Concussions, defaults and the absences of Djokovic, Raducanu and Nadal

Calvin Betton tunes in from Cincinnati, James Gray from back home in London and George Bellshaw from the sharp end of his anecdotal yardstick.

• Calvin gives us an update on Henry and Harri's bizarre concussion retirement: https://www.atptour.com/en/video/tennis-a-contact-sport-wimbledon-champs-collide-in-montreal
• Denis Shapovalov is defaulted for swearing at a fan: https://www.skysports.com/tennis/video/12110/13190123/denis-shapovalov-defaulted-after-heated-exchange-with-fan
• Hunter Reese and partner Scott Duncan are defaulted after ONE game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCONS88kPpo
• Jannik Sinner and Jack Draper having a blast playing doubles
• Rafael Nadal to skip US Open because he will not be 100 per cent but will play Laver Cup, is this the end?
• Stefanos Tsitsipas sacks his Dad as coach
• Coco Gauff loses to a player who is younger than her for the first time
• Emma Raducanu skips qualifying in North America and Novak Djokovic is barely going to play before the US Open
• Greg Rusedski to coach Victoria Azarenka: https://inews.co.uk/sport/tennis/greg-rusedski-coach-victoria-azarenka-3220235

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