What we learned at Wimbledon: Never count out Roger Federer Never count out Roger Federer. Seems obvious, right? Especially after he won his record-breaking eighth Wimbledon championship and second Grand Slam title of this resurgent season. There have been times, though, when folks wondered whether he was done winning major […]
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Federer up to ATP No. 3 after Wimbledon; Muguruza WTA No. 5 Roger Federer’s eighth Wimbledon title has pushed him up two spots and back to No. 3 in the ATP rankings after he ended last season at No. 16. Garbine Muguruza’s first championship at the All England Club returns […]
At 37, Venus Williams looking for a 6th Wimbledon title Even at 37 and with five Wimbledon titles to her name, Venus Williams still has that overwhelming desire to win. And she’s showing it again this year at the All England Club, where she will face Garbine Muguruza on […]
Every morning, they mow, paint, mop Wimbledon’s grass courts At 7:30 a.m. each day of the Wimbledon fortnight, hours before competition begins, the keepers of the grass gather to meticulously prepare the tournament’s hallowed courts for play. Dozens of people spread out around the All England Club grounds to mow, […]
Fendrich on Tennis: 1 of Big 4 left at Wimbledon, Federer Chants of “Roger! Roger! Roger!” filled the early evening air at the All England Club, so after his post-match stretch, Roger Federer paused on a bridge connected to Centre Court and waved to his adoring public. “When you see […]
Roger Federer savors No. 18 because success can be fleeting Roger Federer savors No. 18 because success can be fleeting:- When a champion experiences the best his sport has to offer a record 18 times, there tends to be an understanding of how fleeting those moments of pure joy can […]
Marta Kostyuk duplicates feat of Mirjana Lucic The Latest on Saturday from the Australian Open (all times local): 3:35 p.m. Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk has duplicated the feat of Croatian Mirjana Lucic 20 years ago when she won the Australian Open girls singles title. Kostyuk, who’s 14, utilized her powerful ground […]
Mattek-Sands, Safarova win 2nd Aussie Open doubles title Mattek-Sands, Safarova win 2nd Aussie Open doubles title:- American Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Czech Lucie Safarova enhanced their reputation as the dominant duo in women’s doubles by winning the Australian Open title for the second time. The second-seeded pair had to scramble from […]
Dimitrov wins 2nd set, levels semi vs Nadal The Latest on Friday at the Australian Open (all times local): 9:30 p.m. Grigor Dimitrov converted his fifth set point to take the second 7-5 and level his Australian Open semifinal against Rafael Nadal at one set apiece on Friday night. After […]
Roger Federer says he hopes to play for 2 or 3 more years Roger Federer says he hopes to play for 2 or 3 more years:-Roger Federer says he hopes to play for at least another three or four years and that his “mind-set is for the long-term” in assessing […]
