MIKE DICKSON IN MELBOURNE: It was literally at the eleventh hour that Dart saved British tennis from an Australian Open wipeout when she fought her way through to second round.

The 23-year-old, who was on the bench for Saturday's FA Cup win over Barnsley, has recovered after surgery on his right knee and has been back in the first team frame in recent weeks.

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Smashing news from Down Under. We all know the Duchess of Cambridge is a dab hand at tennis, having honed her skills at an exclusive London club.

As the Mail revealed, the Duchess of Cambridge - who was a sporting whizz during her Marlborough College school days - is fiercely competitive when it comes to playing tennis against her husband.

London commuters faced chaos this morning with disruption between Waterloo and Clapham Junction, on top of severe delays on two tube lines, the overground, TfL rail and Thameslink.

Zahid Younis, 35, has been charged with two counts of murder following the discovery of the bodies in a freezer in Vandome Close, Canning Town, east London last April.

Marcus Wareing's Wimbledon home was broken into last year. The gang took his gold Rolex, two Omega watches worth £12,000, and another watch engraved with 'Hell's Kitchen'.

Dash cam footage from the innocent driver's BMW shows him driving down peaceful streets in Wimbledon at about 20mph before a black Volkswagen smashes into him.

Her decision to retire from tennis on Wednesday means the end of a career for one of the game's true bona fide stars who transcends the world of tennis from fashion star to global businesswoman.

INTERVIEW BY MIKE DICKSON: Marcus Willis smiles as he reminisces about playing Roger Federer at Wimbledon and once being sent home from Australia as a junior.

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES: The fate of Wimbledon will be decided by the Government but it is understood that there is extreme reluctance in SW19 to hold their iconic event without spectators.

Simon Timson is to leave the Lawn Tennis Association to take up a comparable role at the Premier League giant after being the latest figure to try and solve the problems of elite player production.

British tennis is among the bodies in the world game left counting the cost as the sport waits anxiously to see if the French Open and Wimbledon can go ahead.

The world of sport is a quiet place right now, as competitions spanning all disciplines across the globe have slammed shut their doors amid the growing pandemic. It is, however, not the first time.

Shoppers up and down the country have been stocking up on toilet paper, leading to fears of a shortage which could force customers to use kitchen roll or other substitutes.

Roland Garros, where the workforce on its new building projects downed tools earlier today, will shift from its expected start of May 24 and begin instead on September 20,

A glittering summer of sport is set to be wiped out by the impact of coronavirus - with social restrictions imposed earlier this week set to be in place for the next six months.

No sooner had Roland Garros lobbed a hand grenade into this year's tennis calendar than All England Club was adopting a Keep Calm And Carry On stance on whether to go ahead.

A fried chicken shop near Europe's busiest railway station has been shut down after horrified inspectors found raw sewage in the kitchen sink, pouring in from broken drain pipes.

MIKE DICKSON: Holed up in her London flat, the usually globetrotting Jo Konta is clinging to the distant hope that Wimbledon might be saved from the cull of major summer sporting events.

Wimbledon chiefs have no plans to try to move this year's tournament back into the now vacant Olympics slot - despite it offering two more weeks for the coronavirus crisis to lift.

The likelihood of Wimbledon being called off for this year was ramped up on Wednesday night after the All England Club revealed it was calling an emergency board meeting next week.

The 58-year-old former rugby star, who is affiliated with Wimbledon Pitbull beer, also branded the business mogul a 'c***' when asked if his claims were real by one of his Twitter followers.

Roger Federer can expect to be among the first to know when, as appears almost certain, Wimbledon is called off later this week. He could be about to lose his best chance of adding a 21st Grand Slam.

FA bosses are ready to offer the use of Wembley Stadium in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

Scientist Heather Daniell, 38, who lives in Wimbledon, founded award-winning snack brand, Salad Crisps, in 2019. She revealed the inspiration behind her award-winning business.

The tournament will be cancelled for the first time since the Second World War, with options such as playing the event behind closed doors and postponement not viewed as feasible.

We've already seen coronavirus decimate the sporting calendar, with Euro 2020 and the Tokyo Olympics among dozens of events either postponed or cancelled. So what will be the next event to fall?

The All England Club is holding an emergency meeting on Wednesday to discuss the fate of the 2020 Championships but former mixed doubles champion Jamie Murray feels it has to be cancelled.

Wimbledon is expected to be called off in the next 24 hours, although the financial damage will be limited by its extensive insurance policy that guards against the Coronavirus pandemic.

The coronavirus pandemic spreading across the globe has put paid to many sporting events, and The Championships are the next to fall, with the UK death toll currently standing at 2,352.

GUY ADAMS: The crazy cross-section of actors, pop stars, politicians and toffs who score an invitation to the Royal Box says much about the vagaries of modern Britain.

Two of the greatest tennis players of all-time have reacted after Wimbledon was cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak. Roger Federer and Serena Williams both revealed their shock on Wednesday.

Holding a proper Wimbledon behind closed doors would still have involved having at least 5,000 people at the All England Club. That is said to be the startling internal estimate circulated.

The R&A moved swiftly on Thursday to knock down a report from America that the Open would suffer the same fate as Wimbledon and be cancelled.

Though expected, the cancellation of this year's Wimbledon for the first time since the Second World War caused an outpouring of emotion among tennis fans.

The All England Club's insurance policy, in the region of £1.5m-a-year, was updated in 2003 after organisers asked for a virus-related clause inserted following concerns over the SARS outbreak.

EXCLUSIVE BY SAMI MOKBEL: AFC Wimbledon are set to become the next EFL club to furlough their footballing staff, Sportsmail understands.

British tennis pulled together a £20million bailout package on Friday night, as the governing body put its considerable financial muscle behind the sport's survival efforts.

Heavy-handed cops were spotted trying to catch speeding motorists - on an empty A-road. The speed trap was in place on the A3 at Tibbet's Corner, in Wimbledon, south London.

The claim will help to cover the £250m plus loss of revenue after the coronavirus outbreak wiped out the fortnight-long tournament, which was set to start in June.

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: It's a crowded field but perhaps the most risible intervention in the stand-off between clubs and players this week came from Dr Erkut Sogut.

Tim Henman believes that Wimbledon crowds will get to see Andy Murray play there again, even if they have to wait another 15 months.

The body of a man has been discovered in a pond in Cannizaro Park, Wimbledon, today. Police say the man is believed to be aged in his 70s. His death is not being treated as suspicious.

According to UK-based expert Helena Mead at Christy England, who supply the towels to Wimbledon and the Royal family, people should be washing their bedding every week.

The Laver Cup has been postponed until 2021 after the French Open was rescheduled to clash with the September tournament which was co-created by tennis icon Rodger Federer.

Andy Murray's enforced confinement at home through injury and the lockdown has taken away any fear he had about the future after tennis. Murray chatted with Novak Djokovic via Instagram.

EXCLUSIVE: The BBC is hoping to make up for the loss of Wimbledon with a daily show across the scheduled fortnight featuring top players and great memories from the past.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY MIKE DICKSON: Many millions will share Sue Barker's anguish at Wimbledon's cancellation, though she still hopes to serve viewers their fortnight tennis fix.

Andy Murray could be in action this summer as part of a behind-closed-doors tournament. Wimbledon was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic but Andy's brother Jamie has backed a new event.