A truly astonishing achievement
Ash Barty has broken a 41-year drought, despite scarcely picking up a racquet in the weeks prior to this tournament.
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‘My miracle’: Barty crowned Wimbledon champion
Ash Barty defeats Karolina Pliskova in three sets on a landmark day in sporting history.
Barty set to party like it’s 1980
On the eve of the biggest match of her life, Ash Barty booted a footy around Wimbledon on Friday with her mates, seeming without a care in the world.
Barty on brink on Wimbledon glory
Ash Barty is one step away from emulating the heroics of her childhood hero Evonne Goolagong Cawley after clinching a finals berth.
The secret to Barty’s winning appeal
It’s taken some time for Australia to produce another tennis champion — but it’s been worth the wait.
Federer dismissal echoes Bradman’s farewell duck
Roger Federer’s 6-0 final-set defeat in his likely last appearance at Wimbledon is set to become the most infamous since Bradman’s duck in his final Test.
Federer crashes out … for last time?
The Swiss master bows out in the quarter-finals to Hubert Hurkacz, but insists he won’t be rushed into retirement five weeks out from his 40th birthday.
Tiley’s warning for Australian Open
Australian Open boss warns that top players will not tolerate another hard quarantine.
‘Dream come true’: Barty into semis
Ash Barty has waltzed through to the semi-finals, outclassing Ajla Tomljanovic, with only Angelique Kerber standing in her way of a finals appearance.
McEnroe’s ‘harsh’ criticism of schoolgirl
John McEnroe was “definitely harsh’’ in criticising the wildcard schoolgirl Emma Raducanu, her opponent Ajla Tomljanovic said.
A Mad Monday for all the ages
Leo Borg won his first juniors match 41 years to the day since his dad claimed his fifth and final Wimbledon as Roger Federer fought on and Emma Raducanu’s dream run ended.
Barty, Tomljanovic to face off in quarters
It will be an all-Australian affair for the first time in 20 years when Ash Barty plays Ajla Tomljanovich in the quarter-finals.
No masking feelings of euphoria as Britain opens
If Ash Barty gets to the Wimbledon final, she’ll play before a full house – maskless – of 23,000. Yet on Friday Britain had 30,000 new Covid cases.
The calculus behind Kyrgios’s Olympics doubts
Nick Kyrgios has good reason to question whether the time is right for an Olympics bid.
Barty’s 70,481km odyssey to Wimbledon
Ash Barty cried when she left Australia in March. Strict quarantine measures means she’s locked out until probably November.
Teen sensation Emma Raducanu is the real deal
Without fear of accusations of hyperbole, we can declare that a star is born. The youngest British woman to reach the round of 16 in the Open era faces Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic next.
Barty’s dig at Brits after straight sets win
Ashleigh Barty has romped into the fourth round of Wimbledon, but she saved some of her best serves for the fickle British crowd.
‘You know she’s lying’: Aussie drama rocks Wimbledon
Australian Ajla Tomljanovic accuses her opponent of faking injury, but there was nothing fake about Nick Kyrgios’ Wimbledon retirement.
Murray runs out of steam, Djokovic wins
Andy Murray slipped to his earliest exit at Wimbledon since 2005 as Novak Djokovic moves another step closer to his 20th major.
Will the PM’s ‘new deal’ temper Covid cruelty?
Scott Morrison is trying to rebuild national cabinet from the rubble it was reduced to by the sniping Queensland Premier this week.
Tokyo’s got no Chill, but Kyrgios still wary
Five years after his ugly spat with Australia’s chef de mission Kitty Chiller, Nick Kyrgios is still undecided on whether he’ll compete at the Olympics.
Aussies enjoy super success
Australians triumph with Ash Barty and Nick Kyrgios spearheading second round wins for compatriots James Duckworth, Jordan Thompson, and Alja Tomljanovic.
Barty struggles as key rivals exit tournament
Error-riddled Ashleigh Barty scrapes through to Wimbledon’s third round as a sixth top 10-seeded woman falls by the wayside.
Why Barty’s Wimbledon dream is worth staying up for
The quiet desperation of world No.1 Ash Barty could turn out to be the greatest sport story of the year. Tune in tonight, and watch for the fist pump.
Vintage Murray roars to Wimbledon win
The grit, the feisty comeback and the sweet triumph were all there on Wimbledon’s centre court as Andy Murray moved into the third round.
Kyrgios ‘was going to play on one leg’
Nick Kyrgios survives injury scare to notch an epic five-set first-round Wimbledon victory over gun young Frenchman Ugo Humbert.
Why it’s all over for Serena Williams
Margaret Court should settle back in comfort on her women’s tennis throne – Serena Williams’s bid to unseat her has been seen off.
‘They’ve made it slow, it isn’t grass anymore’
Nick Kyrgios launches broadside at slow pace of Wimbledon grass courts as his first round match is suspended at 3-3 in fifth set.
Teary Williams retires from Wimbledon
Slippery grass has been blamed for match-ending injuries to a tearful Serena Williams and the opponent of Roger Federer.
‘I just wanted to give her a hug’
Aussie world no.1 overcomes emotional atmosphere to win Wimbledon first round clash against cancer survivor Carla Suarez Navarro.
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