chelsea beat arsenal to the signing of the 22 year old who is their fifth new player in this transfer window. the first tennis grand slam of the year the australian open gets underway in just under eleven hours hours from now. novak djokovic returns to the tournament 12 months after being deported from australia because he hadn t been vaccinated against covid 19. the serb starts his bid for a tenth aussie open title on tuesday novak djokovic cancelled his practice session on sunday, perhaps a precautionary measure because in his own words he has been troubled by a left hamstring problem for the last ten days. it didn t stop him winning the title in adelaide last sunday and he is a clear favourite to win a tenth australian open title. he s had an excellent reception. the nasty ill feeling of 12 months ago seems to have melted away. if it won t be djokovic, we can t look past rafael nadal, surely. not in particularly good form, having only one like one match since last september s us ope
djokovic becomes a favourite. he won well in his last tournament, beating medved it will be team to win his first grand slam title in 2021. he was concerned about a hamstring problem in the court semifinals. he seemed as comfortable as ever. last years events don t seem to be bothering them at all and with the first grand slam of the year no question that novak djokovic is the man to beat. question that novak d okovic is the man to heath question that novak d okovic is the man to beat. how do you feel about about kim? man to beat. how do you feel about about kim? he man to beat. how do you feel about about kim? he couldn t man to beat. how do you feel about about kim? he couldn t submitted l man to beat. how do you feel aboutj about kim? he couldn t submitted a better start to the year. with three ones out of three with great britain reaching the city final and unable to make progress to the final four. he s playing very well indeed. he is a player who likes to play quite a
he won well in his last tournament, beating medved it will be team to win his first grand slam title in 2021. he was concerned about a hamstring problem in the court semifinals. he seemed as comfortable as ever. last years events don t seem to be bothering them at all and with the first grand slam of the year no question that novak djokovic is the man to beat. how do you feel about about cam norrie? he couldn t have made a better start to the year. with three ones out of three with great britain reaching the city final and unable to make progress to the final four. he s playing very well indeed. he is a player who likes to play quite a lot in the run up to a grand slam.
he ll now face denis shapovalov in the last eight on friday. it s difficult to play on this kind of court. it s really fast. it kind of favours the server. if you are serving well, it s tough to break a serve like him today, so the tie breaks were probably the most realistic score of today s match. i m just glad to overcome a tough challenge. at the top of end of the table, champions manchester city travel to chelsea tonight on the hunt to chase down league leaders arsenal. last season s premier league champions are currently eight points behind the gunners with a game in hand. city will be without ruben dias, who has a hamstring problem, but forward julian alvarez could feature for the first time since winning the world cup with argentina. what i want to see is we are not afraid.
prince harry s autobiography includes a claim that his brother, the prince of wales, knocked him to the floor during a row about the duchess of sussex, according to the guardian which says it s seen harry s forthcoming memoir. more disruption on the railways in england as thousands of train drivers go on strike, organised by the aslef union. the met office has confirmed that last year was the hottest on record. pope francis leads mourners for his predeccessor benedict xvi at an open air funeral mass at the vatican good afternoon. we begin with football with manchester city travelling to chelsea tonight, aiming to chase down premier league leaders arsenal. last season s champions are currently eight points behind the gunners with a game in hand. city will be without ruben dias, who has a hamstring problem, but forward julian alvarez could feature for the first time since winning