Williams will compete in ladies’ singles, according to an announcement from Wimbledon Tuesday. The American also hinted at the highly anticipated news: “SW and SW19,” Williams posted on Instagram Tuesday. “It’s a date. 2022, see you there.” SW19 is the postcode district in Southwest London incorporating Wimbledon, among other boroughs. The social media post showed […]
Williams, watched on by her family in the stands, lost a tight first set before leveling the match in the second on Centre Court, the site of seven of her 23 grand slam singles titles. She was a break up in the third, but Tan showed her resilience by fighting back to take a thrilling […]
Her return to grand slam action at Wimbledon on Tuesday — a three-hour, 11-minute tussle with France’s Harmony Tan — was theatrical, enthralling, but ultimately ended with defeat. In the longest game of the women’s singles draw so far, Tan, ranked No. 115 in the world and making her first appearance at Wimbledon, let alone […]
The Serb, aiming for a fourth straight Wimbledon crown, barely had to break a sweat on Centre Court as he dominated his Australian opponent throughout, further cementing his position as favorite for the men’s singles title this year. The victory made it 23 wins in a row at Wimbledon for Djokovic — a run that […]
After a 90-minute rain delay, Humbert set off to face his Norwegian opponent only to halt the match even further when he had to tell the umpire he didn’t have anything to hit the balls with. “I do not have any rackets. I am sorry,” an apologetic Humbert said to the umpire before the ball […]
France’s Harmony Tan nipped Serena Williams’ hopes of a Wimbledon renaissance in the bud, dramatically knocking the tennis great out in a three-hour first-round epic. But after receiving plaudits from around the world for her performance, the next day Tan was criticized by her doubles partner, Tamara Korpatsch, for dropping out of their opening match. […]
It was the second time in the tournament that Nadal had dropped a set after his victory against Francisco Cerundolo earlier in the week as he begins his pursuit of a 23rd grand slam title. The Spaniard will likely have to improve on the grass in order to claim his third Wimbledon title, particularly with […]
The Australian produced a serving masterclass as he swept aside Krajinovic, a beaten finalist at Queen’s Club two weeks ago, in just an hour and 25 minutes on Thursday, rocketing 24 aces over the course of a 6-2 6-3 6-1 victory. It was a statement performance — and Kyrgios knew it. “I just wanted to […]
“Honestly, I think I have been playing better and better as the tournament progresses which is something you always wish for,” Djokovic said in his post-match interview on court. “You want to raise the level of tennis up a notch each match, so that’s what’s happening. “I know I can always do better and I […]
The 42-year-old has not played competitively for almost a year but has partnered up with Jamie Murray, brother of three-time grand slam champion Andy Murray, to compete in the mixed doubles. Venus had previously expressed that she would not be participating this week, but requested a last-minute wild-card entry with Murray, and the pair was […]
