Novak Djokovic jokingly dries the court with a towel following a rain break during his first-round victory at Wimbledon on Monday. Serb overcomes wet conditions at Wimbledon after 'frustrating' rain delay LONDON — Novak Djokovic launched his bid for an eighth Wimbledon title with a 40th successive win on Centre Court while there were early exits for US stars Coco …
Serena Williams twice fell to the floor of Centre Court at Wimbledon, struggling to get back to her feet on the second occasion. Serious questions were being asked of Wimbledon’s fabled grass courts on Wednesday following Serena Williams’s tearful, tournament-ending injury with Australian firebrand Nick Kyrgios branding them “a joke”. Our seven-time singles champion is forced to retire from The …
Wimbledon organisers on Wednesday defended the state of the grasscourts after concerns from players that the lawns are too slippery. Seven-times champion Serena Williams was forced to retire from her first-round match on Tuesday after appearing to slip and injuring her leg in the opening set against Belarussian Aliaksandra Sasnovich on Centre Court. Frenchman Adrian Mannarino also quit at two …
Novak Djokovic landed on his backside twice early in the first match played on Centre Court at Wimbledon this week. And that — rather any sort of change to the grass itself as the oldest Grand Slam tournament returns after being canceled a year ago, early in the pandemic — is what the All England Club blames for how slippery …
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