Professional Tennis
Angelique Kerber and Serena Williams during the trophy presentation of this year's Australian Open. (Ben Solomon/Tennis Australia) In a rematch of this year’s Australian Open final, Serena Williams and Angelique Kerber will square off in the Wimbledon final on Saturday. It is the third straight major final appearance for Serena as she continues her quest…
Former Wimbledon champion Andy Murray cruised into the final on Friday, dispatching Tomas Berdych in straight sets, reaching the third Wimbledon final of his career with a 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 semifinal victory. Murray broke in Berdych’s opening service game to take the early 2-0 lead, only to see Berdych respond with a break in the…
Milos Raonic held his nerve and came back from two sets to one down to beat seven-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer in a thrilling five-setter on Friday, reaching the first Grand Slam final of his career with a 6-3, 6-7(5), 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 semifinal victory. Federer was previously 10-0 in Wimbledon semifinals. “I was struggling…
It only took 48 minutes for defending champion Serena Williams to move into the Wimbledon final on Thursday as the top ranked American steamrolled Russia’s Elena Vesnina 6-2, 6-0 to reach her ninth career Wimbledon final. “I’m very happy, you know, I was really focused today because we’ve had a lot of tough matches before,”…
France’s Marion Bartoli went on French television this morning and revealed that she is dealing with a mystery virus which has triggered her drastic weight loss. “I want to go back to a normal life. I have been reduced to eating organic salad leaves and pre-washed cucumber with no skin,” Bartoli told ITV’s This Morning….
The second match on Centre Court at Wimbledon on Wednesday looked eerily similar to the one before it. Earlier in the day, Roger Federer came back from two sets down to beat Marin Cilic, and afterwards Andy Murray won the first two sets against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, only to see Tsonga rally to force a deciding…
Roger Federer had his back against the wall and was on the verge of elimination before launching a stunning comeback on Wednesday. The seven-time champion came back from sets down to upend former U.S. Open champion Marin Cilic 6-7(4), 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(9), 6-3 to reach the Wimbledon semifinals. It was the tenth time in his…
World number one and defending champion Serena Williams rolled into the Wimbledon semifinals, snatching a late break in each of the two sets to defeat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-4, 6-4 and book her spot in the final four. “I’m excited to have been able to win that one and get through. It feels really good,” said…
The USTA and U.S. Davis Cup Captain Jim Courier have announced that top-ranked American and world number 17 John Isner, world number 26 Jack Sock and 16-time Grand Slam Doubles Champions Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan will represent the U.S. in the 2016 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Quarterfinal against Croatia. The best-of-five match series will be played on a temporary outdoor hard…
Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber was the first woman to advance to the Wimbledon semifinals on Tuesday, downing fifth-seed Simona Halep 7-5, 7-6(2). “I think we are both really good returners,” Kerber said of the two similar-styles of play. “It’s always tough to play against Simona. I won the last point and that’s what counts….