Wimbledon LIVE: John McEnroe walks out of BBC job as star fined for behaviour

Carlos Alcaraz may not be competing at Wimbledon this year, but he is still winning away from the court.

That's because he has earned more money than any other player over the last year, according to Sportico.

It's claimed the injured Spaniard has raked in just under £47m through prize money and endorsement deals.

That figure puts him ahead of Jannik Sinner, who has earned around £44m during the same period.

Cruz Hewitt is doing his father proud at Wimbledon, having reached the quarter-finals of the boys' tournament.

The son of tennis legend Lleyton, the teenager roared past Jamie Mackenzie in straight sets to book his place in the last eight.

Speaking afterwards, he said: "Every tournament, you come in and you hope to win it, but I'm just here taking it one match at a time.

"So far, three matches and I've enjoyed playing every one. So next match, I'll try and do the same and then we'll see how it goes."

Cruz is scheduled to face Bulgarian ninth seed Dimitar Kisimov in the quarter-finals.

Marta Kostyuk has explained why she didn't want to look at the Royal Box during her quarter-final victory over Jasmine Paolini.

She said: "Sandra [Zaniewska, her coach] told me: ‘You're allowed to have 15 seconds per set to look at the Royal Box, to see who is sitting there.’

"And I didn't do it. I finished the first set and I'm like, ‘Okay, I didn't use my 15 seconds, so I can do it now.’

"And then I was like, ‘No, I am not doing this to myself. I am not looking there.’"

CoCo Vandeweghe, who retired from tennis in 2023, was taken to hospital after suffering a nasty fall on the way to Wimbledon.

On Instagram, the American said she was back working with ESPN after an unexpected hospital stay.

"Last Tuesday, on my walk to Wimbledon, I had an unexpected accident and took a pretty serious fall," she said.

"I ended up biting through my lip, fracturing my chin, and chipping my two front teeth.

"It was a scary experience, but I'm so grateful to say my stitches are out.

"I got my new teeth a couple of days ago, and I'm healing well. Best of all, I'm back at work.

"This past week has reminded me just how fortunate I am to be surrounded by incredible people."

Speaking in his on-court interview, Fery said: "It gets better and better every match. I can't believe it. Playing on Centre Court second time, second win, I can't believe it. I played Flavio earlier this year in Australia and I beat him. He's done it before in a Grand Slam but that gave me a little boost of confidence.

"I was very nervous beforehand but kept going until the finish line. Definitely not on the inside! That last game I felt emotions I hadn't experienced before in my life. I think it's the same up there [in my box]. It's unbelievable to experience it with those guys. It's a great bunch of guys. I'm so happy."

Taylor Fritz hasn't broken Alexander Zverev yet today but he'll need to if he wants to stay in this match.

An early break in the third set has Zverev 2-1 up and four more holds will see him into the semis.

Has Fritz got anything extra in the tank? He came from two sets down to beat the same opponent here in 2024 but a repeat doesn't look likely right now.

Taylor Fritz has been receiving attention after serving for a 2-1 lead at the start of the second set.

The American has played through a knee injury this seaso but indicated he was pain free earlier this summer, although he grimaced when his knee was being worked just then.

"In this particular match I don't think there's any chance of seeing a retirement," commentator Ryan Harrison said.

"He's played with it, he knows it's a chronic thing, he knows it's not going to be something he pulls out with in the middle of a match. Especially not at this stage.

"The concerning part for him is just the fact he was feeling no issues with it throughout.

"Sometimes when you have an accumulation of matches, and he's had a long grass-court season, he played a lot of matches on grass even before coming here... if it's recurring then he has to be careful about his schedule beyond Wimbledon.

"For right now I think he's just trying to get some relief in this specific match.

"If this was a match the week before Wimbledon and you had a Grand Slam the following week that's when you take a precaution but at this stage of a tournament you're just trying to get the relief so you can keep pushing on."

Marta Kostyuk is into the Wimbledon semi-finals after beating Jasmine Paolini in just an hour and nine minutes.

The Ukrainian, who has never reached a Grand Slam final before, wins 6-3, 6-2 on Centre Court.

Kostyuk, 24, admits she was "flabbergasted" by the player's entrance to Centre on her first ever appearance on the main showcourt.

"I watched on this court once nine years ago, watching Roger [Federer], it was super special," she said.

"To be back here as a player, I did the walk of honour and took a moment to soak it in."

We spoke to Arthur Fery's coaches at his old tennis club - and they say it's absolutely no surprise the Brit is thriving at Wimbledon this year.

He can become the first Brit into the semi-finals since Cameron Norrie in 2022 today.

Patrick Gibbs, a member at Westside Lawn Tennis Club for 15 years, told us: "Everybody in the club knew he was special.

"I think people would've been maybe surprised that he got to this level that he is now, but everybody knew he was a phenomenon.

"He had extraordinary confidence for a boy that age, it was never arrogance. He was always a really, really lovely boy."

Wimbledon have confirmed that 17 players have been fined, including seven-time champion Novak Djokovic.

Here's the full list;

Gilles Arnaud Bailly: fined £1.8k ($2.5k) for audible obscenity on June 22 (qualifying).

Henrique Rocha: fined £1.8k ($2.5k) for racket abuse on June 22 (qualifying).

Mia Pohankova: fined £1.8k ($2.5k) for audible obscenity on June 23 (qualifying).

Pol Martin Tiffon: fined £1.8k ($2.5k) for audible obscenity on June 26 (qualifying).

Colton Smith: fined £1.8k ($2.5k) for audible obscenity on June 24 (qualifying).

Noma Noha Akugue: fined £1.8k ($2.5k) for audible obscenity on June 24 (qualifying).

Hamad Medjedovic: fined £3.7k ($5k) for audible obscenity on June 29 (main draw).

Damir Dzumhur: fined £5.6k ($7.5k) for unsportsmanlike conduct on June 30 (main draw).

Thanasi Kokkkinakis: fined £5.6k ($7.5k) for unsportsmanlike conduct on June 30 (main draw).

Corentin Moutet: fined £5.6k ($7.5k) for racket abuse on June 30 (main draw).

Pierre-Hugues Herbert: fined £2.6k ($3.5k) for racket abuse on July 1 (main draw doubles).

Hubert Hurkacz: fined £5.6k ($7.5k) for audible obscenity on July 3 (main draw).

Joao Fonseca: fined £5.6k ($7.5k) for racket abuse on July 3 (main draw).

Andre Goransson: fined £3.7k ($5k) for unsportsmanlike conduct (mixed doubles).

Julian Cash: fined £5.6k ($7.5k) for dress code on July 5 (doubles).

Novak Djokovic : fined £5.6k ($7.5k) for audible obscenity on July 6 (main draw).

Tamara Korpatsch: fined £2.2k ($3k) for unsportsmanlike conduct on July 6 (doubles).

The BBC's best-paid Wimbledon pundit John McEnroe had to leave his role the last time Fery was in action.

And he may have a clash of contractual obligations again tonight.

Fery was tied at a set apiece with Grigor Dimitrov on Monday night when McEnroe left the commentary booth because he had to join ESPN's coverage of American Taylor Fritz.

No. 6 seed Fritz is due to take on Alexander Zverev on Court 1 at the same time that Fery clashes with Flavio Cobolli.

Will the BBC be able to flex their muscles and get McEnroe on their coverage or will he be broadcasting for a US audiance?

We'll find out in just a few hours.

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