Tag: Wimbledon
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Wimbledon is won by Alcaraz after a thrilling comeback against Djokovic.
After years of false beginnings, men’s tennis now has a true generational conflict. Carlos Alcaraz, the 20-year-old Spanish star who has blitzed the sport in his brief career, pulled off the nearly impossible, beating Novak Djokovic in a Wimbledon final on the grass that the man widely regarded as the greatest ever to play the…
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In a fantasy Wimbledon final, Novak Djokovic will face Carlos Alcaraz.
This was the decisive time. If Novak Djokovic is to be stopped in the Wimbledon semifinals, if his much younger and harder-hitting opponent, Jannik Sinner, is to turn things around on Friday, the massive comeback must begin immediately. Djokovic was well aware of the situation. Sinner was well aware of it. It was obvious to…
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Iga Swiatek is stunned by Elina Svitolina at Wimbledon, while Jessica Pegula loses
Top-seeded Wimbledon is over for Iga Swiatek. Jessica Pegula is American as well. Elina Svitolina, a wild card from Ukraine, defeated top-seeded Swiatek on Centre Court on Tuesday to advance to the semifinals at the All England Club for the second time in four years. Svitolina had given birth to her baby in October of…
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Curfew ends Thursday’s match as Murray leads Tsitsipas at Wimbledon.
In order for Andy Murray to go to the third round at Wimbledon for only the second time since 2017, he must win one more set when he returns to the court on Friday. At the time of the day’s suspension on Centre Court at 10:38 p.m. on Thursday, the Scot had a 6-7(3), 7-6(2),…
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Standing ovation for Roger Federer as his Wimbledon career is honoured
On Tuesday, when he was honoured at a short ceremony for his career and his men’s-record eight Wimbledon singles titles, Roger Federer was greeted by fans, including Princess Kate, with a standing ovation of 112 minutes as he entered the Royal Box at Centre Court.The retired Federer walked to his seat and took a seat…
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Venus Williams is defeated on the first day of Wimbledon after falling.
With that rocking step that tennis fans have become used to over the previous 25 years, she entered the court late on a grey and gloomy day. She tugged at the ends of an elastic band while carrying her tennis bag in order to do some last-minute upper-body stretches.At age 43, Venus Williams, a five-time…
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Novak Djokovic aims to make the grass look good at Wimbledon.
At Wimbledon on Monday, amid a rain delay, Novak Djokovic pleased the Centre Court audience by bending down with a towel in hand and blotting some wet off the grass. It felt natural for someone who has been treating his opponents in a similar manner over the course of the last five years at this…