Tennis

Britain's Draper seizes spotlight after Murray misery

Centre Court ticket holders were expecting to watch Andy Murray’s last stand at Wimbledon on Tuesday but instead got a glimpse of the new force in British tennis in the shape of 22-year-old Jack Draper.

July 3, 2024 2:46 pm
 

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Defending champion Vondrousova in shock first-round exit

Marketa Vondrousova’s Wimbledon title defence came to an early end as she fell to a surprise first-round defeat by Spain’s Jessica Bouzas Maneiro.

July 3, 2024 10:45 am
 

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Djokovic advances to Wimbledon round two

Seven-times Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic eased concerns about his knee with a clinical performance to dismantle Czech qualifier Vit Kopriva 6-1 6-2 6-2 and reach the second round.

July 3, 2024 6:22 am
 

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Alcaraz opens title defence with battling win over Lajal

Carlos Alcaraz opened his Wimbledon title defence with a hard-fought victory over Estonian qualifier Mark Lajal.

July 2, 2024 11:32 am
 

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Raducanu brings cheer at Wimbledon opener

Emma Raducanu snapped a dispiriting sequence of first-round defeats for British players at Grand Slams as the wildcard beat Mexico’s Renata Zarazua 7-6(0) 6-3 on Centre Court on Monday.

July 2, 2024 6:37 am
 

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Caroline Wozniacki pulls upset in Bad Homburg

In the continuation of a first-round match suspended on Monday due to darkness, Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki upset No. 7 seed Elina Svitolina of Ukraine 6-3, 6-7 (4), 7-5 at the Bad Homburg Open in Germany.

June 26, 2024 4:17 pm
 

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Djokovic confirmed for Paris Olympics

Novak Djokovic will compete at this year’s Olympic Games in Paris, the Olympic Committee of Serbia has announced.

June 19, 2024 11:09 am
 

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Murray to headline Britain's tennis team at Paris Olympics, Raducanu out

Former Wimbledon, U.S. Open and Olympic champion Andy Murray is set to compete at the Paris Games for Britain, the British Olympic Association said.

June 17, 2024 11:26 am
 

Tennis

Japan's Osaka, Nishikori confirmed for Paris Games

Japan’s Naomi Osaka and Kei Nishikori will compete at this year’s Olympic Games in Paris, the Japan Tennis Association has announced.

June 15, 2024 11:31 am
 

Tennis

'Life's great' Federer says as he launches retirement documentary

Tennis great Roger Federer says he is enjoying dedicating his time to his family and not rushing into any big projects following his retirement nearly two years ago.

June 14, 2024 11:55 am
 

Tennis

Spain's Nadal to skip Wimbledon to prepare for Olympics

Rafa Nadal will skip Wimbledon in July in order to prepare for the Olympic Games in Paris which will be played on the clay courts at Roland Garros, the Spaniard said on Thursday.

June 14, 2024 6:14 am
 

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Nadal and Alcaraz team up for Olympic doubles, Badosa out

Spain’s Rafa Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz will team up to play doubles at this year’s Olympics in Paris, the Royal Spanish Tennis Federation (RFET) said on Wednesday, but former world number two Paula Badosa will skip the Games.

June 13, 2024 12:00 pm

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