World number one Iga Swiatek said she'll be "rooting" for Rafael Nadal at the French Open but insisted it was fair the 14-time champion had not been seeded.Nadal is not the only unseeded Grand Slam champion at the French Open this year.
What a wash-out this red-clay season has been for the home contingent. Since we left Miami behind in early April, 10 Britons have amassed just 12 tour wins between them – two fewer than world No 1 Iga Swiatek has managed on her own.
Channel 4 has been forced to drop plans to use Clare Balding as a face of its election coverage as she will be fronting Wimbledon for the BBC.