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For the second time in four years, Petra Kvitova is Wimbledon champion as she decimated 13th-seeded Eugenie Bouchard 6-3, 6-0 in Saturday’s ladies’ final at the All England Club. The sixth-seeded Czech played nearly flawless tennis and never really gave her Canadian opponent an opportunity to get comfortable in her first career Grand Slam final. According to SI Tennis, Kvitova simply turned...
Published: July 1, 2014
A third Wimbledon title is no longer in the cards for world No. 1 Rafael Nadal, as the overwhelming favorite shockingly fell 7-6 (5), 5-7, 7-6 (5), 6-3 to Australian 19-year-old Nick Kyrgios Tuesday in an epic fourth-round encounter at Wimbledon. The win is unquestionably the biggest of Kyrgios’ career, and it eliminates one member from the “Big Four” equation, with...
Published: July 1, 2014
The chaos continued in the Wimbledon women’s draw Tuesday as No. 9 seed Angelique Kerber upset No. 5 seed Maria Sharapova 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-4 in a three-set thriller to advance to the quarterfinals at the All England Club. Sharapova and Kerber’s contrasting styles made for one of the best women’s tennis matches in recent memory. When push came to shove, though, Kerber made fewer mistakes...
Published: July 1, 2014
Maria Sharapova entered Wimbledon 2014 with a great deal of momentum on her side, but after losing to Angelique Kerber 7-6, 4-6, 6-4 in the round of 16 at Wimbledon, her U.S. Open prospects are up in the air. Sharapova is undoubtedly one of the greatest female tennis players of all time with five career Grand Slam titles to her credit, but she has gone through some trials and tribulations in recent...
Published: June 28, 2014
Fourth-seeded Roger Federer once again put on a show Saturday at All England Club, as the seven-time Wimbledon champion advanced to the fourth round with an exquisite 6-3, 6-1, 6-3 win over Colombia’s Santiago Giraldo. Federer is arguably the greatest grass-court player of all time, and Giraldo experienced that firsthand in a match that was never in doubt, according to SI Tennis: Although Federer...
Published: June 28, 2014
Second-seeded Rafael Nadal overcame a shaky start to cruise into the fourth round at Wimbledon with a 6-7(4), 6-1, 6-1, 6-1 win over Kazakhstan’s Mikhail Kukushkin Saturday. The Spanish superstar looked like he would be in for a battle after dropping a first-set tiebreak, but he was able to turn the match into a virtual blowout by the end. Wimbledon hasn’t been kind to Nadal recently,...
Published: June 27, 2014
Top-seeded Novak Djokovic braved an injury scare and a highly skilled opponent Friday to advance to the fourth round at Wimbledon by virtue of a 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 win over Gilles Simon. A shoulder injury suffered in the third set looking like it might derail Djokovic’s Wimbledon ambition, but he shook it off and finished off his French competition in straight sets. According to Sachin Nakrani of The...
Published: June 24, 2014
Fifth-seeded Maria Sharapova confirmed her status as a title contender at Wimbledon Tuesday by making quick work of Brit Samantha Murray 6-1, 6-0 in a first-round encounter. With the win, Sharapova added yet another accolade to her already-impressive Grand Slam resume, according to WTA on Twitter: It was a true David vs. Goliath matchup, but the British underdog didn’t...
Published: June 24, 2014
Roger Federer‘s quest for yet another Wimbledon title kicked off in grand fashion Tuesday as the No. 4 seed decimated Paolo Lorenzi 6-1, 6-1, 6-3 in the first round at All England Club. As pointed out by Erik Gudris of USA Today, Federer and his fans couldn’t have asked for a much better performance: The numbers don’t always tell the whole story, but the stats courtesy...
Published: June 3, 2014
No. 2 seed Novak Djokovic received a spirited challenge from No. 8 Milos Raonic in a 2014 French Open quarterfinal match Tuesday, but the spectacular Serb’s big-match experience shined through in a 7-5, 7-6(5), 6-4 victory. The win puts Djokovic through to the semifinals, where he will face a familiar foe in the form of Ernests Gulbis, according to Steve Tignor of Tennis.com: There was plenty...