Tag: Wimbledon
Carlos Alcaraz strikes back to beat Berrettini, reaches Wimbledon quarters – rezal404
Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz walks to check on Italy’s Matteo Berrettini after falling down during their men’s singles tennis match on the eighth day of the 2023 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 10, 2023. (Photo by Glyn KIRK/AFP) Carlos Alcaraz saw off dangerman Matteo Berrettini in four…
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Wimbledon: Novak Djokovic reaches quarter-finals for 14th time after curfew-delayed win over Hubert Hurkacz
Seven-time champion Novak Djokovic is through to the quarter-finals at Wimbledon for a 14th time after a curfew-delayed four-set win against Hubert Hurkacz. The 36-year-old Serbian was leading Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz by two sets when play was suspended on Sunday night. Hurkacz took the third set but Djokovic hit back to win 7-6 (7-6) 7-6…
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Jamie Murray: Andy Murray has a lot of good tennis left in him after Wimbledon displays
Andy Murray will be back at Wimbledon next year and still has plenty of “good tennis in him”, according to brother Jamie. Murray, a two-time winner in SW19, was beaten in five sets in the second round at this year’s Championships by fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas. At 36-years-old, his chances of going deep into Grand…
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Novak Djokovic calls for Wimbledon Center Court start time to be brought forward
Novak Djokovic has called for Wimbledon to overhaul its scheduling and start play earlier on Center Court. The seven-time champion fell foul of the All England Club’s insistence on beginning matches at 1.30pm when his fourth-round match against Hugo Hurkacz had to be suspended on Sunday night due to the council-imposed 11pm curfew. Andy Murray’s…
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Iga Swiatek saves two match points to reach Wimbledon quarters – rezal404
Poland’s Iga Swiatek celebrates winning a point against Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic during their women’s singles tennis match on the seventh day of the 2023 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 9, 2023. (Photo by Daniel LEAL / AFP) Iga Swiatek saved two match points to reach her…
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Wimbledon: Victoria Azarenka criticizes ‘drunk, unfair’ fans after being booed off following loss to Elina Svitolina
Victoria Azarenka branded Wimbledon fans “drunk” and not “fair” after she was booed off court following a fourth-round loss to Elina Svitolina. It was the first clash between a Russian or Belarusian player and a Ukrainian at Wimbledon since the lifting of last year’s ban on competitors from the aggressor nations. The crowd, who had…
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Wimbledon: Novak Djokovic leads Hubert Hurkacz by two sets to love before 11pm curfew suspends play
Novak Djokovic will have to come back on Monday to finish his fourth-round match with Hubert Hurkacz at Wimbledon. The seven-time champion was leading by two sets 7-6 (8-6) 7-6 (8-6) when play was suspended due to the 11pm curfew. Djokovic saved two set points in the first set and fought to win another tie-break…
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Wimbledon: Iga Swiatek survives two match points to edge out Belinda Bencic in a thriller
World No 1 Iga Swiatek survived two match points before coming through a marathon match with Belinda Bencic to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the first time. Swiatek looked down and out when 15-40 down at 6-5 in the second set, but she produced her best tennis with two sumptuous winners to turn the tie…
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Wimbledon: Teenager Mirra Andreeva continues her dream run by reaching fourth round
Teenager Mirra Andreeva continued her dream start to life on grass by storming into the last 16 at Wimbledon with a 6-2 7-5 victory over Anastasia Potapova. Qualifier Andreeva, the youngest woman in the main draw at 16-years-old, had to wait a day to begin her third-round match but again showed why she is the…
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Wimbledon: Katie Boulter finds ‘positives’ in crushing defeat to Elena Rybakina
When Elena Rybakina swiftly extinguished Katie Boulter’s Wimbledon campaign on Center Court on Saturday night, the last Briton plummeted out of the singles tournament at the All England Club. But Boulter shrugged off the disappointment. “I wouldn’t say that [being the last Briton] enters my mind too much,” she said after her 6-1 6-1 loss…
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