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ASHLEIGH Barty is taking nothing for granted as she looks to break her Wimbledon duck and embark on a breakout grand slam run. Seeded for the first time at The All England Club, Barty is viewed as a title dark horse after showcasing her grass-court class with title success in Nottingham and a quarter-final appearance […]
BERNARD Tomic has cleared his first Wimbledon hurdle, breezing through the opening round of qualifying. The former world No.17 was too good for Italian Matteo Donati, advancing 7-6 (7-1) 6-3. Returning to the Bank of England courts for the first time since 2011, the Queenslander was simply too classy for Donati. Tomic’s last visit here […]
ALEX de Minaur’s Wimbledon main draw dreams hang in the balance despite the star teenager rising to a career-high ranking with Nottingham Challenger victory. De Minaur will climb to No 78 when the fresh rankings are issued today, a mark well inside Wimbledon’s direct entry cut-off. But All England Club entries, as with all other […]
Novotna, who beat France’s Nathalie Tauziat to win Wimbledon in 1998, had been battling cancer for several years. A former world number one in doubles and number two in singles, Novotna had celebrated her 49th birthday last month. But the WTA announced in a statement: “It is with deep sadness that the WTA announces the passing […]
Published time: 20 Nov, 2017 11:28 Czech tennis star Jana Novotna, who won the 1998 Wimbledon title, has died at the age of 49 after a long fight with cancer. Novotna, who had celebrated her birthday last month, passed away on Sunday surrounded by family members in the Czech Republic. The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) […]
THE moment that Andy Murray created history by beating Canadian player Milos Raonic in straight sets, winning Wimbledon for a second time in 2016, will be etched in the memory of British tennis fans for ever. Daily Express :: Health Feed
[unable to retrieve full-text content] In this week’s Monday Moments, Rob Pizzo breaks down the history made by Roger Federer at the All England Club, Canadians setting records overseas, and plays a little Jeopardy along the way. CBC | Sports News
Roger Federer won a record-breaking eighth Wimbledon Championship at the weekend when he beat Cilic 6-3, 6-1, 6-4 on Centre Court. It marked the 19th Grand Slam of his career. After the victory, the Swiss star said: “Wimbledon was always my favourite tournament. “My heroes walked the grounds here and walked the courts here. Because […]
The Swiss master wept as he clinched his 19th Grand Slam in front of his two sets of twins having dismissed Marin Cilic 6-3, 6-1, 6-4. And Federer vowed to return to defend the trophy next year as he insisted that he can play on until he is 40. Cilic also burst into tears midway […]
The Croat put a towel over his head and started crying at 6-4 3-0 down as he struggled to deal with blisters. He didn’t quite throw that same towel in – Cilic composed himself and at least gave Federer a match in the third set – but this was a legend at work. And, in […]
