Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz won the Wimbledon men’s singles title for the first time, ending Novak Djokovic’s dominance with a stunning victory. 20-year-old Alcaraz, fought back from a nervy start to win 1-6 7-6 (8-6) 6-1 3-6 6-4 against the defending champion. Djokovic was going for a fifth straight win, an eighth men’s triumph and a […]
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Novak Djokovic again proved the toughest of nuts for Roger Federer to crack to claim his fifth Wimbledon title on Sunday. It was the first All England Club final match to be decided by a tiebreaker. The Serbian repelled everything the Federer could throw at him in am epic final worth every minute. The defending […]
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Simona Halep torpedoed Serena Williams’s latest bid to capture a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam on Saturday when she stormed to a sensational victory in a 56-minute Wimbledon final. The 27-year-old Romanian captured her second career major with a 6-2, 6-2 victory adding a maiden Wimbledon — the first for her country in both men’s and […]
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Eight-time Wimbledon singles champion Roger Federer posted yet more landmarks on Saturday as all the main contenders male and female encountered few problems in reaching the Last 16. Federer registered a record 350th win in Grand Slam matches in his 7-5, 6-2, 7-6 (7/4) win over Lucas Pouille of France and in the process reached […]
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Novak Djokovic beat South African eighth seed Kevin Anderson 6-2 6-2 7-6(3) to win the Wimbledon men’s singles title for the fourth time on Sunday. The Serbian won his 13th Grand Slam title, ending a 25-month barren run at the majors. After the monumental drama provided by both men’s semi-finals, the two longest in Wimbledon […]
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Angelique Kerber became the first German woman to win Wimbledon for 22 years as the 11th seed shattered Serena Williams’ bid for Grand Slam history with a shock 6-3, 6-3 victory in Saturday’s final. Kerber avenged her defeat against Williams in the 2016 Wimbledon title match, overwhelming the seven-time champion with a stunning 65-minute upset […]
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Eight-time champion Roger Federer was sensationally knocked out of Wimbledon on Wednesday by South African giant Kevin Anderson while Rafael Nadal edged Juan Martin del Potro in a Centre Court epic and will meet Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals. Defending champion Federer lost a Court One thriller, 2-6, 6-7 (5/7), 7-5, 6-4, 13-11 as 32-year-old […]
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Serena Williams raced into her 13th Wimbledon quarter-final as the seven-time champion thrashed Russian qualifier Evgeniya Rodina 6-2, 6-2 in just 62 minutes on Monday. Williams, who won the Wimbledon title on her last two visits in 2015 and 2016, is now on an 18-match winning streak at the All England Club. Having missed Wimbledon last year […]
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Swiss Roger Federer has clinched his eighth Wimbledon title, ruthlessly beating Croatian Marin Cilic 6-3 6-1 6-4. For Federer, age was not an issue as he dominated his opponent, seven years younger in all the three sets. The Swiss ace who has now increased his Grand Slam trophies to 19, is 35 years old. He […]
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Garbine Muguruza clinched a maiden Wimbledon title on Saturday with a stunning 7-5 6-0 hammering of Venus Williams. Muguruza was splendid as she ensured the American’s dreams of victory at the age of 37 were blown apart in a devastating second set. Spaniard won nine straight games to claim a second grand slam title to […]
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