Their win over RB Leipzig on Friday night was their tenth in a row in all competitions. Come Tuesday night, back at Stamford Bridge, there will be Champions League round of 16 second leg against a Borussia Dortmund side one goal up from the first leg and riding the crest of a wave. There is some breathing space at last, or at least 72 hours. As the pressure built in the closing stages there were sections of the home support at Stamford Bridge who were dismayed by the cautiousness of a Chelsea team that settled into five at the back. Yet it did not look like a template for his future Chelsea, if indeed there is to be a future. This was Potter’s first win in six Premier League games, and only his third in the 16 that have come since his appointment. It ended with a header from goalkeeper Ilan Meslier, up for a corner, that was caught easily by his counterpart Kepa Arrizabalaga but might otherwise have produced the kind of calamitous ending to which Potter has so far been accustomed. A run of three straight Chelsea defeats was ended by the narrow margin - a second half header from Wesley Fofana that prefaced a Leeds United siege in the closing stages. At last a shaft of sunlight for Chelsea’s embattled manager Graham Potter and a win that might just save his managerial skin for now.
This year’s Wimbledon runs from July 3-16.įollow InsideSport on GOOGLE NEWS / Follow Wimbledon 2023 Updates with InsideSport.IN.The Apotterlypse averted. Players from Russia and Belarus also continue to feature at tour events although they are prevented from competing under the name or flag of their countries. None of the sport’s three other Grand Slams in Australia, France and the United States have imposed similar bans. There are now fears that if the ban remains in place, leading events such as Queen’s and Eastbourne could be removed from Britain, with yet more huge fines to follow. Ironically, the women’s singles title was won by Russian-born Elena Rybakina representing Kazakhstan. Both the ATP and the Women’s Tennis Association also stripped Wimbledon of its ranking points. The ATP, which runs the men’s professional tour, responded to last year’s ban by hitting British tennis with a $1 million fine, splitb etween a $750,000 punishment for the LTA and a $250,000 penalty for the AELTC. Wimbledon Russia BAN: Wimbledon to scrap Russia player ban Jon Wertheim, of the US-based Sports Illustrated magazine, tweeted: “Hearing that and the LTA will NOT repeat last year’s decision to prohibit the Russians/Belarusians from competing.”Īn AELTC spokeswoman told AFP: “We are continuing to work very closely with the UK Government and key stakeholders in tennis on this matter.”
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