All-sister final moves step closer as Serena and Venus Williams hit their Wimbledon stride July 5, 2016 World No1 Serena Williams has declared her continuing admiration for elder sister Venus as a fifth Wimbledon final between the pair moved a step closer after both progressed to the tournament’s last four. Seven-time Wimbledon champion Serena boosted her chances of a record-equalling 22nd grand slam title by beating Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-4, 6-4, [...]
Wimbledon quarter-final preview: Andy Murray talks of hormones but history certainly on his side in battle against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga July 5, 2016 While Britain’s Andy Murray is hoping for hormone assistance, history would suggest the world No2 is entering tomorrow’s Wimbledon quarter-final tie against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on much firmer ground. “I’ve played Jo-Wilfried Tsonga a couple of times at Wimbledon and they both came down to a few points at key moments, so let’s hope the adrenaline [...]
Andy Murray confident of success after rout of Australian Nick Kyrgios sets up battle with old rival Jo-Wilfried Tsonga July 4, 2016 Britain's Andy Murray is convinced that a third grand slam crown could be in the offing as long as he continues to showcase the form which saw him pummel Australian bad boy Nick Kyrgios on Centre Court Murray lived up to his billing as title favourite by crushing Kyrgios 7-5, 6-1, 6-4 to set up a [...]
Australian Nick Kyrgios tooled up in quest to de-rail Andy Murray’s Wimbledon bid July 3, 2016 Australia bad boy Nick Kyrgios insists he has detected an unmistakable change in the demeanour of leading title contenders, including Britain’s Andy Murray, following the Wimbledon demise of top seed Novak Djokovic. World No1 and defending Wimbledon champion Djokovic, the current holder of all four grand slam crowns, crashed out of the tournament following a [...]
Wimbledon prize money 2016: Novak Djokovic leaves with £80,000 after being dumped out by Sam Querrey in the third round July 2, 2016 Novak Djokovic has exited Wimbledon in the third round — his worst performance for eight years — following a shock loss to American Sam Querrey. Querrey showed superb spirit to knock out the world No1 in four sets, winning 6-7 1-6 6-3 6-7 to progress to the fourth round and match his best-ever performance at the All England [...]
Briton Dan Evans not prepared to simply make up number against seven-time Wimbledon champion as duo prepare for battle June 30, 2016 Britain's world No91 Dan Evans is refusing to be content with sharing a court with seven-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer when the duo meet in the third round of the championships on Firday. Evans, 25, booked a date with Federer, following in the footsteps of British qualifier Marcus Willis, after today’s 7-6 (8-6), 6-4, 6-1 [...]
British qualifier Marcus Willis vows to make grand slams the norm after life-changing showdown with Federer June 29, 2016 British wildcard Marcus Willis has vowed not to be a one-hit wonder after his life-changing stint at Wimbledon was brought to an abrupt end by seven-time champion Roger Federer amid a near-carnival atmosphere on Centre Court. World No772 Willis, who came through six rounds of qualifying before producing a gigantic first-round shock by beating Ricardas [...]
Britain’s Andy Murray urges world No772 to relish Centre Court showdown with Roger Federer June 28, 2016 Former Wimbledon champion Andy Murray has urged British wildcard and world No772 Marcus Willis to relish his showdown with seven-time tournament winner Roger Federer on Centre Court on Wednesday. Willis shot to prominence on the opening day of the championships when he stunned world No54 Ricardas Berankis, beating the Lithuanian in straight sets, having already navigated [...]
Reigning champion Novak Djokovic content as Wimbledon title defence begins with crushing victory over Briton James Ward June 27, 2016 WORLD No1 Novak Djokovic declared himself content after his quest for a third consecutive Wimbledon crown began with a straight sets victory over British wildcard James Ward on Centre Court. Djokovic claimed the first nine games before world No177 Ward fought back in the second set, although the Serb, who currently holds all four grand [...]
Plenty more titles to come, reigning champion Novak Djokovic tells Wimbledon rivals June 26, 2016 World No1 Novak Djokovic has warned his rivals that he has an insatiable appetite for silverware as his quest for a third straight Wimbledon crown begins tomorrow. Djokovic, who currently holds all four grand slam titles following his maiden French Open victory earlier this month, will start his tournament defence against Britain’s James Ward on [...]