With Rafael Nadal withdrawing from next week’s USA vs. Spain Davis Cup quarterfinal in Austin, Texas to rest following Wimbledon, it is interesting to note that 80 years ago this week, a player withdrew from Wimbledon - the final no less - to rest up for Davis Cup.
Second set: *Sharapova 6-4 3-0 Lisicki It’s definitely raining, but it’s more of a fine drizzle.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga came back from two-sets-to-love down on Wednesday to stun six-time champion Roger Federer in the Wimbledon quarterfinals.
Bookies William Hill were served up with their biggest ever Wimbledon bet today when a punter put 140,000 on Rafael Nadal to beat Andy Murray.
Is it just me, or has Wimbledon grown stale? Wimbledon needs a hook - a new angle to give people a reason to watch.
JUBILANT Andy Murray set up his best chance yet of winning Wimbledon last night after blasting his way through to the semi-finals. The British number one was on fire as he kept the hopes of the nation alive by beating hunky Spaniard Feliciano Lopez 6-3, 6-4, 6-4. Murray, 24, now faces double Wimbledon champion and world number one Rafael Nadal, 25 …
Spain’s Rafael Nadal has beaten Mardy fish if the USA in the quarter-finals of Wimbledon, 6-3. 6-3, 5-7, 6-4. Nadal took 36 minutes to win the first set 6-3 against a disappointing Fish.
Bernard Tomic handed Novak Djokovic a fright before the Serbian star ended the Australian’s fairytale run at Wimbledon with a four-set quarter-final win.
WIMBLEDON, England Six-time champion Roger Federer was upset in the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the second straight year Wednesday, squandering a two-set lead for the first time at a Grand Slam tournament and losing to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 3-6, 6-7 , 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. Federer barely looked challenged while winning the first two sets against the …
German wildcard Sabine Lisicki added another gripping chapter to her remarkable Wimbledon story when she recovered from wasting three match points to beat Marion Bartoli 6-4 6-7 6-1 under the Centre Court roof in an enthralling quarter-final on Tuesday.
Wimbledon gets weird as superstitious players chase success June 29, 2011 - 12:38PM Will his hirsute look translate to a Wimbledon championship for Brit Andy Murray? Photo: AP Not shaving, never using the same shower twice, always wearing the same pair of socks … what is it with tennis players and their rituals? Even casual observers could not …
Thunderstorm Fair Fair Posted: 11:01 PM Jun 28, 2011 Buoyed by the good news that his painful left foot isn’t seriously injured, top-seeded Rafael Nadal has put in about an hour of practice a day before facing Mardy Fish in the Wimbledon quarterfinals.
Photograph: Toby Melville/Pool EPA Despite his friendship with the reigning Wimbledon champion, golf’s US Open champion Rory McIlroy has told Andy Murray he will be backing him over Rafael Nadal to win the tournament this year.
First-year United States captain Jim Courier announced that world No. 9 Mardy Fish and 10th-ranked Andy Roddick will lead his Davis Cup team against visiting Spain in Austin, Texas next week.
JUNE 27: Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge attend the fourth round match between Andy Murray of Great Britain and Richard Gasquet of France on Day Seven of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on June 27, 2011 in London, England.
