Wimbledon 2022: Are Andy Murray, Emma Raducanu, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Serena Williams, Naomi Osaka actively playing?

Wimbledon is established to get started on June 27 as Novak Djokovic bids to get the Grand Slam for a fourth time in a row and Iga Swiatek aims to stick to up her French Open up victory with another major title.

Russian and Belarusian gamers will not be permitted to play at SW19 following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine previously this calendar year.

But will Andy Murray, Emma Raducanu, Rafael Nadal and Naomi Osaka contend at the 3rd Grand Slam of the time?

We search at the gamers who are established to enjoy Wimbledon and individuals who are likely to pass up out…

Andy Murray

Murray, who is working with mentor Ivan Lendl for a third spell, pulled out of Queen’s after a scan but is hopeful to be in shape for Wimbledon. He may possibly even contend at an exhibition event at the Hurlingham Club in the week right before the Grand Slam.

Past calendar year was the initial time that Murray experienced played Wimbledon since 2017. He created it to the 3rd spherical where he was crushed in straight sets by Denis Shapovalov.

Emma Raducanu

What was envisioned to be a happy homecoming for US Open winner Emma Raducanu has not long gone in accordance to prepare so considerably.

The 19-calendar year-old lasted just 35 minutes of her initial grass match of the season at the Nottingham Open right before pulling out because of to a facet damage.

Raducanu won a few matches in straight sets at Wimbledon in 2021 in advance of withdrawing against Ajla Tomljanovic due to breathing difficulties.

Rafael Nadal

Australian Open. Examine. French Open. Examine. Wimbledon?

Nadal, 35, has confounded expectations by successful the initially two Grand Slams of the 12 months and is on course for the Calendar Slam for the 1st time in his occupation. The last man to gain all four majors in the exact same season was Rod Laver in 1969.

“My intention is to try out to enjoy Wimbledon if there is any likelihood, and the feeling this week tells me there is a chance. My intention is to journey there if as the days go by items don’t go as we be expecting, we’ll see what comes about.

“I have not performed Wimbledon for a few many years and I’m energized. I don’t know what can happen in five times. I’m careful but what has transpired so much presents me hope that I can be current.”

Nadal has built the semi-finals in his final two Wimbledon appearances in 2018 and 2019.

Serena Williams

The 23-time Grand Slam champion is building her return to the courtroom at the Eastbourne Global in doubles together with globe No. 5 Ons Jabeur. She will then enter Wimbledon with a singles wild card.

Williams is rated No. 1,208 in the world as she has not performed considering the fact that struggling a leg harm in the 1st spherical towards Aliaksandra Sasnovich at Wimbledon previous calendar year. She will fall off the rankings entirely just after Wimbledon, where by there are no rating points on offer you immediately after the ban on Russian and Belarusian players.

Williams is a 7-time Wimbledon champion and prior to her withdrawal final calendar year experienced created the remaining in her past two appearances. She is continue to bidding to acquire an additional Grand Slam title to move her amount with Margaret Court’s all-time document.

“I feel if you are out for a full 12 months, it is really quite complicated due to the fact you might be not enjoying any matches. Even if you only practise a lot. It is not the same. But one point is for sure, no person wants to perform towards Serena Williams. So the other 127 players are heading to be afraid to attract Serena Williams.”

Venus Williams

There will not be any Williams doubles action at Wimbledon this summer months.

Five-time singles champion Venus Williams, 42, has not performed on the tour due to the fact last August and has confirmed she will not be returning on grass.

“Well, so no, I’m not enjoying,” she said on Instagram. “Will be seeing, observing Serena.”

Venus’ past singles title at Wimbledon was in 2008 while she most lately gained the doubles with Serena in 2016.

Roger Federer

When Serena Williams is making her return at Wimbledon, Roger Federer will not be again at his most productive Slam.

The eight-time Wimbledon champion made the quarter-finals previous calendar year but has not performed considering that just after going through knee surgical treatment. He is signed up to participate in the Laver Cup in September and also the Swiss Indoors Basel in Oct.

Federer’s agent Tony Godsick said a short while ago that the 40-yr-old would like to enjoy at SW19 all over again.

“It was a good energy last yr on one leg. And I think he’d like an additional Wimbledon,” he told the Night Regular. “That area has been very unique to him.”

Naomi Osaka

The previous world No. 1 has been battling with an Achilles challenge more than the very last couple months.

Osaka tweeted a information on social media explaining that she was hoping to make certain that she remembered that “after the storm arrives the calm”.

She then additional simply that “my Achilles continue to isn’t appropriate so I’ll see you subsequent time” in reference to the grass-court area of the calendar, which include Wimbledon.

“I’m not confident why, but if I play Wimbledon without details, it’s far more like an exhibition. I know this is not accurate, proper? But my mind just like feels that way. I just can not go at it 100 p.c.”

Osaka has not savored a great deal achievement at Wimbledon so considerably, dropping in the initially round in her very last physical appearance in 2019.

Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic will be able to defend his Wimbledon title irrespective of continuing to be unvaccinated in opposition to Covid-19.

The 20-time Grand Slam champion has received the last a few editions of Wimbledon and is set to sign up for Nadal at the Hurlingham Club the week forward of the tournament.

Daniil Medvedev

Planet No. 1 Daniil Medvedev has looked in good variety on grass so far this summertime but will not get the possibility to participate in at Wimbledon because of to the ban on Russian and Belarusian players.

Wimbledon is the only Slam to have banned Russian and Belarusian players adhering to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Medvedev made the fourth round at Wimbledon a calendar year ago and will be permitted to defend his title at the US Open.

“I’m pleased that I will be able to defend,” he reported. “It would be actually disappointing if I would not, simply because which is some good memories and often in US Open up, it truly is an wonderful tournament – possibly the much more specific 1 for me.”

Planet No. 8 Andrey Rublev, environment No. 23 Karen Khachanov and world No. 38 Aslan Karatsev will also pass up out as they are Russian.

Aryna Sabalenka

Aryna Sabalenka came near to producing her 1st Grand Slam ultimate at Wimbledon past calendar year as she was beaten in 3 sets by Karolina Pliskova in the past four.

But the Belarusian entire world No. 5 will not get the possibility to play at the match this calendar year.

Russian environment No. 12 Daria Kasatkina will also overlook out as will two-time Grand Slam winner Victoria Azarenka, who is from Belarus.

Dominic Thiem

It’s been a tough comeback for Dominic Thiem, who returned to the tour in April following nine months out with a wrist injuries and is nevertheless to get a match.

Thiem suffered his seventh straight defeat in the 1st round of the French Open and has pulled out of Wimbledon, the place he last received a match in 2017.

“I realized that it was heading to consider time, that the amount is exceptionally large from all the players competing right here and I’m not there however,” the former globe No. 3 explained at the French Open up.

“I was seriously performing hard to get there but the time was just not adequate. I have to settle for it and even while it was a really distressing defeat now, week after week, it’s still nothing at all unpredicted happened. If I would have gained numerous matches or what ever, would have been a massive shock. So it truly is agonizing, I’m quite let down, but it goes on.”

Eugenie Bouchard

The 2014 runner-up is recovering from a shoulder damage and has decided to skip Wimbledon as there are no rating points on offer you.

She claimed in a statement: “I have resolved to withdraw from Wimbledon thanks to the WTA’s selection to not award ranking details at this year’s Championships.

“Due to my shoulder medical procedures, I get a constrained range of safeguarded rating (PR) entries. As considerably as I really like Wimbledon and skipping it will make me unfortunate, making use of a PR entry at a event with no ranking factors does not make perception. I must pick wisely and use my PR entries at tournaments that will aid me get again to where I want to be.”

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