WIMBLEDON, July 14, 2018 Novak Djokovic advanced to the Wimbledon final. The 31-year-old from Serbia won 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(9), 3-6, 10-8 against Rafael Nadal in five hours and 16 minutes under the closed roof on Centre Court. Djokovic led by […]
WIMBLEDON, July 13, 2017 Friday’s first semi-final at Wimbledon lasted record-breaking six hours and 35 minutes, when the No. 8 seed faced the No. 9 seed, as Kevin Anderson defeated John Isner 7-6(6), 6-7(5), 6-7(9), 6-4, 26-24. Anderson, who came into […]
WASHINGTON, July 12, 2018 (by Michael Dickens) Decimated by a slew of upsets that wiped out the Top 10 seeds by the end of the fourth round of this glorious fortnight, the 2018 Wimbledon Championships women’s draw came down to the […]
WIMBLEDON, July 11, 2018 Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, who boast 13 Wimbledon titles between them, made up three of the eight men through to the quarterfinals here this year – it is the first time since 2015 […]
WIMBLEDON, July 10, 2018 For the first time since 1931 two German women will play in the Wimbledon semif-finals, as Julia Görges will join Angelique Kerber in the stage of the final four. The 13th-seeded from Bad Oldesloe had never made […]
WASHINGTON, July 10, 2018 (Press Release) As the Wimbledon women’s quarterfinals unfolded Tuesday afternoon at the All England Club minus all of the Top 10 seeds who began play last week, the field of eight headed by No. 11 seed […]
WASHINGTON, July 9, 2018 (by Michael Dickens) Two-time Wimbledon champion Rafael Nadal, seeded second at this year’s Championships, has reached the quarterfinals for the first time since 2011. He moved forward in his quest for a third Wimbledon men’s singles crown […]
WASHINGTON, July 9, 2018 (by Michael Dickens) Unlike any of the other Grand Slams, Wimbledon pauses for a day of rest on the middle Sunday of the tournament for a day of rest. Then, on the second Monday of the […]
AO Press Release, July 8, 2018 Tennis fans around the world could not have hoped for a better final at Australian Open 1982, when great rivals Chris Evert-Lloyd and Martina Navratilova battled it out on the Centre Court of Kooyong. Evert-Lloyd’s consistent ground strokes […]
WASHINGTON, July 7, 2018 (by Michael Dickens) Some fans and critics of women’s tennis say it is too unpredictable because there aren’t any leading players. However, others say it’s exactly what makes the women’s game so great to watch now. […]
