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Henman, speaking at the 2018 Jaguar Championships at David Lloyd Royal Berkshire, remains optimistic that the 24-year-old’s game suits the grass courts at SW19.

Swan qualified for the main draw of the Nottingham Open earlier this summer – the first time she’s reached this stage of a WTA Tour event in her own right – but needed a helping hand to be at SW19.

Evans, who hails from Hall Green, was given a year’s ban for using cocaine but made his return in April, and came through a trio of pre-qualifier matches as well as the first round of qualifying for the third Grand Slam of the season.

That’s the opinion of former British number one Tim Henman, who believes that Guernsey star Watson has every chance of causing a stir at SW19 but only if she can repair her flaky self-confidence.

The 23-year-old from Tickton replaced Andy Murray as the top tennis player in Britain at the beginning of March, as the Scot continues his comeback from a hip operation.

Clarke and his partner Marcus Willis received a wildcard at the All England Club last year where they stunned defending champions Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut in round two with a spectacular five-set triumph.

Last month, the Eastbourne-based British number one crashed out of the French Open in the first round, losing to world number 93 Yulia Putintseva.

Pupils from Castle Hill High School enjoyed a day to remember when they travelled to London to take part in the Lord’s Taverners National Table Cricket Finals.

The final group games of the 2018 World Cup are now underway and there’s still a lot to play for. Six teams have already qualified for the last 16 which means that 10 places are up for grabs.

Yesterday saw England’s biggest win ever in a major tournament as they smashed Panama 6-1 to qualify for the knockout stages.

Harry Kane’s late winner gave England victory against Tunisia on Monday, but the game really changed in the 67th minute following the introduction of Marcus Rashford.