Sports / Tennis

Medvedev bows out of Wimbledon unsure what went wrong 06 Jul 2021 - 07:24 pm

It appeared to be only a matter of time for Russian Daniil Medvedev to beat Poland's Hubert Hurkacz on Monday to reach his...

Golden oldie Federer through to 58th Grand Slam quarters 05 Jul 2021 - 11:13 pm

LONDON - Roger Federer weathered a first-set storm to become the oldest man in the Open Era to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals with...

Wimbledon to have maximum capacity crowds from quarter-finals onwards 04 Jul 2021 - 04:16 pm

LONDON: Wimbledon will have capacity crowds from the singles quarter-finals onwards as COVID-19 restrictions on attendances are relaxed, the All England Club announced...

Gauff in fourth round again, but no surprise this time 03 Jul 2021 - 06:24 pm

London: Seventeen-year-old American Coco Gauff matched her dream Wimbledon debut as she again reached the fourth round with a 6-3 6-3 defeat of...

Kerber shines after rain delay to pass Sasnovich test 03 Jul 2021 - 04:25 pm

London: Former Wimbledon champion Angelique Kerber was put through the wringer early in her third-round clash with unseeded Aliaksandra Sasnovich on Saturday but...

WTA rules no Asian tournament swing due to COVID-19 restrictions 01 Jul 2021 - 09:28 pm

The WTA wiped out the Asian swing of tournaments from its calendar for a second successive year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with...

Venus follows Serena out of Wimbledon 01 Jul 2021 - 12:00 am

LONDON - A day after sister Serena endured a heart-breaking Wimbledon exit after suffering an injury in the first round, Venus Williams also...

Wimbledon ends in tears for injured Serena 30 Jun 2021 - 02:45 pm

LONDON: Tennis great Serena Williams limped out of Wimbledon in tears on Tuesday after her latest bid for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam...

Federer survives big scare as Mannarino retires injured 29 Jun 2021 - 09:25 pm

LONDON - Sixth seed Roger Federer survived a massive scare against Adrian Mannarino before advancing to the Wimbledon second round on Tuesday when...

Wildcard Venus through to second round at her 23rd Wimbledon 29 Jun 2021 - 07:34 pm

LONDON - Five-times champion Venus Williams, playing as a wildcard in her 23rd Wimbledon, showed vintage form to beat Romania's Mihaela Buzarnescu 7-5...

Day one Centre Court slot should not be for men only, says Djokovic 28 Jun 2021 - 11:05 pm

LONDON - Top seed Novak Djokovic said he would be happy if Wimbledon scrapped its tradition of having the men's defending champion always...

Tiafoe dumps third seed Tsitsipas out of Wimbledon 28 Jun 2021 - 07:36 pm

LONDON - American Frances Tiafoe dumped third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas out of the Wimbledon men's singles 6-4 6-4 6-3 as the Greek became...

Britain's Konta out of Wimbledon after team member tests positive for COVID-19 27 Jun 2021 - 11:43 pm

LONDON - British number one Johanna Konta has been forced to withdraw from Wimbledon after a member of her team tested positive for...

Federer ready to get on a roll at Wimbledon 26 Jun 2021 - 04:19 pm

Roger Federer may be closing in on his 40th birthday, but he said he still believes he can challenge for a ninth Wimbledon...

'One in 100' Medvedev looking for grasscourt breakthrough 25 Jun 2021 - 05:41 pm

Hardcourt specialist Daniil Medvedev likes to do things differently and so far it has been a good formula for the 25-year-old who will...

Zhang becomes first Chinese man to qualify for Wimbledon in Open era 25 Jun 2021 - 03:04 pm

When Zhang Zhizhen steps out at Wimbledon next week to face France's Antoine Hoang it will be a long-overdue milestone for Chinese men's...

Wrist injury forces Thiem to pull out of Wimbledon 24 Jun 2021 - 07:24 pm

World number five Dominic Thiem has pulled out of Wimbledon due to a right wrist injury that will keep him out of action...

Berrettini powers to Queen's title 20 Jun 2021 - 08:05 pm

LONDON - Italian top seed Matteo Berrettini marked himself down as a genuine Wimbledon threat after beating Britain's Cameron Norrie 6-4 6-7(5) 6-3...