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Put away your career obituaries, everyone, because Roger Federer is not finished with tennis greatness yet. His run at Wimbledon this year confirmed that. There were moments during this past fortnight, particularly during the five-set thriller of a men’s final on Sunday, where the 17-time major champion looked like he had actually found a way to turn back the clock. He moved without abandon,...
Published: July 6, 2014
Welcome back to the top, Nole. On Sunday, Novak Djokovic beat Roger Federer in a five-set thriller to win his second Wimbledon title, his seventh major overall. With this victory, the Serb also took the No. 1 ranking back from Rafael Nadal. Perhaps most importantly, Djokovic overcame the uncertainties in his own head to tough out this win 6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 5-7, 6-4 in three hours and 56 minutes. That...
Published: July 6, 2014
Put away the strawberries and cream until next year. Gulp down that final glass of Pimm’s. Add some color back into your wardrobe. The Wimbledon fortnight has officially come to a close. Petra Kvitova won the women’s championship, proving that her run to the title in 2011 was anything but a fluke. By dominating Canadian sensation Eugenie Bouchard, Kvitova announced herself as the best grass-court...
Published: July 5, 2014
Venus and Serena Williams might have 10 Wimbledon titles between them, but right now, nobody is as good on grass as Petra Kvitova. The 24-year-old Czech first announced herself when she won the Wimbledon title back in 2011. This year, she cemented herself as a grass-court great with a 55-minute, 6-3, 6-0 victory over No. 13 Eugenie Bouchard in the final. All the talk heading into this match was focussed...
Published: July 4, 2014
During the second week of Wimbledon, everyone has been talking about the demise of the Big Four. Apparently, nobody talked to Roger Federer or Novak Djokovic about this. The two former Wimbledon champions both dismissed their novice 23-year-old opponents in the semifinals Friday. Now they will meet on Centre Court at Wimbledon on Sunday for the 35th showdown of their careers. A lot is on the line for...
Published: July 1, 2014
Rafael Nadal used to be almost as reliable at Wimbledon as he is at the French Open. The two-time Wimbledon champion once made five straight Wimbledon finals in six years, only skipping 2009 when he withdrew from the tournament. Right now, that feels like a lifetime ago. Nadal lost before the quarterfinals at Wimbledon for the third straight year on Tuesday, falling to 19-year-old Aussie Nick...
Published: July 1, 2014
When Serena Williams fell to Alize Cornet on Saturday, most people thought that meant this was Maria Sharapova‘s Wimbledon to win. Angelique Kerber had other ideas. The German, who made the semifinals at the Championships in 2012, took out Sharapova in the fourth round Tuesday, 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-4. Kerber needed seven match points to win the nonstop thriller. While Sharapova won the French...
Published: June 28, 2014
Last year was one of the best years of Serena Williams‘ career. This year is shaping up to be one of the worst. My, how quickly things can change. The five-time Wimbledon champion suffered another shocking defeat in a Grand Slam on Saturday when she fell 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 to No. 25 Alize Cornet in the third round. The 17-time major champion has now failed to make it to the quarterfinals...
Published: June 27, 2014
This was, without a doubt, the most uplifting missed cut of Tiger Woods‘ career. After missing the last three months of the season—including the first two majors—Woods began his comeback from back surgery this week at the Quicken Loans National at Congressional Country Club. He shot a 74 on Thursday and a 75 on Friday to finish at seven over par and miss the cut by four strokes. However,...
Published: June 22, 2014
It took her 11 years, but Michelle Wie has finally lived up to her promise. The former child prodigy, who first made the U.S. Women’s Open cut when she was only 13 years old, won the maiden major of her career Sunday at Pinehurst No. 2. She shot two under par for the championship, two shots ahead of runner-up Stacy Lewis. She’s only 24 years old, but Wie has already lived a lifetime...