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Murray will wait to decide on Wimbledon bid

Andy Murray will wait to see how his body responds to his first competitive match for 11 months before deciding whether to compete at Wimbledon.
Kyrgios ruins Murray's Queen's comeback

Andy Murray endured a frustrating return from his injury nightmare as the former world number one was beaten 2-6, 7-6 (7/4), 7-5 by temperamental Australian Nick Kyrgios in the Queen's Club first round on Tuesday.
Federer breezes past Bedene at Halle

Roger Federer began his last week of pre-Wimbledon competition with a 6-3, 6-4 defeat of Slovene Aljaz Bedene on Tuesday to reach the second round of the ATP Halle grass event.
Injured Yuki retires in Queen's Club opener, Bopanna in quarters

India's top singles player Yuki Bhambri was on Tuesday forced to concede his opening round match against higher-ranked Milos Raonic of Canada at the Queen's Club Championship in London because of a knee injury.
Argentinian Kicker banned for six years for fixing

Argentinian tennis player Nicolas Kicker was banned for six years and fined $25,000 (21,500 euro) for fixing two matches on the second-tier Challenger Tour, the Tennis Integrity Unit announced Tuesday.
Djokovic cruises at Queen's, Dimitrov wins tough opener

Troubled Novak Djokovic made a strong start to his Wimbledon preparations with a 6-2, 6-1 demolition of Australian qualifier John Millman at Queen's Club on Tuesday, while Andy Murray prepared to return to action after almost a year on the sidelines.
Federer needs 10th Halle title to stay atop rankings

Roger Federer on Monday flew to Halle to start his second consecutive week on grass but will have to fight for a second straight German title if he is to enter Wimbledon as top seed.
Austria's Thiem races past Youzhny in Halle opener

French Open runner-up Dominic Thiem began his grasscourt season with a convincing 7-6(5), 6-2 victory over Russian Mikhail Youzhny in the opening round of the Halle Open on Monday.
Rybarikova stuns Pliskova in Birmingham opener

World number seven Karolina Pliskova's Wimbledon preparations suffered a setback in a 6-2, 6-3 defeat by Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia in the opening round of the Nature Valley Classic in Birmingham on Monday.
Wawrinka ends wretched run with solid start at Queen's

Stan Wawrinka kicked off his Wimbledon preparations with a 6-2, 6-3 win over British youngster Cameron Norrie in the Queen's Club first round on Monday.