Nick Kyrgios is excited for Wimbledon, which is just his third tournament since Acapulco last February. But the Australian knows there is no guarantee he will come out firing.
Jelena Ostapenko and Alex de Minaur tuned up for Wimbledon in the best way possible, winning the first grass-court titles of their careers at the Eastbourne tournament on Saturday.
Roger Federer is still not sure whether he will compete at the Tokyo Olympics, saying Saturday that he and his team plan to “reassess the situation after Wimbledon.”
Angelique Kerber won her first title since Wimbledon in 2018 by beating Katerina Siniakova 6-3, 6-2 in the final of the Bad Homburg Open on Saturday.
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.