Eastbourne 2017: Johanna Konta beats top seed Angelique Kerber despite fall

Johanna Konta showed her Wimbledon credentials with a dramatic win over world number one Angelique Kerber after recovering from a heavy fall on match point in the Eastbourne quarter-final.

The British number one, 26, won 6-3 6-4 against Germany's Kerber to reach the Aegon International semi-finals.

Konta took her fourth match point after a stoppage of almost 10 minutes as she needed treatment following the fall.

Compatriot Heather Watson is also through after beating Barbora Strycova.

Both Konta and British number three Watson reached the semi-finals by winning twice on Thursday as the women's draw caught up on a backlog of rain-delayed matches.

Konta earlier won 7-5 3-6 6-4 against French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko in the last 16, while Watson, 25, beat Russian 14th seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-4 6-3.

Serena Williams aims to return in January after surprise pregnancy

Serena Williams was completely taken aback by her pregnancy, taking six home tests before believing she was expecting her first child, the tennis superstar told Vanity Fair magazine.

Williams, who poses nude on the cover of the magazine for its August issue, said she still had not come to terms with the prospect of being a mother, and said she plans to be back on court in January.

The No.1 ranked tennis player, interviewed in May when she was six months pregnant, said she had made no preparations.

"I don't know what to do with a baby.. I've done absolutely nothing for the baby room," she said.

Paolo Maldini: Former Italy defender beaten on pro tennis debut

AC Milan and Italy great Paolo Maldini's professional tennis debut ended in defeat at the Aspria Tennis Cup in Milan.

Maldini and doubles partner Stefano Landonio lost 6-1 6-1 to Poland's Tomasz Bednarek and Dutchman David Pel.

The 49-year-old earned a place at the tournament with Landonio, who is also his coach, by winning a qualifier.

The Milan event is part of the Challenger Tour, one tier below the top-level ATP World Tour.

Landonio, 46, was once ranked 975th in the world, and has coached Maldini since he retired from football.

Maldini, capped 126 times by Italy, made his AC Milan debut in 1985, and played his final Serie A match for them in May 2009, a month before his 41st birthday.

A defender, he won seven Serie A titles with Milan, as well as the Champions League - or the European Cup, as it previously was - five times.

Djokovic Accepts Eastbourne Wild Card

World No. 4 Novak Djokovic has accepted a wild card into the Aegon International Eastbourne, which begins on 23 June. It is the first time he has appeared at an ATP World Tour grass-court tournament since the 2010 Aegon Championships.

The three-time former Wimbledon champion will lead the ATP World Tour 250 tournament field, which includes Gael Monfils, John Isner, Steve Johnson and two-time champion Feliciano Lopez.

“This will be my first trip to Eastbourne, I have heard great things about the tournament,” said Djokovic. “I am looking forward to fine tuning my grass court game there ahead of Wimbledon.”

Tournament director Gavin Fletcher said he was delighted to welcome Djokovic to Devonshire Park in Eastbourne. “The quality of the men’s and women’s entries is already incredibly high, and the addition of Novak will take the event to an even higher level,” said Fletcher.