That ruled Roger Federer out of roland garros. This time it is a desire to keep on playing which is behind the decision. Now 35, he says he wants to continue competing with the worlds best for many years to come. Playing on clay, in his words, probably isnt the best physical preparation for the remainder of the season. Preparation for the remainder of the season. In a statement, he goes on to say. The start of the year was something to behold. Magical, it was all stopped after taking six months out of the game, federate came back in some style. Few could have predicted, in winning the australian open, his 18th grand slam. And it didnt end there. In march he won at indian wells, one of the most prestigious events outside the slams. Just two weeks later he won the miami third time. His decision to pull out of paris will be a big blow to the tournament organisers. Not only is better one of the greatest players in history, he is also one of the most popular. But focusing on his best surfaces could prove a shrewd move. One thing is for certain. Tennis fans havent seen the last of Roger Federer. So that may be good news for novak djokovic. The world number two says he is in no rush to hire a new coach, after parting with his entire team earlier this month. The mens world number two faces britains aljaz bedene in the rome masters on tuesday. No, not really. To be honest, i am co mforta ble no, not really. To be honest, i am comfortable as it is for the moment. I actually am enjoying the space that i have, and being with my brother, which helps me, who helps mea brother, which helps me, who helps me a lot. And his support and also presents, i appreciate very much. I am in search for a new team, presents, i appreciate very much. I am in search fora new team, but im not ina am in search fora new team, but im not in a rush. So i know that, when the right time comes, you know, ill let you guys know what the new team is. Juan martin del potro is through to the second round in rome, afterfighting back to beat grigor dimitrov. Dimitrov, the tenth seed, won the opening set, but then lost the second with a double fault. Oh, the stress and strain of the mens tour. At least he has got plenty more of those in the bag. But del potro, who has had more than a few comebacks in his career, won the decider 6 3. So he will face britains kyle edmund in the second round. Nicolas almagro has set up an all spanish second round clash with rafael nadal. The world number 73 beat italian wild card Andreas Seppi in straight sets. Rafa will be the overwhelming favourite, having won 14 of his last 15 matches against almagro. And Tomas Berdych is also through, after beating germanys mischa zverev. The czech took the first set on a tie break, then the second by 6 4. Berdych is one victory away from 600 wins on the atp tour. Maria sharapova has guaranteed herself a place in wimbledons qualifying tournament, after winning her first round match. A straight sets win over american Christine Mchale means she will have enough ranking points to attempt to qualify to play at the all england club, but if she reaches the semi finals in rome, the five time grand slam champion will qualify wimbledons main draw automatically. She could also receive a wild card to play there. The russian has recently returned from a 15 month doping ban. Tomorrow, she may be given a wildcard into either qualifying or the main draw at the french open. Chelseas manager, antonio conte, rested nine players as the English Premier League champions fought hard for a 4 3 win over watford. After sealing the title against west brom last friday, Club Captainjohn Terry scored, as he was handed his First League Start since september. Cesc fabregas got the winner. This was a chance to celebrate with the home fans at stamford bridge, and it could get even better. If chelsea win against sunderland on sunday, they will become the first club to record 30 english top flight victories in a 38 game season. Chelsea substitute diego costa was photographed trying to take some of the food for journalists in the media lounge at half time. We havent confirmed yet if chinese was on the menu. A kind of took me a while to sink m, a kind of took me a while to sink in, but obviously to get on the scoresheet and win the game, it is important as a group we keep our momentum going into this fa cup, as well. So we want to come back here next week and win our last league game, nomadic no matter who plays. A Football Club is proving it not only has the talent but the will power to change the planet. Forest green rovers power their stadium with solar power, and follow vegan diets. They have just been promoted to the english football league, so something is definitely working. Our correspondent andy swiss went to find out what is giving them their spark. Welcome to footballs newest and unlikeliest outpost. Nailsworth, population 5800, pride beyond measure after this corner of the cotswolds gatecrashed the big time. Forest green rovers win means a town that would have fitted 15 Times Inside Wembley will be hosting the League Football this season. Not bad for a team dubbed the little club on the hill. A truly quiet place, it is a village club and you only have to drive around the place and you realise that there is hardly anyone around. Very close knit at forest green, andi around. Very close knit at forest green, and i think that is why we have become so successful. It is not just what this club has achieved, though. It is the way they have achieved it. Forest green aims to be the greenest, most environmentally friendly Football Club in the world. There are solar panels on the stadium, even a solar powered robotic lawnmower. But perhaps most strikingly, the club is all began. The players today were tucking into meat free pies while of the fans the only burghers of the veggie variety. It is their owners vision, Green Energy Billionaire dale vince, who says both team and supporters have embraced their diet. There are a lot of elite athletes around the world who are the can, or are going big on, and there is a lot of Scientific Evidence it is betterfor on, and there is a lot of Scientific Evidence it is better for elite athletes to be deagan. That is part of the reason we did it, and how we presented it to the players. It will give them an edge, performance edge. The club is now planning another first, an all wooden stadium. But for now they are just enjoying their success story. Let me tell you this. Cheltenham, swindon, newport, you are going to eat, is next season because Forest Green Rovers are in the football league. Hummus. We could be in for a very exciting night in the nba. It has gone all the way to game 7 between the Washington Wizards and the boston celtics. The winners face the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference finals, and if it is anything like game 6, it could be a very exciting night in boston. The wizards won that game in the dying seconds. The celtics have started strongly and are currently leading. I mentioned cleveland there. One of the reasons they are in the playoffs, arguably the reason, is this man, lebronjames. We often talk about why he is so good, but sometimes it takes one to know one. Here is some high praise from six time nba champion kareem abdul jabbar. The bronze is a consummate player, he can play four positions lebron. If he was three or four inches tall and he could probably play centre in the Old Fashioned style. He just has that much athletic ability and understands how to play the game from any part of the court. That is, i think, the real reason that the game has changed so much. The players are starting to master everything. We have got guys that can play on the perimeter and play in the paint. And Thatis Perimeter and play in the paint. And that is a good thing. There are not a whole lot of guys that can do that, but it is starting to evolve that, but it is starting to evolve that way. A reminder of our top story Roger Federer has pulled out of the french open. With less than two weeks to go until the second grand slam of the year. The world number five says he will sit out the tournament, so he can concentrate on the grass and ha rd court seasons. You can get all the latest sports news at our website. That is bbc. Com sport. But, from me and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. Hi there. Here in the uk, winter and spring have been drier than normal. But could may be the month that bucks the dry trend . Well, maybe. Most of us will have had cloudy skies yesterday. We did have some fairly heavy rain around as well. We did have some fairly heavy rain around, as well. The wettest place, dumfries and galloway, threave getting nearly two inches of rainfall during the day. Now, weve got more rain in the forecast, as well, over the next few days, and thats because of this big, complicated area of low pressure. This front across wales, south west england, will be particularly slow moving, bringing outbreaks of rain but for many of us, a very mild start of the day, temperatures into double figures everywhere. Now, as well is it being mild, it will be pretty cloudy to start the day across western scotland. Some mist and hill fog patches, patches of rain over the coast and hills, too. Northern ireland, similar conditions, and those temperatures pretty impressive, especially where we see the cloud break, for example around the moray firth. Now, across north west england, wales and the south west of england, the Weather Front will be slow moving so outbreaks of rain, probably turning heavy for the afternoon. A few patches of rain for Southern Hills as well to start the day. Otherwise, a bit of dry weather towards east anglia and south east england. And it will probably stay dry towards these eastern areas pretty much all day, with the Cloud Thinning and breaking to allow some spells of sunshine in the relatively warm and humid air that has wafted in from france. Otherwise, a band of rain, slow moving across wales and south west england. Underneath that persistent rain, not the warmest of days. Further east, in the sunshine, well, if we get some decent, sunny spells, we could see temperatures pushing on towards 25 degrees in the warmest spots. Not far off the warmest weather weve seen so far this year. Now, on into the nighttime, the Weather Front pushes a little bit further eastwards, so well get that wet weather pushing in across parts of east anglia, moving towards the home counties. Central, Southern England also turning soggy. A cooler night further north and west for scotland and northern ireland. And then, through wednesday, our Weather Front pushes eastwards. But it will be prone to waving around a little bit on wednesday. So, again, we could have some drier spells towards Eastern Parts of england, where it could feel a little bit on the humid side, temperatures up into the 20s. Fresh air to the north and west. As the Temperature Contrasts increase, that will start to trigger off some heavy, thundery downpours as we go through wednesday night. They will push eastwards, and we could well have some localised surface water flooding developing through wednesday night, so worth staying in touch with the weather forecast. Once the Weather Front is through, the thundery rain gone, we will have a mixture of bright spells, a bit of cloud around but also plenty of heavy showers to end the week. Welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in North America and around the globe. My name is mike embley. Our top stories the Washington Post claims President Trump revealed highly classified information to the russians and compromised an intelligence source. The white house deny any sources or methods were revealed. The Us State Department accuses syria of installing a crematorium in a Military Prison to hide mass killings. Ian brady one of britians most notorious Serial Killers has died aged 79. He killed five children and teenagers in the 19605 with his partner Myra Hindley Hitting the ground running on his first full day in office, frances new President Calls for a reform of the eurozone, as he meets with his german counterpart. He will appoint a new cabinet on tuesday. 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