Ed Warner: Wimbledon expansion impasse needs fresh and imaginative thinking July 11, 2024 It’s not all strawberries, Pimm’s and lucrative Airbnb rentals for a fortnight every summer in the environs of The Championships at Wimbledon.
Clinical Rybakina shines at Wimbledon as Krejcikova progresses July 10, 2024 Former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina stormed into the semi-finals at the All England Club on Wednesday with a domineering 6-3 6-2 victory over Elina Svitolina. In one of just three quarter-finals to be played in SW19 on Wednesday, due to Alex de Minaur’s withdrawal from his last-eight tie against Novak Djokovic, Kazakhstan’s Rybakina stormed past [...]
Wimbledon Wednesday order of play after Sinner dumped out July 9, 2024 World No1 and top seed Jannik Sinner crashed out of Wimbledon on Tuesday, beaten in five sets by Daniil Medvedev. The two Europeans traded sets early on before Sinner needed medical treatment for an apparent illness. The duo again traded the third and fourth sets but Medvedev, fifth seed, claimed the decider and a 6-7 [...]
Italy on top with Musetti joining Sinner and Paolini in Wimbledon quarters July 8, 2024 Lorenzo Musetti became the third Italian to reach the quarter-finals at Wimbledon this week with a four set 4-6 6-3 6-3 6-2 victory over Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard yesterday on No2 Court. He joins world No1 Jannik Sinner and Jasmine Paolini in the last eight of their respective men’s and women’s draws marking the first time [...]
Raducanu out of Wimbledon as qualifier Sun makes quarter-finals July 7, 2024 Emma Raducanu was dumped out of Wimbledon on Sunday having lost in three sets to qualifier Lulu Sun in the fourth round at the All England Club. The former US Open winner was looking to become just the seventh British woman in the Open Era to reach the last eight at the All England Club [...]
Raducanu through as Brit Kartal makes Wimbledon history July 3, 2024 Emma Raducanu breezed through to the third round of Wimbledon as fellow Brit Sonay Kartal made history at the All England Club. The former British No1 Raducanu swept aside Elise Mertens 6-1 6-2 to earn a spot in the next round. Kartal became the first British woman since 1997 to come into the tournament as [...]
Election 2024: What are Tories, Labour and Lib Dems pledging on sport? July 3, 2024 With the General Election just a matter of days away, we assess the approach that the major parties have taken when it comes to sport in their respective manifestos and what the potential consequences may be for the future of sport. Football Governance Bill The Football Governance Bill was one of the major legislative casualties [...]
Andy Murray teams up with fellow British ace in Wimbledon mixed doubles July 3, 2024 Murray is already due to play in the men's doubles alongside his brother Jamie.
Vondrousova OUT of Wimbledon as Alcaraz and Raducanu play today July 2, 2024 The women’s singles defending Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova was beaten at the All England Club in a huge day two shock. The athlete from the Czech Republic joins Steffi Graf and Lleyton Hewitt in losing in the first round in the year after winning the title on the famous grass of Centre Court. She was [...]
Raducanu wins at Wimbledon upon All England Club return July 1, 2024 Emma Raducanu’s hotly anticipated return to Wimbledon concluded with a straight sets victory over Renata Zarazúa. The 21-year-old former US Open champion won 7-6 6-3 on Centre Court against an Italian lucky loser parachuted in to play the former British No1. The two exchanged blows in the first set before Raducanu blew her opponent away [...]