LONDON, July 11, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) Coming into their semifinal showdown at the Wimbledon Championships on Thursday, their first on grass, No. 7 seed Simona Halep of Romania had the edge over Elina Svitolina, who walked out on Centre […]
LONDON, July 10, 2019 For the first time since 2007, the ‘Big 3’ of Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have all made it into the semi-finals at Wimbledon. Defending champion Djokovic, who has only lost one set on […]
LONDON, July 10, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) At 5-foot-5, Barbora Strycova is a fighter on the tennis court. While her sense of anticipation and soft touch that comes from being one of the best doubles players in the world make […]
LONDON, July 9, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) Could Alison Riske’s dream go further? After all, she’d beaten the World No. 1 and is getting married in 11 days. When a grass-court specialist gets her mojo going, anything’s possible at the […]
STARNBERG, July 9, 2019 Wimbledon, known for its unique blend of tennis and tradition, is often referred to as Mecca for the tennis world. The mind-blowing aura and the atmosphere of the All England Club is an experience every tennis […]
LONDON, July 8, 2019 (by Sharada Rajagopalan) Two-time former champion and third seed Rafael Nadal powered into the quarter-finals of The Championships at Wimbledon on Manic Monday. The Spaniard defeated Portugal’s Joao Sousa 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 in an hour and […]
LONDON, July 8, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) Alison Riske had never advanced beyond the third round at the Wimbledon Championships before Monday. However, if anyone could tame Ashleigh Barty, it was the 55th-ranked American from Pittsburgh, Pa., an established grass-court […]
LONDON, July 7, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) The Wimbledon Championships have arrived at Middle Sunday, a day of rest – OK, maybe practice – for the players as well as a day of rest for Centre Court and the other play […]
LONDON, July 6, 2019 Players from the bottom half of the men’s draw were in third-round action on Saturday at The Championships at Wimbledon led by Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. Nadal could have been forgiven for feeling hard done […]
LONDON, July 6, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty celebrated her status as this year’s top seed in the ladies’ singles at the Wimbledon Championships by finally playing her first Centre Court match as the British fortnight […]
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