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Tennis: Djokovic outlasts Federer to win Wimbledon in historic final

Reuters
Updated as of Jul 15 02:37 AM

Novak Djokovic beat Roger Federer 7-6 (5), 1-6, 7-6 (4), 4-6, 13-12 (3) to win his fifth title at Wimbledon on Sunday. Read more »

Tennis: Federer downs Nadal, faces Djokovic in Wimbledon final

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 13 08:37 AM

Roger Federer will play Novak Djokovic after he reached his 12th Wimbledon final on Friday beating great Spanish rival Rafael Nadal 7-6 (3), 1-6, 6-3, 6-4. Read more »

Tennis: Federer, Nadal braced for Wimbledon epic

Dave JAMES, Agence France Presse
Posted at Jul 12 06:59 PM

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal battle for a place in the Wimbledon final on Friday, 11 years after they mesmerised Centre Court in a Grand Slam championship match widely regarded as the greatest ever played. Read more »

Tennis: Federer, Nadal set-up Wimbledon blockbuster

Dave James, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 11 11:02 AM

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal set up a Wimbledon semi-final blockbuster on Wednesday, 11 years after their epic 2008 title duel which is widely regarded as the greatest Grand Slam final ever played. Read more »

Tennis: Federer eyes 100th Wimbledon win and Nadal showdown

Dave James, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 10 01:54 PM

Roger Federer can rack up his 100th win at Wimbledon on Wednesday and set-up a blockbuster semi-final against Rafael Nadal. Read more »

Not yet, NextGen: why tennis’s Big Three still rule Wimbledon

Exie Abola
Updated as of Jul 14 08:34 AM

The next generation isn’t quite ready to take over from the Big Three of men’s tennis, and other takeaways from the first week of this year’s Wimbledon. Read more »

Tennis: 'Big 3' untroubled at Wimbledon as Monday proves not so manic

Dave James, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 09 10:16 AM

Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal eased into the Wimbledon quarter-finals on Monday as the sport's Grand Slam heavyweights continued to deliver blow after blow to their wilting lightweight rivals. Read more »

Tennis: Breaking the 'Big Three' Slam stranglehold - over burger and fries

Dave James, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 09 08:15 AM

LONDON - Roger Federer is one win away from his 100th victory at Wimbledon after making a 17th quarter-final, but told the wilting chasing pack that they could find hope in their pursuit -- over a humble happy meal.   Read more »

Tennis: I deliberately hit Nadal with ball, Kyrgios admits

Dave James, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 05 05:28 AM

LONDON, United Kingdom—Nick Kyrgios admitted he meant to spear a forehand directly at Rafael Nadal in their bad-tempered Wimbledon clash on Thursday. Read more »

Tennis: Federer overcomes scare, Nadal sets up grudge match with Kyrgios

Pirate Irwin, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 03 10:41 AM

Eight-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer overcame a first set scare to reach the second round on Tuesday beating South African debutant Lloyd Harris 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2. Read more »

Tennis: Djokovic, Federer, Nadal primed to tighten Wimbledon grip

Dave James, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 30 09:55 AM

Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are set to tighten their private stranglehold on Wimbledon as rivals struggle to keep afloat as they bid to dethrone the sport's A-list stars. Read more »

Tennis: Relieved Nadal drawn to meet Federer in Wimbledon semis

Pirate Irwin, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 28 07:52 PM

Nadal's fears that he would be drawn in defending champion Novak Djokovic's half of the draw — and face him in the semis — proved unfounded. Read more »

Tennis: Returning Sharapova inspired by 'ultimate fighter' Nadal

Martyn Herman, Reuters
Posted at Jun 17 10:31 AM

Maria Sharapova says she will draw inspiration from Rafael Nadal's incredible powers of recovery as she resumes her injury-hit career on the Spanish great's island next week. Read more »

Tennis: Golden trio tightening grip on men's game

Martyn Herman, Reuters
Posted at Jun 11 11:12 AM

It has been more than 15 years since Federer, Nadal and Djokovic began their collection of Grand Slam titles and the bad news for anyone eyeing tennis's big prizes is their stranglehold on men's tennis is as tight as ever. Read more »

Tennis: Nadal still lagging Djokovic in rankings

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 11 11:06 AM

Rafael Nadal might have won a 12th Roland Garros title on the weekend, but he remains well behind Novak Djokovic, a semi-finalist in Paris, in ATP rankings released Monday. Read more »

Tennis: Austria's Thiem rattles Rafa but title still out of reach

Martyn Herman, Reuters
Posted at Jun 10 10:19 AM

Dominic Thiem achieved something few players have ever managed in any of Rafael Nadal's 12 French Open finals on Sunday. Read more »

Tennis: Sanguine Nadal says he is not obsessed about Federer's record

Martyn Herman, Reuters
Posted at Jun 10 09:57 AM

Rafael Nadal took sole ownership of one record when he claimed a 12th French Open title on Sunday but says matching Roger Federer's haul of 20 Grand Slams will not become an obsession. Read more »

Tennis: Nadal beats Thiem to win record-stretching 12th French Open title

Ossian Shine, Reuters
Updated as of Jun 10 02:14 AM

(UPDATE) Spain's Rafael Nadal beat Austrian Dominic Thiem, 6-3 5-7 6-1 6-1, to claim a record-extending 12th French Open men's singles title on Sunday. Read more »

Tennis: Adrenaline-fuelled Thiem ready for Rafa

Martyn Herman, Reuters
Posted at Jun 09 09:55 AM

Austrian fourth seed Dominic Thiem says he will be fuelled by adrenaline when he takes on Rafael Nadal in Sunday's French Open final in what will be his fourth successive day on court. Read more »

Tennis: Nadal too strong for Federer, reaches 12th French Open final

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 07 09:46 PM

Rafael Nadal produced a masterful performance to get past Federer 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 in the last 4 at Roland Garros in Paris on Friday.   Read more »