Wimbledon begins on Monday, with defending champion Jannik Sinner chasing a fifth grand slam title and top seed Aryna Sabalenka chasing her first title of the year.
Men’s best match: Sinner v Miomir Kecmanovic
In the absence of rival and two-time Wimbledon winner Carlos Alcaraz, Sinner is the favorite this year, but the Italian may have to deal with the hot weather and his lack of preparation as he tries to defend his title.
After his second-round loss at the French Open when he came close to winning it when he got stuck in an embarrassing situation, the 24-year-old skipped the warm-up tournament ahead of the grass-court draw.
He said this could work to his advantage, however, ahead of his opening clash with Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic on Monday.
“If you play a tournament before here, maybe it doesn’t go the way you want, you come here with doubts,” he told reporters on Saturday.
“If you’re not going to play any tournaments, don’t have these doubts, just go play.”
