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Wimbledon is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, and widely considered the most prestigious tennis championship. Held in London at the All England Club in Wimbledon since 1877, it is the only tennis major still played on grass.

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Odds will be stacked against the seven-time Wimbledon champion and the holder of 24 grand slam titles when the tournament gets under way following recent knee surgery.

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Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz drawn to face top seed Jannik Sinner in the semi-finals while women’s top seed Iga Świątek is in same section as last year’s winner, Marketa Vondrousova.

Everything you need to know as tennis enters the grass court season – which means the greatest players flocking to London to dress in all white and play at the All England Club.

The 37-year-old Scot went under the knife on Saturday after withdrawing from his second-round match at the Queen’s warm-up event in London on Wednesday.

The former world number ones, plus local hope and US Open winner Emma Raducanu, were granted entry into the main draw after taking lengthy breaks from the sport.

Big-hitting Belarusian won 6-2, 6-3 and has now dropped only 18 games over her four matches, while fourth-seed Elena Rybakina breezed past Elina Svitolina 6-4, 6-3.

Many female athletes are not paid equally as their male counterparts – except in tennis, which is why this list is topped by players like Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams … but who else made it?

Having made a triumphant return at Loewe, Fendi and Thom Browne, the preppy sweater trend has found fans in Kendall Jenner, Gigi Hadid, Alexa Chung and Tracee Ellis Ross

Rafael Nadal and Andre Agassi achieved a Golden Slam – winning all four Grand Slams plus an Olympic gold – while Serena Williams is the only player to have achieved that feat in singles and doubles

Love is in the air! Emma Raducanu has a handsome new beau in her life, and he comes from a billionaire background – here’s everything we know about 23-year-old Carlo Agostinelli

The event is Asia’s most important tennis tournament and will see Shanghai again host the world’s best tennis players, including current Rolex testimonies Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner and Holger Rune

Style sat down to lunch in Beverly Hills with Jarred Eng, to find out which stars the internet mogul is styling next – and why he was denied a pass to this year’s Wimbledon

It’s been another monumental month in the world of high horology, from Wimbledon celebrity watch spotting to historic partnerships, new releases and new events …

The 8-year-old watched the epic final match with Kate Middleton, Prince William and Prince George, sporting a blue floral dress and pink sunglasses in the royal box

The 20-year-old already has deals with Louis Vuitton, Rolex, BMW and Calvin Klein, but his recent epic win against Novak Djokovic last weekend will surely only amp up his appeal …

Xu Yifan goes close to mixed doubles title with a partner she had never met before, but victorious Lyudmyla Kichenok given ovation as she says she hopes to ‘encourage the people in Ukraine’ who are ‘fighting for their freedom’.

Of the 128 women in the singles bracket at Wimbledon, which ends this weekend, just six work with a female coach. All of the coaches for men were men.

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Ons Jabeur praises Bai Zhuoxuan’s ‘great tournament’ and says she received a lift before the match, courtesy of a chat and hug with former footballer David Beckham.