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Kokkinakis stuns Wimbledon with two-day epic
Aussie fan favourite Thanasi Kokkinakis stunned Wimbledon by taking five sets, and four and a half hours across two days to beat the 17th seed.
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After saving four match points, this Kokkinakis comeback could be his best ever
The Australian looked down and out against the 17th seed, before he turned the rain-interrupted match on its head.
- by Marc McGowan
Murray pulls pin on singles, fans lament; Women’s defending champ sent packing
Twice Wimbledon champion Andy Murray pulled out of the singles competition but will play doubles alongside his brother Jamie in his farewell appearance at the grand slam.
- by Scott Spits
Demon blitzes tie-breaker
Alex de Minaur held James Duckworth to one point in the first set tie-breaker.
Djokovic defies knee injury in first-round win
Novak Djokovic commenced his 2024 Wimbledon campaign with a straight-sets win over Vit Kopriva.
Rublev hits himself seven times with racquet
Andrey Rublev was at it again during his first round loss to Francisco Comesana at Wimbledon.
Forced to tie-breakers in every set, de Minaur trumps fellow Aussie at wet Wimbledon
Alex de Minaur, Alexei Popyrin and Adam Walton were the Australian winners on an interrupted day at Wimbledon. But the results late in the day were not so good.
- by Marc McGowan
De Minaur 'not happy' at rain delay
Alex de Minaur and James Duckworth were forced off the court during the second set of their match.
Murray pulls out of Wimbledon singles
It was meant to be his farewell from the tournament but that will come in the doubles.
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Wimbledon
Nick Kyrgios stuns audience on his BBC debut – by being polite and thoughtful
This is a tennis player who simply could not shut up but the Aussie bad boy proved to be the opposite of his on-court demeanour.
- by Jim White
‘Right side of history’: Navratilova stands by transgender ‘cheats’ remarks
Nine-time Wimbledon champion Martina Navratilova has come under fire for arguing that people who are born male should not be allowed to compete in women’s sport.
- by Max Stephens
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