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Serena Williams and sister Venus were forced to retire from their second-round doubles match at Wimbledon after the younger sibling dealt with a viral illness, according to the official Wimbledon Twitter account: BBC Sport noted their withdrawal, which came after both Williams sisters had already been eliminated from the singles draw during the first week: Following the match, both Serena and Venus...
Published: July 1, 2014
Roger Federer showcased vintage form once again as he made quick work of Tommy Robredo (6-1, 6-4, 6-4) to reach the quarterfinals of Wimbledon for the 12th time. Federer remains one of the best players in the world. Winning on the Grand Slam stage has become an uphill battle, however, with just one title in his last 17 attempts. That said, Wimbledon is still the major tournament where he’s the...
Published: June 28, 2014
Top seed Serena Williams is heading home early from a major for the third straight time as Alize Cornet pulled off a huge upset in the third round of Wimbledon with a three-set win (1-6, 6-3, 6-4). Williams, 32, cruised through the first two rounds of the tournament. She dropped just five total games in triumphs over Anna Tatishvili and Chanelle Scheepers. It solidified her status as the favorite,...
Published: June 28, 2014
Serena Williams will head into the season’s final Grand Slam tournament, the U.S. Open, without a title in one of the first three for just the second time since 2011. That’s because she was eliminated from Wimbledon by Alize Cornet in the third round. BBC Breaking News noted her exit from the event at the All England Club: ESPN Tennis puts the loss into perspective: Expectations were...
Published: June 28, 2014
Maria Sharapova received an early challenge from Alison Riske before finding another gear and earning herself a spot in the fourth round of Wimbledon with another very strong showing (6-3, 6-0). Sharapova has looked supremely focused coming off her triumph in the French Open. She cruised through the first two rounds while losing no more than two games in any set en route to quick victories over Samantha...
Published: June 24, 2014
Serena Williams made quick work of Anna Tatishvili (6-1, 6-2) to get her pursuit of a sixth Wimbledon championship off to a promising start at the All England Club. Williams enters the tournament in a similar position to the one she was in two years ago. She had been knocked out of the season’s first two majors very early by her standards and talk about whether the field was starting to close...
Published: June 24, 2014
Rafael Nadal overcame an early scare from a gamely Martin Klizan to score a four-set victory, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3, and advance to the second round of the 2014 edition of Wimbledon. Nadal entered the tournament as a two-time champion and five-time finalist. Yet, he hasn’t advanced beyond the second round at the All England Club since 2011. Losses to Steve Darcis and Lukas Rosol led to a pair of...
Published: June 21, 2014
Updates from Saturday, June 21 Alex Richards of Mirror Football provides a disheartening update on Daniele De Rossi‘s injury: Football Italia pass along more details: “It is very likely De Rossi won’t be able to play against Uruguay,” explained Professor Enrico Castellacci in a Press conference. “There are no lesions to the soleus muscle. It simply is an injury that...
Published: June 20, 2014
Updates from Tuesday, June 24 Tiger Woods held a press conference Tuesday to discuss his return. The PGA’s official Twitter feed provided some highlights: ESPN Golf reports on Woods’ expectations for the tournament: Golf Central reports that Woods is ahead of his initial schedule: Golf.com has more on how Tiger feels: The PGA Tour also announced Woods’ group and tee times for...
Published: June 19, 2014
Cheyenne Woods struggled throughout the first round of the 2014 U.S. Women’s Open Championship as she carded just as many double bogeys as birdies en route to an eight-over 78 on Thursday. Woods has spent most of the season on the developmental Symetra Tour as she attempts to earn a place on the LPGA Tour. She did earn the biggest victory of her young career in February by capturing...