‘Who knows?’ Barty Wimbledon return sparks big comeback question
Kim Clijsters will be keeping a keen eye on 2021 Wimbledon champion Ash Barty during the Legends event at the All England Lawn Tennis Club this week.
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Sick and sorry world No.1 crashes out of Wimbledon
Seemingly dizzy on the court at points, Jannik Sinner refused to retire against Daniil Medvedev but was unable to pull off a victory against the odds.
Medvedev outclasses a wobbly Sinner in five sets
The World No 1 is out of The Championships after succumbing to the Russian he outfoxed in this year’s Australian Open final.
Opportunity of a lifetime: Demon on beating Djoker
Alex de Minaur reckons his injury scare is no big deal. He believes he can take down Novak Djokovic in their Wimbledon quarter-final. ‘I see it as a 50/50 match,’ he says.
Djokovic fumes over Wimbledon ‘disrespect’ in wild interview
Novak Djokovic hit out at the Wimbledon crowd in his post-match interview as he set up a quarter-final battle against Australian star Alex de Minaur. WATCH THE INTERVIEW
De Minaur’s injury cloud ahead of Djokovic Wimbledon blockbuster
Alex de Minaur has breezed into the quarter-finals of Wimbledon for the first time — but he suffered an injury scare late in the match, and now faces a blockbuster clash with Novak Djokovic.
‘I’ll find a way’: de Minaur wins at injury cost
Alex de Minaur has reached his first Wimbledon quarter-final and downplayed an injury that gave him a fright at the end against French showman Arthur Fils.
Headline writer’s dream: Sun has risen to brighten Wimbledon
Dame Elizabeth Jane Campion couldn’t write a better script. The story of an unknown New Zealander who comes from the long white clouds to beat England’s sweetheart on Centre Court.
Emotion flows as NZ’s Sun outshines Raducanu
New Zealander Lulu Sun has stunned the All England Club by ambushing Emma Raducanu to reach the quarter-finals at Wimbledon.
Fighter Murray exits Wimbledon with whimper
Andy Murray was a tremendous fighter. The All England Club’s most loyal and lion-hearted servant entered three events to maximise his farewell but he played only once.
My vote for the single greatest tennis shot ever played
Wimbledon starts next week. Rafael Nadal is having one for the road. This is my enduring memory of the Spaniard.
de Minaur prepares for grass season with golf and a cuppa
A cup of tea, cucumber sandwiches, a shirt too small and some joshing from his sassy girlfriend was Alex de Minaur’s day ahead of the Queen’s Club competition in London.
The 12 final days of Roger Federer’s poetic career
Only one criticism was ever levelled at Roger Federer: he lacked the fight of Djokovic and Nadal. ‘I didn’t quite understand what that meant,’ he says in a new documentary | WATCH
Alcaraz creates history as he joins tennis greats with gripping victory
Carlos Alcaraz has become the youngest man to win Grand Slam titles on all three surfaces after triumphing in a thrilling French Open final against the controversial Alexander Zverev.
Swiatek matches Rafa feat with fourth French Open title
Iga Swiatek has secured her place among a group of tennis greats, claiming her fourth French Open title.
Alcaraz ‘finds joy in suffering’ to dethrone Sinner in five-sets
On the court his idol Rafael Nadal has owned for almost two decades, Carlos Alcaraz will seek to create history on Sunday in Paris when he plays for his first Roland Garros title.
The ‘Nadaliser’ bids for legendary status on clay
When Iga Swiatek is in her element on clay, it is almost as though she has entered a tennis version of The Matrix, and it will take an almighty performance from Italian Jasmine Paolini to deny her a third straight Roland Garros title on Saturday in Paris.
De Minaur left to rue blown 4-0 lead in French Open heartbreak
Alex de Minaur’s French Open run has come to a painful end against Alexander Zverev, with the world no.4 taking out the Australian in brutal fashion.
Injured Djokovic forced out of French Open and off his throne
Defending champion Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the French Open after winning an epic fourth-round five-setter, relinquishing his mantle as tennis’ No.1 men’s player.
De Minaur stuns Russian superstar to match Hewitt feat
Alex de Minaur is the first Australian man in 20 years to reach the quarter-finals at the French Open after an upset win over fifth seed Daniil Medvedev.
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