Wimbledon: Alcaraz dominates Djokovic to retain tennis crown

Agence France Presse 07/15/2024

Carlos Alcaraz overpowered seven-time champion Novak Djokovic in straight sets to retain his Wimbledon title on Sunday in a brutal statement that the new era of men’s tennis has arrived. The Spanish third seed produced a performance…

Wimbledon: Alcaraz and Djokovic to meet in men’s final again

Associated Press 07/13/2024

LONDON — Carlos Alcaraz is only a couple of months past his 21th birthday, and yet this whole Grand Slam success thing is already a bit been-there, done-that for him. Moving a step closer to a second…

Wimbledon: Djokovic gets free pass to semifinals

Agence France Presse 07/11/2024

Novak Djokovic progressed to a record-equalling 13th Wimbledon semi-final without hitting a ball on Wednesday after Alex de Minaur pulled out injured as former champion Elena Rybakina eased through. Australian ninth seed De Minaur, 25, announced shortly…

Wimbledon: Medvedev stuns top-ranked Sinner to reach semi-finals

Agence France Presse 07/10/2024

Daniil Medvedev defeated world number one Jannik Sinner in five sets on Tuesday to reach a second successive Wimbledon semi-final, subduing the gallant challenge of the Italian, who suffered a worrying mid-match health scare. The fifth-ranked Medvedev triumphed 6-7…

When tennis and soccer collide: Wimbledon players, crowd eye Euro 2024

Associated Press 07/09/2024

LONDON — Carlos Alcaraz is slightly worried about a possible scheduling conflict for his Wimbledon quarterfinal on Tuesday. If the defending champion’s match against Tommy Paul is played in the evening, there’s a good chance he won’t…

Tennis: Top seed Sinner eases into Wimbledon quarter-finals

Agence France Presse 07/08/2024

World number one Jannik Sinner moved into the Wimbledon quarter-finals with a 6-2, 6-4, 7-6 (11/9) win over American 14th seed Ben Shelton on Sunday. Sinner survived a late flurry of pressure from Shelton on Court One…

Carlos Alcaraz topples Novak Djokovic for Wimbledon throne

07/17/2023

LONDON—When Novak Djokovic fell face down on the dusty Centre Court baseline early in the fourth set of Sunday’s blockbuster Wimbledon final against Carlos Alcaraz, for a second he looked in no hurry to rise up and…

Marketa Vondrousova defeats Ons Jabeur to win Wimbledon women’s crown

Associated Press 07/16/2023

WIMBLEDON, England — Marketa Vondrousova became the lowest-ranked and first unseeded woman to win Wimbledon, defeating 2022 runner-up Ons Jabeur 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday. Vondrousova is a 24-year-old left-hander from the Czech Republic who is ranked 42nd.…

Carlos Alcaraz strikes back to beat Berrettini, joins Novak in Wimbledon quarters

07/11/2023

Carlos Alcaraz saw off dangerman Matteo Berrettini in four sets to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the first time on Monday but said he was “hungry for more.” Berrettini, a finalist in 2021, won the first set…

Murray tantalisingly poised, Broady stuns Ruud as Wimbledon heats up

07/07/2023

LONDON —Andy Murray left a baying Centre Court crowd on tenterhooks as he moved within a set of beating Stefanos Tsitsipas in a late-night Wimbledon thriller to conclude a day in which less-heralded Briton Liam Broady scored…

Djokovic officially declares ‘bromance’ with Kyrgios after Wimbledon win

Agence France Presse 07/11/2022

Novak Djokovic officially declared a “bromance” with Nick Kyrgios after he beat the Australian on Sunday to win his seventh Wimbledon crown. The Serbian top seed lost the first set but recovered to win 4-6, 6-3, 6-4,…

‘I believe I’m the best,’ says Novak Djokovic

Agence France Presse 07/12/2021

Novak Djokovic said Sunday he considers himself the “best player” after winning a record-equalling 20th Grand Slam title but refuses to anoint himself as the “greatest of all time”. The 34-year-old went to 20 majors alongside Roger…

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