The Centre Court crowd, buzzing with casual conversation during a changeover, suddenly went silent when the chair umpire uttered words rarely heard at Wimbledon, or anywhere else. “Ladies and gentlemen,” he said, “Mr Federer is taking an off-the-court medical timeout.” This is as per a report by AP. Roger Federer has seldom been slowed […]
Can’t be any better than wildcard entry Yaroslava Shvedova was at the beginning of her third-round match at Wimbledon on Saturday, winning every single point in the 15-minute first set of what became a 6-0 6-4 victory over French Open runner-up Sara Errani. It’s the only “golden set” for a woman in the 44 years […]
Reigning champion Novak Djokovic and six-time titlist Roger Federer both notched come-from-behind third-round wins Friday at The Championships, Wimbledon. World No 1 Djokovic dropped the first set against Czech veteran Radek Stepanek before charging back for a 4-6 6-2 6-2 6-2 victory over his 28th-seeded counterpart, while a third-seeded Federer came from two-sets-to-love down to […]
Rafael Nadal crashed to his worst Grand Slam defeat in seven years on Thursday when Czech journeyman Lukas Rosol, the world number 100, pulled off one of the greatest upsets in Wimbledon history. This is as per AFP reporting. Rosol, whose previous five visits to Wimbledon had ended in first-round losses in qualifying, stunned the […]
Six-time winner Roger Federer and defending champion Novak Djokovic reached the Wimbledon third round on Wednesday as the women’s draw was blown wide open with the shock exits of three top seeds. This is as reported by AP. Federer enjoyed a trouble-free 6-1 6-3 6-2 win over Italy’s Fabio Fognini in a regal performance witnessed […]
British tennis fans had something to cheer about as Heather Watson hammered Czech Iveta Benesova 6-2 6-1 on the Centre Court on the first day of Wimbledon. It made her the first British woman to win on Centre Court since Jo Durie in 1985. No wonder the 20-year-old was so delighted with her win, […]
The much anticipated French Open men’s singles final between Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal was interrupted by rain a number of times before the organisers decided to suspend play for the day and to continue on Monday. Nadal started fantastically, breaking the Serb twice to lead 3-0, but Djokovic fought back to level matters before […]
Maria Sharapova was crowned the new queen of Roland Garros after she kept her poise to outwit and outpower diminutive Italian Sara Errani 6-3 6-2 to complete her collection of Grand Slam trophies on Saturday. Despite the one-sided scoreline, Italian Errani troubled Sharapova with some cute volleys, sliced forehands and daring dropshots, but found the […]
Spaniard Rafael Nadal looks unstoppable and it will take a supreme effort from world number one Novak Djokovic to repeat what he did in Australia six months ago in Sunday’s French Open final at Roland Garros. Roger Federer had no real answer to the Serbic top seed in their semi-final clash which Djokovic won is […]
With the first semifinal draw decided yesterday between Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, it was left for David Ferrer and Andy Murray to decide who would face Rafael Nadal in the other semi at Roland Garros on Friday. As anticipated the Spaniard Ferrer would prove too hot on clay for Murray to handle as he […]