A Wimbledon recap: Djokovic, Nadal, and the Next Gen

July 21, 2018 133

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal rescued the 2018 Wimbledon Championships with a brilliant five-set clash, an epic encounter that lasted two days. Cheryl Murray reflects back on what made this year’s Wimbledon special–and on what didn’t. […]

Djokovic defeats Anderson for fourth Wimbledon title

July 15, 2018 10

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic is once again a Grand Slam champion, as he defeated South Africa’s Kevin Anderson for his fourth Wimbledon crown in three relatively comfortable sets. Anderson was coming off brutal five-set wins in both the quarters and semis. […]

Anderson into Wimbledon final with marathon win over Isner

July 13, 2018 3

South Africa’s Kevin Anderson earned a spot in Sunday’s Wimbledon final with a grueling win over American John Isner. The five-set scorcher last just over six hours and 30 minutes, with Anderson finally getting the only break of the set with Isner serving at 24-24. […]

Federer out to Anderson in Wimbledon shocker

July 11, 2018 74

Kevin Anderson pulled off a stunning upset in even more stunning fashion, saving a match point and rallying from two sets down to beat Roger Federer in the Wimbledon quarterfinals on Wednesday. Anderson prevailed 13-11 in the fifth.
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Gulbis shocks Zverev, Nadal advances at Wimbledon

July 7, 2018 8

Rafael Nadal completed his emphatic march through the Wimbledon first week when he trounced Alex De Minaur on Saturday. A more surprising third-round development saw a resurgent Ernests Gulbis upset Alexander Zverev in five sets.
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Nadal and Federer masters of the forced error

July 7, 2018 14

As I watched the first set of Roger Federer’s match against Jan-Lennard Struff in the Wimbledon third round, my mind began to wander, as it is wont to do when Federer is manhandling an opponent at Wimbledon. The same thing happens when Nadal is manhandling people at the French. […]

Cilic ousted in Wimbledon second round stunner

July 5, 2018 21

One of the tournament favorites, Marin Cilic joined a growing list of seeds exiting Wimbledon early. The Croat, seeded to meet Roger Federer in the top-half semifinals, crashed out to an unlikely spoiler, Guido Pella, from Argentina. […]

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