Nadal centre stage at Wimbledon as Covid forces third withdrawal

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LONDON, June 30 — Rafael Nadal tops the bill at Wimbledon today after Roberto Bautista Agut became the third player to withdraw from the Championships following a positive...

LONDON, June 30 — Rafael Nadal tops the bill at Wimbledon today after Roberto Bautista Agut became the third player to withdraw from the Championships following a positive coronavirus test.

Spanish 17th seed Bautista Agut became the third potential dangerman in Nadal’s half of the draw to pull out with Covid, following the withdrawals of 2021 runner-up Matteo Berrettini and 2017 finalist Marin Cilic. Wimbledon was cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic while the 2021 edition was run at reduced capacity with players confined to a bubble, but this year it is back to business as usual at the All England Club.

Nadal, 36, is halfway to a calendar Slam after winning the Australian Open and French Open this year. The feat has not been achieved since 1969. But top seed Novak Djokovic, seeking to draw level with Pete Sampras on seven Wimbledon titles, is already safely through to the last 32.In the women’s tournament, Badosa beat Romania’s Irina Bara 6-3, 6-2 while Czech 25th seed Kvitova came through 6-1, 7-6 against Ana Bogdan, also from Romania.

 

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