MIKE DICKSON AT ROLAND GARROS: Rafael Nadal won his 12th French Open title following a stern examination against the heir to his throne in world No 4 Dominic Thiem.

MIKE DICKSON AT ROLAND GARROS: Ash Barty is planning to relax with some golf in the Midlands with the possibility of meeting up with her British relatives in the wake of French Open.

Following her historic French Open win, Aussie tennis champion Ash Barty let her hair down in true blue style - with a few beers and a steak. 

SPORTS AGENDA - EDITED BY LAURA WILLIAMSON: Sky Sports will come under pressure to make the Cricket World Cup final free to air should England reach the Lord's showpiece on July 14.

Rafael Nadal is hopeful he will again be able to challenge for the Wimbledon title after yet another French Open triumph at Roland Garros this year.

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Sometimes sport sucks. No matter the outcome, it was a rotten shame that Jimmy Greaves did not feature in the 1966 World Cup final for England.

The trophy awarded to Aussie tennis champion Ash Barty after she won the French Open has a not-so-subtle blunder on it that dates back more than 40 years.

Serena Williams appears to have given up on the idea of playing a grass court tournament ahead of Wimbledon, a possibility she floated after losing at the French Open.

Ion Tiriac, a former Romanian tennis star, gave a scathing assessment of the match between Ash Barty and Markéta Vondroušová.

Nick Kyrgios has hailed French Open champion Ashleigh Barty and declared his fellow Australian is the woman to beat at Wimbledon.

American college champion Paul Jubb and Davis Cup veteran James Ward were among those given lucrative wildcards into Wimbledon on Wednesday morning.

The Australian won the French Open a week and a half ago but is much more at home on grass than clay and came through a tricky opener against Donna Vekic in Birmingham 6-3, 6-4.

World No 2 Rafael Nadal has entered next week's Aspall Tennis Classic in Hurlingham to get some grass court play under his belt ahead of next month's Wimbledon Championships.

Murray revealed on Thursday that French Open champion Barty was one of the players he had approached about playing mixed doubles at Wimbledon but she rejected the opportunity.

Australian star Ash Barty is just two wins away from becoming world number one after she defeated Venus Williams to reach the semi-finals of the Birmingham Classic. 

Ashleigh Barty is one match away from becoming the first Australian to be crowned women's world number one in 43 years after progressing to the final of the Nature Valley Classic.

KIERAN GILL AT EASTBOURNE: Konta triumphed 6-4, 7-6 in one hour and 37 minutes at the Nature Valley International. British No 1 is competing at her final tournament before Wimbledon.

The 32-year-old Serb has not played a competitive match since losing in the semi-final of the French Open this month, preferring to spend some family time in Serbia.

Jo Konta insists she has suffered no 'letdown' since her run to the French Open semi-finals, despite a largely disappointing grass-court season so far.

MIKE DICKSON AT WIMBLEDON: Williams finds herself with divided loyalties for the upcoming women's World Cup semi-final, having developed a sneaky admiration for the England team.

Serena Williams (pictured), 37, snubbed Barty, 23, at her pre-Wimbledon press conference on Saturday. Barty rose to number one after winning Birmingham Classic and French Open.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: There is only one question that leaves the effervescent Marketa Vondrousova struggling for an answer. Which does she prefer, buying shoes or hitting drop shots?

When Serena Williams returned to the women's tour early last spring the mission was simple: to win a 24th Grand Slam and to do so as a proud parent.

The mystery of whether Serena Williams will mix with Andy Murray in the doubles has finally been solved, but the question of her competitiveness as an individual entity remains unanswered.

As the top women's seed, Ashleigh Barty, the world No 1 and newly crowned French Open champion, has every right to feel there is a weight of expectation on her shoulders.

The 37-year-old tennis player wore a sheer white jacket over her ensemble as she stepped out onto the court at the second day of Wimbledon in London.

A Centre Court debut for Cameron Norrie against the 2014 US Open finalist Kei Nishikori is in store. The Japanese No 8 seed has not shown his best form on grass yet.

Barty, chasing back-to-back grand slams following her French Open success last month, beat the Belgian 6-1 6-3 to advance to the third round on Thursday.

Ash Barty took less than an hour to defeat Alison Van Uytvanck at Wimbledon on Thursday and addressed a snub from Serena Williams made earlier during a press conference.

MATTHEW LAMBERT AT WIMBLEDON: There will be no meeting of the Murrays in the men's doubles this year after Jamie's new partnership with Neal Skupski hit an early bump in the road.

The American made light work of her Spanish opponent to reach the quarter-finals on Tuesday, progressing with a 6-2, 6-2 victory on Court One. She will now play fellow American Alison Riske.

The British No 1 insisted she would not have changed a thing as she missed out on a Wimbledon semi-final against Serena Williams by losing 7-6, 6-1 to world No 54 Barbora Strycova.

Seven-time Wimbledon champion Serena Williams takes on Simona Halep in the women's singles final today. Sportsmail's Jordan Seward will provide live coverage of the Williams vs Halep's final clash.

JOHN LLOYD - ANALYSIS: The Djokovic serve is underrated. I can remember when he was having some injury problems and tried to tinker with it.

She produced one of the great final performances at the All England Club, committing three unforced errors in a 6-2, 6-2 win over Serena Williams that she described as the best match of her life.

The 78-year-old was at the fundraiser at billionaire Ronald Perelman's home Saturday night, main. Guests said he was joined by Dana Blumberg, inset, after splitting with Ricki Lander.

Canadian tennis star Eugenie Bouchard, 25, shared a snap hugging fellow Canadian player Bianca Andreescu, 19, after she was beat out of the Canadian Open on Tuesday.

Ashleigh Barty is poised to crown her phenomenal season by becoming the first Australian woman to ever top the year-ending tennis rankings.

The world No 6 said in a video posted Thursday on Twitter that 'Darren will be back by my side next season' and that she 'can't wait to finish what we started.'

Japan's Naomi Osaka fought back from a set down to beat Australian world number one Ash Barty 3-6 6-3 6-2 in the final of the China Open in Beijing on Sunday.

The American, who became the youngest player to reach a WTA final since Czech Nicole Vaidisova in 2004, overcame 2017 French Open champion 6-3 1-6 6-2 in the final.

The touching moment where Coco Gauff's father delivers a rousing courtside speech moments before her maiden WTA title has been revealed.

MIKE DICKSON IN MADRID: The Barcelona superstar hit back on Twitter after Belgium's former French Open semi-finalist Filip Dewulf, now a journalist, posted a picture of a largely empty stadium.

Ashleigh Barty's coach can pinpoint the moment when the Australian morphed from good to a great.

The Canadian sounded a positive note at the end of what he freely admits has been 'the most challenging month in my 35 year career in sport', with further cancellations also coming on Friday.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY MIKE DICKSON: Like many successful tennis players, Kevin Krawietz is used to receiving decent customer service.

The U.S. president quoted his predecessor as he took part in the British commemoration of the 75th anniversary of D-Day, led by Queen Elizabeth II, in Portsmouth, on the English south coast.

Emmanuel Macron and Justin Trudeau were pictured sharing a warm embrace in Paris today, as they met to discuss a new EU-Canada trade deal. 

Justin Trudeau met with Donald Trump in the Oval Office to talk trade before receiving a much warmer welcome from Nancy Pelosi, who settled her basketball bet with the Canadian prime minister. 

'We must continue to prioritize women's economic empowerment and place it at the very heart of the G-20 agenda,' she said, watched on by her dad, as well as Justin Trudeau and Theresa May.