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Tennis Tracker: Flashscore at Hurlingham for Djokovic's first grass match of the year

Djokovic warmed up for Wimbledon at Hurlingham last year too
Djokovic warmed up for Wimbledon at Hurlingham last year tooProfimedia
Novak Djokovic (36) played his first grass match of the year today at the Hurlingham Tennis Classic exhibition tournament in London and we were there for it. As well as providing detailed coverage of that, we also brought you updates from the rest of the tennis taking place across Europe.

23:40 CET - That's all from the action across the grass courts of Europe for the day.

Tune in to the Tennis Tracker again tomorrow as the semi-finals get underway at Eastbourne, Bad Homburg and Mallorca.

23:38 CET - American hopes of ending a men's Grand Slam title drought stretching back two decades will fall on the shoulders of big-serving Taylor Fritz (25) and the dynamic Frances Tiafoe (25) at Wimbledon next week and maybe even Sebastian Korda (22).

Read all about the Americans' chances at Wimbledon here. 

22:12 CET - The highlight of the men's action for the day was Christopher Eubanks (27) fierce winner against Arthur Rinderknech (27) in their quarter-final meeting in Mallorca. Eubanks ultimately won the tight contest.

ATP Flash Moment of the day
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22:08 CET - Our pick of the women's action today was some superb hitting in the all-American clash between Coco Gauff (19) and Jessica Pegula (29). Gauff won the match to reach the semi-finals at Eastbourne. 

WTA Flash Moment of the day
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21:04 CET - After defeating Frances Tiafoe (25) at Hurlingham, Novak Djokovic (36) was full of praise for his opponent and excitement for his upcoming tournament at Wimbledon.

"Wimbledon is the most traditional, historical tournament in the world," said the reigning champion.

"I'm sure I'm not the only player that dreamed of winning it, and it's a favourite tournament for so many players around the world. It has nurtured its traditions for so many years.

"Every year feels like the first time at Wimbledon. It breeds history and all the greats that have paved the way for us, so it's hopefully going to be another great year for all of us," he added.

Read Djokovic's full comments from Hurlingham here.

A taste of the action from Hurlingham
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20:48 CET - In the final quarter-final on the men's side at Eastbourne, Tommy Paul (26) has defeated JJ Wolf (24) in an all-American clash 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(2).

Paul - Wolf highlights
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Tommy Paul's post-match comments
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20:42 CET  - Gregoire Barrere (29) has beaten Miomir Kecmanovic (23) in their quarter-final in Eastbourne. It finished 7-5, 7-6(2).

Barrere - Kecmanovic highlights
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19:59 CET - LIVE FROM HURLINGHAM - Djokovic has prevailed against Tiafoe, winning the tiebreak 10-7 to claim a narrow victory. His next match will be at Wimbledon.

Djokovic serving against Tiafoe
Djokovic serving against TiafoeFlashscore

19:47 CET - LIVE FROM HURLINGHAM - Tiafoe has taken the second set, breaking Djokovic's serve late on to win it 6-3. A deciding tiebreak will now be played. 

19:41 CET - LIVE FROM HURLINGHAM - A tight second set here is still on serve here, with Tiafoe currently leading it 4-3. 

19:18 CET - Iga Swiatek (22) is through to the semi-finals in Bad Homburg, beating Anna Blinkova (24) 6-3, 6-2

Swiatek - Blinkova highlights
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Swiatek's post-match comments
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19:13 CET - LIVE FROM HURLINGHAM - Tiafoe managed to get a break back, but Djokovic came through to take the first set 6-3 in 32 minutes.

General view of Djokovic vs Tiafoe at Hurlingham
General view of Djokovic vs Tiafoe at HurlinghamFlashscore

18:57 CET - LIVE FROM HURLINGHAM - Djokovic is flying through the first set, leading 4-1 after 15 minutes.

18:33 CET - LIVE FROM HURLINGHAM - Novak Djokovic (36) and Frances Tiafoe (25) are on court and about to get underway

18:00 CET - Daria Kasatkina (26) has advanced to the semi-finals at Eastbourne after Caroline Garcia (29) retired from their quarter-final match with the score at 6-2, 2-1.

17:35 CET - Feliciano Lopez's (41) tennis career has come to an end on home turf in Mallorca. The Spaniard suffered a 6-2, 6-4 defeat to Yannick Hanfmann (31). Lopez racked up seven titles and 506 wins as well as becoming a doubles Grand Slam champion. 

Read more on that story here.

17:00 CET - LIVE FROM HURLINGHAM - Norrie, who has also beaten Tiafoe this week, was pleased with today's performance. 

 "Yeah, I'm just trying to play my tennis," he said on-court after the match. "Obviously it's going to be a pretty hectic two weeks so it's nice to come out here and play on great courts on a very vintage club... Good to take some confidence from this today."

16:59 CET - Coco Gauff (19) has sealed an impressive 6-3, 6-3 win over good friend Jessica Pegula (29), and will now face fellow American Madison Keys (28) in the semis, who earlier beat Petra Martic (32) 6-4, 6-1.

Gauff vs Pegula highlights
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Gauff interview
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16:43 CET - LIVE FROM HURLINGHAM - And Cameron Norrie (27) has cruised to a comfortable 6-3, 6-2 victory over Laslo Djere (28) in just 58 minutes.

16:10 CET - LIVE FROM HURLINGHAM - The first set here has gone the way of Norrie, with the Brit breaking serve once to take it 6-3.

16:04 CET - The first two quarter-finals in Mallorca have finished, with Lloyd Harris (26) beating Pavel Kotov (24) 7-5, 6-2 and Christopher Eubanks (27) beating Arthur Rinderknech (27) 7-6, 7-6.

16:00 CET - His career highlights may be behind him, but there will be plenty of seeds hoping to avoid Andy Murray (36) at Wimbledon.

"I feel I can beat most of the top seeds in the Wimbledon tournament because there are a lot of them that don't feel comfortable on grass," he said after his Queen's exit.

Read all about his Wimbledon chances here

15:40 CET - LIVE FROM HURLINGHAM - Norrie vs Djere is underway here at Hurlingham, with the Brit serving first.

15:30 CET - Play has been interrupted by rain in Eastbourne and Bad Homburg.

15:10 CET - LIVE FROM HURLINGHAM - Djere has been warming up ahead of his match with Norrie, which begins in 20 minutes. 

Djere is facing Norrie
Djere is facing NorrieFlashscore

15:00 CET - Danish tennis player Caroline Wozniacki (32) has announced a comeback after she officially retired from tennis in January 2020.

"Over these past three years away from the game I got to make up for lost time with my family, I became a mother and now have two beautiful children I am so grateful for. But I still have goals I want to accomplish," Wozniacki wrote on Instagram.

"I'm coming back to play and I can't wait!" she added.

Read the full story here 

14:44 CET - Francisco Cerundolo (24) has advanced to the semi-finals at Eastbourne after beating Zhizhen Zhang (26) 6-2, 6-3.

Cerundolo - Zhang highlights
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Cerundolo interview
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14:30 CET - LIVE FROM HURLINGHAM - This is where today's action is taking place. The club's pristine lawns and close proximity to Wimbledon make it the ideal warm-up to next week's Grand Slam. 

The scene of today's matches
The scene of today's matchesFlashscore

14:19 CET - LIVE FROM HURLINGHAM - There's been a late change to today's schedule with Norrie now facing Laslo Djere (28) rather than Ruud. 

13:40 CET - LIVE FROM HURLINGHAM - The Hurlingham Tennis Classic, officially called the Giorgio Armani Tennis Classic, is an exhibition event in Fulham that serves as a Wimbledon warm-up for some of the best players in the world, every year with Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz (20) and Andy Murray (36) among those playing it this time around.

It consists of standalone matches rather than a tournament structure, with those matches consisting of two sets and a deciding tiebreak if necessary. Yesterday, Murray lost 6-4, 6-4 to Holger Rune (20).

13:25 CET - LIVE FROM HURLINGHAM - We've just arrived at the Hurlingham Club in West London for today's matches. In two hours, Cameron Norrie (27) will face Casper Ruud (24), and at 18:30 CET, Novak Djokovic (36) will play his first grass match of the year against Frances Tiafoe (25).

09:50 CET - On the menu today, world No.1 Iga Swiatek (22) faces off against Anna Blinkova (24) in Bad Homburg, while over in Eastbourne, Coco Gauff (19) takes on doubles partner and good friend Jessica Pegula (29). Caroline Garcia (29) and Jelena Ostapenko (26) also play their quarter-finals.

On the men's side in Eastbourne, Tommy Paul (26) plays fellow American J.J. Wolf (24), and Francisco Cerundolo (24) goes head-to-head with Zhizhen Zhang (26).

And finally, Feliciano Lopez (41) looks to continue his dream run at his final tournament when he meets Yannick Hanfmann (31) in Mallorca.

09:36 CET - Seven-time Grand Slam singles champion John McEnroe says tennis should not seek Saudi investment and called golf's PGA Tour hypocritical after it reached an agreement with the country's sovereign wealth fund.

"I wouldn't encourage it personally, the Saudi thing. I'm not surprised that tennis is being thrown into the mix after what we saw in golf."

You can find his full comments here

09:28 CET - Iga Swiatek (22), who is in action in the Bad Homburg quarter-finals later today, has never won a grass-court title before,  but is finding it easier and easier to adjust to the surface. 

"I have a coach who knows how to coach players who are good on grass courts like Aga Radwanska, so I'm pretty positive about my future on grass."

Read the full story here

07:40 CET - Hello and welcome to today's tennis tracker. We'll be at Hurlingham from noon bringing you detailed coverage of Novak Djokovic's (36) first grass match of the year, and will keep you up to date with the rest of the matches taking place across Europe too. 

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