Wimbledon: Alcaraz beats childhood friend Rune to reach semis July 12, 2023 World No1 Carlos Alcaraz took a step closer to a possible Wimbledon final against Novak Djokovic after the Spaniard toppled childhood friend Holger Rune in yesterday’s quarter-final. The 20-year-old from El Palmar beat the player from Denmark in straight 7-6 6-4 6-4 sets to set up a semi-final against No3 seed Daniil Medvedev. The winner [...]
Swiatek survives scare at Wimbledon to reach last eight July 9, 2023 Iga Swiatek overcame a scare to progress through to the quarter-finals of Wimbledon for the first time last night on Centre Court. The world No1 and favourite to win at the All England Club went a set down to Switzerland’s No14 seed Belinda Bencic before saving two match points in the second and fighting her [...]
Boulter carries British hopes at Wimbledon after Norrie, Murray and Broady lose July 8, 2023 Britain’s hopes at Wimbledon rest with Katie Boulter after a trio of British men’s players crashed out within around 90 minutes on day five.
Mirra Andreeva: Russian tennis prodigy, 16, continues march on Wimbledon debut July 6, 2023 Teenage tennis sensation Mirra Andreeva has continued to wow Wimbledon on her debut by reaching the third round of the Grand Slam tournament. The Russian 16-year-old – the youngest player in the men’s or women’s draws in SW19 this year – was leading 6-1, 4-0 against 10th seed Barbora Krejcikova when her Czech opponent retired [...]
Just Stop Oil suspend play at Wimbledon after protestors invade Court 18 July 5, 2023 Wimbledon became the latest major sporting event targeted by protesters after two people wearing Just Stop Oil T-shirts invaded Court 18.
Wimbledon: Burrage, Swiatek and Djokovic win while Williams exits July 3, 2023 Jodie Burrage was the top Brit on day one at Wimbledon as she danced her way into the second round. The 24-year-old from south west London beat American Caty McNally 6-1 6-3 on Court Three on the opening day of the third Grand Slam of the year. Her prize is a difficult tie against Daria [...]
Wimbledon: Cameron Norrie tipped to reach final by IBM AI Draw Analysis July 3, 2023 He made the semi-finals at Wimbledon last year but this year British No1 Cameron Norrie could go one better, according to AI analysis by IBM. Andy Murray could reach the second week in south-west London but Katie Boulter faces a difficult route to the latter stages, the tech giant says. Norrie begins his campaign at [...]
Wimbledon: Outsiders worth keeping an eye on at SW19 July 3, 2023 Wimbledon is here, and this year without names such as Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Serena Williams, there’s a chance to burst onto the global tennis scene. Last year that role fell to Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina, who used the elevated platform to push herself into multiple finals subsequently. But what of this edition of the [...]
Wimbledon chiefs beef up security in bid to prevent Just Stop Oil protests June 29, 2023 Wimbledon organisers have beefed up security for next week’s Championships as they look to head off the threat of Just Stop Oil protesters. SW19 chiefs are on alert after the environmental activists this week sprinkled orange powder at Lord’s, where England’s Jonny Bairstow carried one protester off the pitch during the second Ashes Test. “The [...]
Inside Wimbledon’s first ever official off-court fashion range June 29, 2023 “There are worse places to work,” jokes David Hewitt, Wimbledon’s head of retail. We’re on Zoom and behind Hewitt’s head there is a smart grid of green rectangles, the outside courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club that are primed and ready for play, days away from the start of the 2023 [...]