LONDON (Reuters) – Wimbledon’s seeding committee should use its power to promote 11-times grand slam champion Rafa Nadal into the top four, according to three-times former champion John McEnroe.

Speaking the day before the seeds are announced for the grasscourt slam which starts on Monday, the American said it would be “totally wrong” if Nadal had to play world number one Novak Djokovic, defending champion Roger Federer or home favourite Andy Murray in the quarter-finals.

LONDON (Reuters) – Something about the lawns of London bring out the very best in Australian veteran Lleyton Hewitt and he gave another glimpse of the grass court arts on Friday to beat third seed Juan Martin del Potro in the quarter-finals of the Aegon Championships.

The 32-year-old mixed skidding slices, sharp volleys and accurate serving to keep the powerful Del Potro under wraps in a 6-2 2-6 6-2 victory on a sun-splashed center court at Queen’s Club, ending the match at a gallop.

LONDON, June 14 (Reuters) – Something about the lawns of London bring out the very best in Australian veteran Lleyton Hewitt and he gave another glimpse of the grasscourt arts on Friday to beat third seed Juan Martin del Potro in the quarter-finals of the Aegon Championships.

The 32-year-old mixed skidding slices, sharp volleys and accurate serving to keep the powerful Del Potro under wraps in a 6-2 2-6 6-2 victory on a sun-splashed centre court at Queen’s Club, ending the match at a gallop.

LONDON (Reuters) – Manuel Pellegrini’s appointment by Manchester City on Friday completed the biggest ever managerial shake-up among the Premier League’s elite clubs with four of last season’s top six ready to begin new eras when the starting gun is fired in mid-August.

Jose Mourinho heads the cast hoping to prove on his second coming at Chelsea that he is still the ‘Special One’, David Moyes has accepted what many regard as “mission impossible” by following retired Alex Ferguson at champions Manchester United and Pellegrini’s task is to overhaul runners-up City.

LONDON, June 14 (Reuters) – Manuel Pellegrini’s appointment by Manchester City on Friday completed the biggest ever managerial shake-up among the Premier League’s elite clubs with four of last season’s top six ready to begin new eras when the starting gun is fired in mid-August.

Jose Mourinho heads the cast hoping to prove on his second coming at Chelsea that he is still the ‘Special One’, David Moyes has accepted what many regard as “mission impossible” by following retired Alex Ferguson at champions Manchester United and Pellegrini’s task is to overhaul runners-up City.

LONDON (Reuters) – Life just below the Premier League is becoming increasingly precarious for England’s football managers as they strive to steer their clubs towards the riches of the top flight.

The 2012-13 season was a brutal one for managers in England’s four top leagues with the 63 sackings or resignations, the equal worst total in the last 19 years, according to statistics released by the League Managers Association (LMA).

LONDON, June 14 (Reuters) – Life just below the Premier League is becoming increasingly precarious for England’s soccer managers as they strive to steer their clubs towards the riches of the top flight.

The 2012-13 season was a brutal one for managers in England’s four top leagues with the 63 sackings or resignations, the equal worst total in the last 19 years, according to statistics released by the League Managers Association (LMA).

PARIS (Reuters) – It was a familiar routine, a rasping forehand winner, a joyful backwards fall to the dirt in celebration then sinking his milky white into the Musketeers’ Cup, but Rafa Nadal’s romp to an eighth French Open title felt extra special on Sunday.

Not because the level of his tennis in a routine 6-3 6-2 6-3 win over grand slam final debutant, fellow Spaniard and friend David Ferrer scaled the heights of Friday’s seismic semi-final victory over world number one Novak Djokovic.

PARIS, June 9 (Reuters) – It was a familiar routine, a rasping forehand winner, a joyful backwards fall to the dirt in celebration then sinking his milky white into the Musketeers’ Cup, but Rafa Nadal’s romp to an eighth French Open title felt extra special on Sunday.

Not because the level of his tennis in a routine 6-3 6-2 6-3 win over grand slam final debutant, fellow Spaniard and friend David Ferrer scaled the heights of Friday’s seismic semi-final victory over world number one Novak Djokovic.

PARIS (Reuters) – Serena Williams’s love affair with winning tennis tournaments, and Paris, began 14 years ago and the American’s passion for both remains intense after winning the French Open on Saturday.

The 31-year-old claimed the first of her 52 singles titles in the Paris indoor tournament in 1999 and has since gone on to become one of the greatest players of all time.