The All England Club has announced that it will donate £1 (approximately $1.25) for each ticket sold at Wimbledon to relief efforts in Ukraine, which could surpass £500,000 ($620,000). The club will also pay for two rooms for Ukrainian tennis players and their teams during the grass-court season. This comes after the club’s decision to
Tennis
Emma Raducanu, the former US Open champion, was forced to withdraw from the Madrid Open just before her scheduled match against Viktoriya Tomova in the first round on Wednesday. Raducanu cited an injury to her right hand as the reason for her withdrawal. This is another setback for Raducanu, who has been struggling with form
Carlos Alcaraz, the 19-year-old Spanish tennis player, showed his dominance on the court as he won his second consecutive Barcelona Open title. Playing on the Rafa Nadal center court, Alcaraz was relaxed and in control as he watched the home crowd dance during a late changeover. He defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 6-4 to secure his