were admitted to Grand Slam tennis tournaments.
