Maria Sharapova

Wimbledon day 4 dawns after day of casualties

Federer, Sharapova, Tsonga, Azarenka, Hewitt, Cilic, Isner, Darcis, Stepanek, Shvedova...

The list of casualties yesterday at Wimbledon was extraordinary.

Seven players withdrew because of injury, either before or during their games. Some of these were the result of slips on the grass leading to questions about the playing surface that the tournament has moved quickly to dispel...