US Open champion Marin Cilic and world number seven Stan Wawrinka are the latest players to agree to play in the Aegon Championships at Queen’s Club. The pair join British number one Andy Murray, defending champion Grigor Dimitrov and four-time champion Lleyton Hewitt in the tournament line-up.
“The atmosphere is always something special. I have some very happy memories,” said 2012 champion Cilic.
The championships, broadcast on the BBC, will be held from June 15 to 21.
Wawrinka, the 2014 Australian Open champion, reached the semi-finals last year.
“It was the furthest I had gone on grass and after that I went on to have my best result at Wimbledon by reaching the quarter-finals, so it was obvious to me that this was the right way to prepare,” said the Swiss, 29.
World number five Murray, who lost in the third round last year, will target a record-equalling fourth title, emulating John McEnroe, Boris Becker, Hewitt and Andy Roddick.
Former Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli sparked speculation on Tuesday of a return from retirement less than two years after bowing out of professional tennis.
The thirty-year-old who quit tennis in 2013 on the heels of a Wimbledon grand slam win that crowned her career, raised the question of a possible comeback on her Twitter page, instead of answering it.
“Coming back or not coming back to tennis? What do you think? Should I?” said Bartoli.
The tweet from the Frenchwoman, who since quitting the sport launched a line of sports fashion shoes, immediately triggered speculation in French and English-language news media of a possible comeback.
L’Equipe, an influential French sports newspaper, said a return would be hard for Bartoli given her own admission that excessive physical stress was one of the main reasons for bowing out. But it said her age should not be an obstacle.
“Marion Bartoli has just turned 30. It’s not too late to go back to winning. Serena Williams, the boss of the circuit, continues to rule the WTA roost at 33,” said the paper.
Cilic and Wawrinka to play at Queen's Club, Marion Bartoli set to return to tennis?
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