After becoming the youngest player in the Open Era to qualify for Wimbledon on Thursday at Roehampton, 15-year-old American Coco Gauff was asked about her main-draw preferences. “It would great to share the court with Venus or Serena,” she said of her tennis idols.
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The Wimbledon draw ceremony was held on Monday morning at the All-England Club, where Rafael Nadal was already the big story due to his No. 3 seeding. Not only did Nadal land in Roger Federer’s half of the bracket, but he could also run into familiar foe Nick Kyrgios in the second round. […]
Some of the most intense days of every calendar year in tennis are the final rounds of qualifying at the four Grand Slams. It’s an all-or-nothing ordeal, as losers go home without anything to show for their victories earlier in the week and the winners advancing to the biggest stage in tennis. […]
After losing to Ruben Bemelmans 6-7(5), 6-3, 12-10, Akira Santillan walked briskly to a secluded spot on the vast fields of Roehampton. He proceeded to take out each of his five rackets one by one and methodically destroy them either on the ground or with his foot. […]
Playing for the first time since post-Australian Open hip surgery, Andy Murray teamed up with Feliciano Lopez to oust No. 1 seeds Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah 7-6(5), 6-3 at the Fever-Tree Championships on Thursday evening.
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Serena Williams is back near the top of the WTA rankings, resurfacing in the top 10 after Indian Wells last month and now registering at No. 11. The former world No. 1 is making her way back to the top after dropping all the way down to No. 491 when she returned. […]
Andy Murray’s original plan, which he laid out in a pre-Australian Open press conference, was to survive on a damaged hip until Wimbledon and then retire from tennis this summer in front of the home crowd at his favorite tournament.
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There may not have been as much participation in the festive season in the Novak Djokovic household this year as the Serb eyed up a hat-trick of Grand Slams (three in a row)–with the now ongoing Australian Open. […]
The 2019 season will be Andy Murray’s final one on tour. In fact, the Australian Open could be his last tournament. Unable to make a full recovery from major hip surgery, Murray announced his upcoming retirement from tennis during a Friday afternoon press conference in Melbourne. […]
The proverbial John Isner Rule is here–at least at Wimbledon. Starting in 2019, Wimbledon will become the second of the four Grand Slams to feature a tiebreaker in the fifth set. The All-England Club will let fifth sets play out until 12-12 before a tiebreaker would end the proceedings. […]
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