LONDON/STARNBERG, June 20, 2022 Philipp Kohlschreiber has won his opening match of the qualifying into The Championships at Wimbledon. The 38-year-old German beat Frenchman Gregoire Barrere 6-2, 6-2 on Monday afternoon and announced his retirement from professional tennis afterwards. “Funny […]
MALLORCA/STARNBERG, June 18, 2022 Rafael Nadal has confirmed he intends to compete at The Championships at Wimbledon later this month. After winning two Grand-Slam titles at the Australian Open as well as at Roland-Garros this season, the 36-year-old Spaniard announced […]
WASHINGTON, June 15, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Serena Williams is one of the greatest champions in any sport. However, last year’s Wimbledon Championships is a fortnight she would just as soon forget. That’s because her 2021 appearance at the summer […]
ITF Press Release, May 21, 2022 The ITF has confirmed its decision not to grant ITF ranking points to Wimbledon in 2022 for Juniors and Wheelchair tennis events which form part of the Grand Slam tournament. Tournament organisers are not […]
ATP Press Release, May 20, 2022 The ability for players of any nationality to enter tournaments based on merit, and without discrimination, is fundamental to our Tour. The decision by Wimbledon to ban Russian and Belarusian players from competing in […]
LONDON/WASHINGTON, July 12, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Sunday evening, after the celebratory splendor in the grass on Centre Court had ended, six-time Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic was asked during his post-match press conference what it meant to win a record-tying […]
LONDON/WASHINGTON, July 11, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Sunday’s Gentlemen’s Singles final at the Wimbledon Championships featured Matteo Berrettini of Italy, the best player on grass in 2021, against five-time Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic, the best player in the world. Regardless of […]
LONDON/WASHINGTON, July 11, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) In just their fifth tournament together, Hsieh Su-Wei of Taiwan and Elise Mertens of Belgium won the Wimbledon Championships ladies’ doubles title Saturday evening on Centre Court. The third-seeded Taiwanese-Belgian duo saved two […]
LONDON/WASHINGTON, July 10, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) The moment of truth for the Wimbledon Championships – from a draw of 128 women down to two – came on Centre Court Saturday afternoon. A current No. 1, Ashleigh Barty of Australia, […]
LONDON/WASHINGTON, July 10, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) The AELTC, best known as the venue of the Wimbledon Championships, has extended its partnerships with broadcasters BBC and ESPN, which will continue to help grow Wimbledon audiences around the world and “future-proof […]
