Coco Gauff has proved she was stung by Aryna Sabalenka's controversial comments following the French Open final between the pair

Across its last 10 editions, the women’s singles championship at Wimbledon has been won by a top 5 seed only once, Ash Barty doing so in 2021. Only four of those 10 champions were even seeded in the top 10, and across the last eight years, eight different women have lifted the Venus Rosewater Dish at SW19.

Players collaborate online all the time, but should a Grand Slam sell its top two seeds as best friends instead of sporting rivals?