LONDON: Novak Djokovic raced to a fourth Wimbledon title and 13th career Grand Slam crown on Sunday when he defeated a battling but exhausted Kevin Anderson 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 (7/3). World number 21 Djokovic added the 2018 title to his wins in 2011, 2014 and 2015 as he became the lowest-ranked champion since Goran Ivanisevic […]
Wimbledon
Federer and Nadal on course to meet in Wimbledon final
Federer produced an almost-impeccable performance on the center court, beating France’s Adrian Marinaro 6-0, 6-4 and 7-5 and booking a berth in the last eight. Hitherto, Federer has won 32 consecutive sets at Wimbledon, two sets short of this personal best back in 2006. Interestingly, he is five sets behind Nadal’s record of 37 consecutive […]
Nadal into Wimbledon last 16, keeps top spot
Two-time champion Rafael Nadal reached the Wimbledon last 16 on Saturday and made sure of keeping the world number one ranking at the same time. The second seed comfortably defeated Australian teenager Alex De Minaur 6-1, 6-2, 6-4. Nadal, the 11-time French Open champion and bidding for an 18th career major, will face either Italy’s […]
Serena Williams’s seven Wimbledon titles
Serena Williams will start her bid for an eighth Wimbledon singles’ title next week. AFP Sport looks at the American legend’s previous seven final victories at the All England Club: 2002: bt Venus Williams (USA) 7-6, 6-3 — Aged 20, Serena already had two Grand Slam titles under her belt, but winning her first Wimbledon […]
Legendary Brazilian tennis player Maria Bueno dies
Maria Bueno, the Brazilian “queen” of tennis, who won three Wimbledon and four US championship singles titles, died Friday in Sao Paulo at age 78, the hospital where she was being treated said. She had been suffering from mouth cancer since last year and was hospitalized in May. Nicknamed the “Sao Paulo Swallow” for her […]