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Football Soccer Formula 1 Rugby Racing Golf Blogs TennisPublished: July 4, 2015
Saturday marked the end of Wimbledon’s third-round singles play at All England Club, and while a pair of top contenders advanced in the men’s draw, an expected finalist wasn’t so lucky on the women’s side. No. 2 Roger Federer and No. 3 Andy Murray both moved into the round of 16 with fairly straightforward victories. However, reigning Wimbledon women’s champion Petra Kvitova...
Published: July 3, 2015
Third-round play brought some fantastic matches to All England Club Friday, but there is no question that the three-set battle between No. 1 Serena Williams and British youngster Heather Watson was the biggest highlight. Williams was pushed to the limit and was very much on the verge of getting eliminated as she was down 0-3 in the third set, but she used her power, experience and mettle to survive,...
Published: July 3, 2015
Maria Sharapova continued her march toward a second career Wimbledon title Friday as the fourth-seeded star defeated No. 29 Irina-Camelia Begu in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3, to advance to the fourth round at All England Club. The Russian cruised past inferior opponents in her first two matches of the tournament, and while she seemed poised to do the same to Begu after gutting out the opening set and taking...
Published: June 30, 2015
World No. 1 Serena Williams and sister Venus Williams may very well clash in the fourth round of the women’s singles draw at Wimbledon, but it was announced Tuesday they won’t be competing together in doubles. According to Wimbledon’s official Twitter account, the Williams sisters have decided to withdraw from the doubles tournament at the All England Club: Serena and Venus...
Published: June 29, 2015
The opening day of play at All England Club featured several top stars in both the men’s and women’s draws, and few of them were challenged as they made quick work of their overmatched opponents in the first round of Wimbledon 2015. Top-seeded Novak Djokovic and reigning French Open champion Stan Wawrinka advanced to the second round in straight sets, as did No. 1 Serena Williams and No....
Published: June 7, 2015
A career Grand Slam continues to elude world No. 1 Novak Djokovic, as the Serbian superstar was defeated in the French Open final by Stan Wawrinka on Sunday. Djoker’s focus will now shift toward Wimbledon, which is an event he has won twice, including last year. Falling to Rafael Nadal in the final at Roland Garros in 2014 didn’t impact his performance in London, and it stands to reason...
Published: June 6, 2015
The French Open has been dominated by Rafael Nadal for a decade, but this year a new champion will be crowned for only the second time since 2005 as No. 1 Novak Djokovic and No. 8 Stan Wawrinka clash Sunday at Roland Garros. Djoker is a French Open title away from completing the career Grand Slam, while Wawrinka is looking to win a major championship for the second year in a row after taking the...
Published: June 5, 2015
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic and No. 3 Andy Murray did battle in a semifinal classic Friday at the French Open, but the day ended without a resolution as play was suspended with Djoker leading 6-3, 6-3, 5-7, 3-3. Due to a storm, as well as impending darkness, the match was stopped, and it is set to resume Saturday at 7 a.m. ET, per Sports Illustrated Tennis. With Djokovic and Murray going blow for blow,...
Published: June 5, 2015
No. 8 Stan Wawrinka enjoyed little support during Friday’s French Open semifinal clash with No. 14 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, but the Swiss star blocked it out and came through with a 6-3, 6-7(1), 7-6(3), 6-4 win to advance to his first men’s singles final at Roland Garros. The match was a grind for Wawrinka, but he ultimately prevailed due to Tsonga’s inability to convert break points,...
Published: June 2, 2015
Roger Federer entered Tuesday’s slate of matches as the biggest star in action at the French Open, but the 17-time Grand Slam champion was ousted by Swiss countryman Stan Wawrinka in the most surprising and noteworthy result of the day. Fed seemed to have a tailor-made route to the French Open final with Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray all in the other half of the draw, but...