As well as tennis, Wimbledon has south London’s most lavish home June 25, 2009 WHILE most of what’s said about SW19 involves tennis, and occasionally Wombles, there’s much to be said for Wimbledon as a place to live. As befits the home of the All England Tennis Club, it’sthe very height of leafy southwest London – genteel, classy and far enough from the centre of town to feel you’ve [...]
Wade: We need to protect Robson July 7, 2008 British tennis legend Virginia Wade is calling for new sensation Laura Robson to be protected from the glare of the media spotlight following her Wimbledon success. Robson, 14, captured the hearts of the nation when winning the girls’ title on Saturday – the first home singles victory at Wimbledon since Annabel Croft 24 years ago. [...]
Nadal ends Federer reign in epic finale July 7, 2008 As the night sky fell to plunge Centre Court into near darkness, a tearful Rafael Nadal held aloft the glistening gold trophy to celebrate his first Wimbledon title in a match which will surely go down as the greatest ever to grace this famous stage. After five sets and almost five hours of an epic [...]
Federer wary of Safin threat as he goes in search of title number six July 4, 2008 Roger Federer admits he is wary of semi-final opponent Marat Safin, describing the Russian’s lowly ranking as “ridiculous”. Safin is ranked as low as 75th in the world but has discovered the best grass court form of his career after beating No3 seed Novak Djokovic on route to a place in the last four. And [...]
Serena: Rivalry will be as strong as ever July 4, 2008 Serena Williams says she won’t go easy on sister Venus after the pair booked their places in tomorrow’s final at Wimbledon. The siblings ensured a third family affair on Centre Court tomorrow after securing straight-sets victories in their respective semi-finals yesterday. But sixth seed Serena, 26, who has won both the previous Wimbledon finals against [...]
Take Safin to start well, but be Fed up July 4, 2008 It’s easy to predict that Roger Federer will beat Marat Safin in the Wimbledon semi-final today, and is all set to clash with Rafa Nadal in the final. But there might still be some value out there if you look for it. Looking at the semi-final between Federer and Russian maverick Safin, better have an [...]
Federer routs Ancic to march into semis July 3, 2008 Defending champion Roger Federer continued his serene progress towards a sixth successive Wimbledon title with a quarterfinal stroll against Mario Ancic. Croatia’s Ancic, the last player to beat Federer on grass, in 2002, failed to earn a single break point as the world No1 cruised into the last four, 6-1, 7-5, 6-4. It was another [...]
Murray hopes crushed as Nadal scales new heights July 3, 2008 Britain’s dream of a home-grown Wimbledon champion was rudely awoken last night when second seed Rafael Nadal mercilessly dispatched Andy Murray in straight sets. British No1 Murray looked jaded from Monday’s epic five-set comeback against Richard Gasquet and was no match for Nadal, who swept into the semi finals 6-3, 6-2, 6-4. The Scot, playing [...]
Determined Venus looks for revenge July 2, 2008 Venus Williams will be looking to gain sweet revenge on sister Serena should they be paired in Saturday’s singles final at SW19. The four-times champion has suffered defeat to her younger sibling in both their previous final meetings, in 2002 and 2003. But she moved one step closer to securing another family final yesterday with [...]
Williams sisters eyeing a family affair as Jankovic crashes to shock defeat July 1, 2008 The Williams sisters are lining up a third singles final showdown after No2 seed Jelena Jankovic joined the list of high-profile casualties at Wimbledon. The Serb, clearly struggling with a knee injury, collapsed to a 6-3, 6-2 defeat to Thailand’s Tamarine Tanasugarn to leave the quarter-finals without any of the top four seeds for the [...]