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….
It was an eventful Friday at the All England Club for Serena and Venus Williams, who had to overcome rain delays and their opponents to advance at Wimbledon. Venus took on 29th seeded Russian Daria Kasatkina, and outlasted her 7-5, 4-6, 10-8. Venus was down a break and 3-4 in the third set before getting…
Juan Martin del Potro hadn’t played at Wimbledon in two years until his first round victory earlier this week, but the Argentine pulled off an incredible upset on Friday, knocking off two-time Grand Slam champion and fourth-seed Stan Wawrinka 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(2), 6-3 to reach the Wimbledon third round. “The crowd was unbelievable with me….
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) announced the provisional list of the entries for both singles and doubles at the 2016 Rio Olympics Tennis Event, set to take place at the Olympic Tennis Centre in Barra Olympic Park from August 6-14. The defending champions in the men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles and women’s doubles will…