Wimbledon prize money: Serena Williams becomes third highest-earning player in tennis history after victory over Angelique Kerber July 9, 2016 Serena Williams became the third highest-earning tennis player in history after defeating Angelique Kerber in straight sets on centre court. The American's 7-5 6-3 victory secured a seventh Wimbledon singles crown and brought her level with Steffi Graf on a record 22. It also won her a pay cheque worth £2m, which represents the biggest prize of [...]
Serena pledges to go all-out in bid for grand slam joy as prospect of all-Williams final ends July 7, 2016 World No1 Serena Williams has warned fellow Wimbledon finalist Angelique Kerber that she is desperate to claim her first grand slam title of the year when the duo do battle on Centre Court on Saturday. Defending champion Serena demolished unseeded Russian Elena Vesnina yesterday to record victory in just 49 minutes and post the fastest [...]
Attack key for Andy Murray as he prepares for Tomas Berdych and plots his route to Wimbledon final July 7, 2016 Title-chasing Andy Murray has vowed to go on the offensive in a bid dispatch Tomas Berdych and reach a third Wimbledon final in tomorrow’s last-four tussle on Centre Court. After reaching his first Wimbledon semi-final since 2010 by defeating France’s Lucas Pouille on Wednesday, Berdych observed that Murray had assumed a more combative mindset [...]
Marion Bartoli: I have a mystery virus that is getting worse and I fear for my life July 7, 2016 Former Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli has responded to concerns about her health by attributing her sudden weight loss to a mystery virus that has left her able only to eat salad. Bartoli, who has lost around five stone since her 2013 triumph at the All England Club, says she also has to wash with mineral [...]
Luck ridden as Andy Murray and Roger Federer reach Wimbledon semi-finals after thrillers July 6, 2016 Britain's Andy Murray insists newly re-appointed coach Ivan Lendl is proving a pivotal presence during difficult moments after the world No2 withstood a dangerous fightback from Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to reach his seventh Wimbledon semi-final. Title favourite Murray allowed a two-set lead slip from his grasp as 12th seed Tsonga retaliated to draw level, only for the [...]
All-sister final moves step closer as Serena and Venus Williams hit their Wimbledon stride July 5, 2016 World No1 Serena Williams has declared her continuing admiration for elder sister Venus as a fifth Wimbledon final between the pair moved a step closer after both progressed to the tournament’s last four. Seven-time Wimbledon champion Serena boosted her chances of a record-equalling 22nd grand slam title by beating Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-4, 6-4, [...]
Wimbledon quarter-final preview: Andy Murray talks of hormones but history certainly on his side in battle against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga July 5, 2016 While Britain’s Andy Murray is hoping for hormone assistance, history would suggest the world No2 is entering tomorrow’s Wimbledon quarter-final tie against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on much firmer ground. “I’ve played Jo-Wilfried Tsonga a couple of times at Wimbledon and they both came down to a few points at key moments, so let’s hope the adrenaline [...]
Andy Murray confident of success after rout of Australian Nick Kyrgios sets up battle with old rival Jo-Wilfried Tsonga July 4, 2016 Britain's Andy Murray is convinced that a third grand slam crown could be in the offing as long as he continues to showcase the form which saw him pummel Australian bad boy Nick Kyrgios on Centre Court Murray lived up to his billing as title favourite by crushing Kyrgios 7-5, 6-1, 6-4 to set up a [...]
Australian Nick Kyrgios tooled up in quest to de-rail Andy Murray’s Wimbledon bid July 3, 2016 Australia bad boy Nick Kyrgios insists he has detected an unmistakable change in the demeanour of leading title contenders, including Britain’s Andy Murray, following the Wimbledon demise of top seed Novak Djokovic. World No1 and defending Wimbledon champion Djokovic, the current holder of all four grand slam crowns, crashed out of the tournament following a [...]
Wimbledon prize money 2016: Novak Djokovic leaves with £80,000 after being dumped out by Sam Querrey in the third round July 2, 2016 Novak Djokovic has exited Wimbledon in the third round — his worst performance for eight years — following a shock loss to American Sam Querrey. Querrey showed superb spirit to knock out the world No1 in four sets, winning 6-7 1-6 6-3 6-7 to progress to the fourth round and match his best-ever performance at the All England [...]