Top two in last four
5 years, 6 months ago

Top two in last four

Deccan Chronicle  

London: Seven-time champion Serena Williams is just two wins away from equalling Margaret Court’s Grand Slam titles record of 24 but she wobbled several times in her Wimbledon quarter-final against Alison Riske on Tuesday. It says a lot about the unpredictability of the women’s game compared to the men’s that Serena was the only player in the last eight who reached the same stage last year. Also joining her in the last four was Romania’s former world number one Simona Halep, who fought back from 4-1 down and three break points in the first set to beat China’s Zhang Shuai 7-6, 6-1. For Halep — who aside from Serena was the only player in the quarter-finals to have won a Grand Slam, taking the French Open last year — it is her second Wimbledon semi-final.

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The Hindu  

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Associated Press  

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Associated Press  

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ABP News  

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Associated Press  

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Associated Press  

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Serena returns to US Open — as a fan
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China Daily  

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Hindustan Times  

Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic bowed out of singles at the Paris Olympics with a 6-4, 6-2 loss to Anna Karolina Schmiedlova of Slovakia in the quarterfinals on Wednesday. Anna Karolina Schmiedlova of Slovakia and Barbora Krejcikova of Czech Republic shake hands after their match Schmiedlova has now eliminated both women who played in the final at …

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Hindustan Times  

Novak Djokovic remained comfortably on course for a first Olympic gold medal to add to his record-breaking collection of titles on Wednesday as fellow superstars Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz aimed for a place in the doubles semi-finals. Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates after winning his match against Dominik Koepfer of Germany Djokovic, who has won three of his 24 …

Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova returns to the top 10, and Carlos Alcaraz stays at No. 3
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Associated Press  

LONDON — Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova returned to the WTA’s top 10 for the first time in six months on Monday, and runner-up Jasmine Paolini rose to a career-best No. Krejcikova’s run to her second Grand Slam title, capped by a 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 victory over Paolini on Saturday, allowed the 28-year-old player from the Czech Republic to jump 22 …

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Wimbledon | Novotna told me that I had the potential to be a champion, says Krejcikova

The Hindu  

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Firstpost  

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Wimbledon women’s single final: Krejcikova beats Paolini
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Wimbledon women’s single final: Krejcikova beats Paolini

The Hindu  

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Wimbledon 2024: Barbora Krejcikova beats Jasmine Paolini to win second Grand Slam title
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Wimbledon 2024: Barbora Krejcikova beats Jasmine Paolini to win second Grand Slam title

Hindustan Times  

Barbora Krejcikova beat Jasmine Paolini 6-2-, 2-6, 6-4 on Saturday on the iconic Centre Court in the Wimbledon 2024 women's singles final to claim her second Grand Slam title. With the win, Krejcikova became the fourth Czech player to lift the Venus Rosewater Dish in the Open Era after her one-time mentor Jana Novotna, Petra Kvitova and last year’s champion …

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Associated Press  

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Surprise, surprise! Unlikely Wimbledon contenders Krejcikova and Paolini meet in the women’s final
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Associated Press  

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Wimbledon 2024: Jasmine Paolini secures incredible comeback win to reach final

India Today  

Jasmine Paolini created history as she became the first Italian woman to reach the finals of Wimbledon when she overcame Donna Vekic in a 3-set thriller on July 11, Thursday. Vekic would produce one of the shots of the tournament as she brought back a forehand from Paolini back into the game before forcing the Italian to make a mistake …

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6 months ago

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ABC  

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The Independent  

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Wimbledon 2024: Osaka’s comeback ended by on-fire Navarro
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Wimbledon 2024: Osaka’s comeback ended by on-fire Navarro

The Hindu  

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The Independent  

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Wimbledon: Naomi Osaka, Emma Raducanu reach second round; 8th seed Zheng crashes out
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India Today  

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6 months, 1 week ago

Which player has won most singles titles at Wimbledon?

The Hindu  

With the iconic grass Major - Wimbledon - beginning from Monday, tennis enthusiasts all over the world are guaranteed a sporting spectacle of the highest quality. However, since 1968, when the Open Era began, no male or female player has won more singles titles than USA’s Martina Navratilova. She reached the women’s singles final 12 times and ended up lifting …

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Associated Press  

WIMBLEDON, England — Here are some of the women to watch at Wimbledon, which starts at the All England Club on Monday: Iga Swiatek Ranking: 1 Career-Best Ranking: 1 Country: Poland Age: 23 2024 Record: 45-4 2024 Titles: 5 Career Titles: 22 Grand Slam Titles: 5 — French Open, U.S. Open Last 5 Wimbledons: 2023-Lost in the Quarterfinals, 2022-Lost in …

How well do you know Wimbledon? Try the AP’s quiz about the grass-court Grand Slam tournament
6 months, 2 weeks ago

How well do you know Wimbledon? Try the AP’s quiz about the grass-court Grand Slam tournament

Associated Press  

WIMBLEDON, England — How well do you know Wimbledon, the Grand Slam tennis tournament that begins Monday on the grass courts of the All England Club? Give this AP quiz a try: 1st Round: Williams sisters Neither Serena Williams, who played the last match of her career in 2022, nor Venus Williams, who has participated in just seven matches over …

On this day in 2015: Serena Williams wins 20th grand slam title at Roland Garros
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On this day in 2015: Serena Williams wins 20th grand slam title at Roland Garros

The Independent  

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If this is Rafael Nadal’s last French Open, it should be similar to Serena Williams’ last US Open
7 months, 2 weeks ago

If this is Rafael Nadal’s last French Open, it should be similar to Serena Williams’ last US Open

Associated Press  

If this is, as expected, Rafael Nadal’s final French Open, it will be one that everyone — the 37-year-old Spaniard included — surely will remember vividly. He returned in April, but in three places he’s won a total of 27 titles — Barcelona, Madrid, Rome — Nadal made it no further than the fourth round anywhere and called himself “unpredictable.” …

If this is Rafael Nadal’s last French Open, it should be similar to Serena Williams’ last US Open
7 months, 2 weeks ago

If this is Rafael Nadal’s last French Open, it should be similar to Serena Williams’ last US Open

The Independent  

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Coco Gauff at 20: One Grand Slam, a year unbeaten in the States… is she just getting started?
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Coco Gauff at 20: One Grand Slam, a year unbeaten in the States… is she just getting started?

New York Times  

Coco Gauff is that rare person who can seem young and old at the same time, and never more so than today, March 13 — which this year is her 20th birthday. Then again, having won her first Grand Slam singles title at the U.S. Open last September, Gauff may just be getting started. If it doesn’t, whatever.” She’s Martina …

Never past your prime
11 months, 1 week ago

Never past your prime

The Hindu  

The older they are, the better they get at sports. Swiss great Roger Federer won his 20th and last Grand Slam title — the 2018 Australian Open — when he was 36 and played a Wimbledon final with Novak Djokovic a year later that lasted longer than an average Netflix binge. Their utter dominance has birthed the “lost generation” in …

Serena Williams has a two-book deal, starting with an ‘‘intimate’‘ and ‘‘open-hearted’‘ memoir about her career
1 year, 2 months ago

Serena Williams has a two-book deal, starting with an ‘‘intimate’‘ and ‘‘open-hearted’‘ memoir about her career

The Hindu  

Now that she’s stepped back from the sport she dominated like few others, Serena Williams is ready to reflect. The tennis great has a two-book deal with the Random House Publishing Group, starting with an “intimate” memoir in which she will open up about everything from her childhood and early tennis training, dramatized in the 2021 film “King Richard,” to …

Serena Williams has a 2-book deal, starting with an ‘intimate’ and ‘open-hearted’ memoir
1 year, 2 months ago

Serena Williams has a 2-book deal, starting with an ‘intimate’ and ‘open-hearted’ memoir

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Now that she’s stepped back from the sport she dominated like few others, Serena Williams is ready to reflect. The tennis great has a two-book deal with the Random House Publishing Group, starting with an “intimate” memoir in which she will open up about everything from her childhood and early tennis training, dramatized in the 2021 film …

Serena Williams labelled ‘arrogant’ after swipe at Simona Halep doping ban
1 year, 3 months ago

Serena Williams labelled ‘arrogant’ after swipe at Simona Halep doping ban

The Independent  

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Today in Sports - Novak Djokovic wins his first U.S. Open title; beats Rafael Nadal
1 year, 3 months ago

Today in Sports - Novak Djokovic wins his first U.S. Open title; beats Rafael Nadal

Associated Press  

Sept. 12 1895 — Defender wins three straight matches from the British challenger Valkyrie II to defend the America’s Cup for the United States. 1936 — Fred Perry becomes the first foreign player to win three U.S. men’s singles titles when he defeats Don Budge, 2-6, 6-2, 8-6, 1-6, 10-8. 1981 — Tracy Austin wins her second U.S. Open singles …

Today in Sports - Andy Roddick wins his first Grand Slam tournament title
1 year, 4 months ago

Today in Sports - Andy Roddick wins his first Grand Slam tournament title

Associated Press  

Sept. 7 1892 — Jim Corbett knocks out John L. Sullivan in the 21st round in New Orleans to win the first world heavyweight title fought with gloves under the Marquis of Queensberry rules. 1953 — Maureen Connolly becomes the first woman to complete the Grand Slam when she beats Doris Hart, 6-2, 6-4, in the U.S. Open women’s singles …

How much is too much for a legend like Venus Williams? Retirement around the corner after heaviest US Open defeat?
1 year, 4 months ago

How much is too much for a legend like Venus Williams? Retirement around the corner after heaviest US Open defeat?

Hindustan Times  

Legendary American tennis player Venus Williams’ record-extending 24th US Open appearance came to a sorry end after she was defeated by Greet Minnen in the first round earlier this week. Venus Williams, of the United States, reacts during a match against Greet Minnen, of Belgium, at the first round of the U.S. Open Williams was given a wild card entry …

US Open 2023: Djokovic, Swiatek advance; Tsitsipas falls in second round
1 year, 4 months ago

US Open 2023: Djokovic, Swiatek advance; Tsitsipas falls in second round

The Hindu  

Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek rolled to straight-set victories to move into the third round at the US Open on Wednesday, fighting not only their opponents but sticky, 85-degree Fahrenheit weather on the hottest day at the tournament so far. In the biggest upset of the day, seventh-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas fell in the second round to 128th-ranked Swiss qualifier Dominic …

Djokovic and Swiatek roll into third round US Open second round
1 year, 4 months ago

Djokovic and Swiatek roll into third round US Open second round

Hindustan Times  

Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek rolled to straight-set victories to move into the third round at the U.S. Open on Wednesday, fighting not only their opponents but sticky, 85-degree Fahrenheit weather on the hottest day at the tournament so far. Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek “That’s why we train several hours a day in humid, hot conditions so we can …

US Open 2023: Venus Williams suffers lopsided loss of 6-1, 6-1 in the first round
1 year, 4 months ago

US Open 2023: Venus Williams suffers lopsided loss of 6-1, 6-1 in the first round

The Hindu  

There was a Williams sister out there in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Tuesday night, much to the delight of spectators who offered a standing ovation at the end of the match. Williams was eliminated 6-1, 6-1 by Belgian qualifier Greet Minnen in the first round of the U.S. Open, her most lopsided loss in 100 career matches at the Grand …

An even chance: The Hindu Editorial on the 2023 U.S. Open
1 year, 4 months ago

An even chance: The Hindu Editorial on the 2023 U.S. Open

The Hindu  

The last men’s singles player to defend the U.S. Open title was Roger Federer in 2008. The 23-time Major winner may well find added motivation if he so desires to course-correct at the U.S. Open, a tournament where he has lost a record six finals, been defaulted once and barred from competing for refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine. The …

US Open 2023: How well do you know Grand Slam tennis? Try the AP’s quiz
1 year, 4 months ago

US Open 2023: How well do you know Grand Slam tennis? Try the AP’s quiz

Associated Press  

How well do you know the U.S. Open? Try this AP quiz about the tournament that begins Monday in New York: 1st Round: Serena Williams and Roger Federer Last year’s U.S. Open was the last tournament of Serena Williams’ playing career. 1998 c.) 1997 d.) 1996 2nd Round: Equal Prize Money The U.S. Tennis Association is marking the 50th anniversary …

Simona Halep dropped from US Open entry list due to provisional doping suspension
1 year, 4 months ago

Simona Halep dropped from US Open entry list due to provisional doping suspension

India TV News  

Romanian Tennis star Simona Halep on Monday got dropped from the entry list for US Open 2023 due to a provisional doping suspension. The US Tennis Association confirmed that the former World No.1 Halep 'was automatically withdrawn' when the qualifying draw was held. "With the Qualifying draw having been released and no update to her situation, Simona Halep has been …

Alcaraz lays out his grass credentials with Wimbledon victory
1 year, 5 months ago

Alcaraz lays out his grass credentials with Wimbledon victory

The Hindu  

“I know my opponents want to get a scalp; they want to get a win. I feel a lot of motivation.” Falling short: Novak Djokovic’s final defeat meant he was unable to equal Roger Federer’s men’s record of eight Wimbledon titles and Margaret Court’s all-time record of 24 major wins. John McEnroe, the ESPN analyst who captured three Wimbledon titles …

Wimbledon: A left-handed Czech and a champion, one few saw coming
1 year, 5 months ago

Wimbledon: A left-handed Czech and a champion, one few saw coming

Hindustan Times  

In 2022, for the third time in her young career, Marketa Vondrousova missed six months of the tour due to injury. Czech Republic's Marketa Vondrousova celebrates with the trophy after beating Tunisia's Ons Jabeur to win the final of the women's singles on day thirteen of the Wimbledon tennis championships Up against sixth seed Ons Jabeur in the final, playing …

List of records Vondrousova set by winning Wimbledon 2023 title
1 year, 5 months ago

List of records Vondrousova set by winning Wimbledon 2023 title

The Hindu  

Marketa Vondrousova beat Ons Jabeur 6-4, 6-4 in the women’s singles final at Wimbledon on Saturday to win her maiden Grand Slam title. Here are all the records set by the 24-year-old Vondrousova with her triumph:- 1 - Marketa Vondrousova is the first unseeded woman to win Wimbledon in the Open era. pic.twitter.com/LqEjDYHvZ7 — Sportstar July 15, 2023 5 - …

Wimbledon 2023: 16-year-old Andreeva reaches fourth round; Vondrousova reaches quarters
1 year, 6 months ago

Wimbledon 2023: 16-year-old Andreeva reaches fourth round; Vondrousova reaches quarters

The Hindu  

Russian prodigy Mirra Andreeva, playing in her first senior grasscourt tournament at the age of 16, upset her compatriot and 22nd seed Anastasia Potapova 6-2 7-5 on Sunday to reach the fourth round at Wimbledon. Potapova found some range and consistency at the start of the second set and broke twice to lead 4-1, but Andreeva discovered new reserves of …

Wimbledon 2023: 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva makes Grand Slam Round 4 debut, Marketa Vondrousova advances
1 year, 6 months ago

Wimbledon 2023: 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva makes Grand Slam Round 4 debut, Marketa Vondrousova advances

India Today  

16-year-old Mirra Andreeva is going from strength to strength in her career and is having a dream 2023. Andreeva is now set to lock horns with Madison Keys, who beat Marta Kostyuk, in a bid to advance to her maiden Grand Slam quarters. Sweet 16 âœè 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva reaches the Round of 16 in just her second-ever Grand Slam#Wimbledon …

Wimbledon 2023: The last player Serena Williams beat, Anett Kontaveit, retires at 27 after loss
1 year, 6 months ago

Wimbledon 2023: The last player Serena Williams beat, Anett Kontaveit, retires at 27 after loss

The Hindu  

The last player Serena Williams beat before retiring last year has now called it quits on her own career after a second-round loss at Wimbledon on Thursday. Anett Kontaveit, a 27-year-old Estonian who has been struggling with a chronic back issue, lost to 32nd-seeded Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic 6-1, 6-2 at the All England Club. But she lost …

Today in Sports - Week Ahead, July 7 - July 13
1 year, 6 months ago

Today in Sports - Week Ahead, July 7 - July 13

Associated Press  

July 7 1911 — Dorothea Lambert Chambers sets the record for the shortest championship match at Wimbledon — 25 minutes — by disposing of Dora Boothby 6-0, 6-0 in the women’s finals. 1985 — West Germany’s Boris Becker, 17, becomes the youngest champion and first unseeded player in the history of the men’s singles at Wimbledon with a 6-3, 6-7, …

Today in Sports - Serena Williams wins her record-tying 22nd Grand Slam title in the Wimbledon final
1 year, 6 months ago

Today in Sports - Serena Williams wins her record-tying 22nd Grand Slam title in the Wimbledon final

Associated Press  

July 9 1922 — Johnny Weissmuller is the first to swim the 100-meter freestyle under 1 minute as he breaks Duke Kahanamoku’s world record with a time of 58.6 seconds. 1965 — Peter Thomson wins his fifth British Open title by two strokes over Brian Huggett and Christy O’Connor Sr. Thomson shoots a 7-under 285 at the Royal Birkdale Golf …

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