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Tennis: Lack of love fuels Djokovic desire to be top dog

Martyn Herman, Reuters
Posted at Jul 16 10:45 AM

Maybe when the fans start serenading Novak Djokovic in a Centre Court love-in it will be time for the Serb to call it a day. Read more »

Tennis: Federer rues 'missed opportunity' to win 9th Wimbledon title

Pirate Irwin, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 15 10:01 AM

Roger Federer said he could not believe he had let slip two match points which would have sealed his ninth Wimbledon title after losing to Novak Djokovic in the longest ever men's final at the championships. Read more »

Tennis: Djokovic reflects on 'unreal' Wimbledon final victory

Pirate Irwin, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 15 09:52 AM

Novak Djokovic said it was "unreal" to be holding the Wimbledon trophy for a fifth time having saved two match points against eight-time champion Roger Federer in Sunday's final. Read more »

Tennis: Federer does everything right but falls short on match points

Pritha Sarkar, Reuters
Posted at Jul 15 07:32 AM

LONDON - How did Roger Federer end up losing the 2019 Wimbledon final? Read more »

Tennis: Serena to fight for equality until 'the grave'

Reuters
Posted at Jul 14 02:35 PM

Beaten Wimbledon finalist Serena Williams has said she has no plans to give up fighting for equality to focus solely on her tennis. Read more »

Tennis: Serena has lost 'intimidation' factor, says Halep

Dave James, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 14 12:46 PM

Simona Halep believes that Serena Williams has lost the intimidation factor that once condemned rivals to defeat even before they set foot on court. Read more »

Tennis: Serena's search for the elusive 'number 24' goes on

Pritha Sarkar, Reuters
Posted at Jul 14 09:12 AM

Just how badly things were going for Serena Williams in Saturday's Wimbledon final against Simona Halep was summed up by a booming plea that came from the crowd: "Wake up Serena!" Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: July 12, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 13 01:01 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

Djokovic headed to Wimbledon finals

Toby Melville, Reuters
Posted at Jul 13 12:14 AM

Defending champion Novak Djokovic goes for the ball in his Wimbledon semifinal match against Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut on Friday. Read more »

Tennis: Long road back to singles competition, says Murray

Reuters
Posted at Jul 12 11:21 AM

Former world number one Andy Murray has said it could take up to a year for him to regain the strength in his hip needed for a return to singles action. 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 »

Tennis: Murray rules out US Open singles return

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 10 10:56 AM

Andy Murray on Tuesday ruled out playing singles at the US Open, indicating it could take up to 18 months before he felt ready to return. Read more »

Tennis: Serena 'saw therapist' after US Open meltdown

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 10 10:44 AM

Serena Williams revealed Tuesday that she consulted a therapist after her infamous 2018 US Open final meltdown in which her bitter war of words with the umpire overshadowed Naomi Osaka's maiden Grand Slam victory. 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: Barty, Gauff, Pliskova exit Wimbledon as Serena coasts through

Pirate Irwin, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 09 10:26 AM

Ashleigh Barty's hopes of becoming the first Australian women's champion in nearly four decades were dashed on Monday, opening the way for Serena Williams to potentially equal the all-time Grand Slam haul. 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: Murray and Serena ease to victory on Wimbledon bow

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 08 10:38 AM

Andy Murray and Serena Williams breezed into the second round of the mixed doubles at Wimbledon on Saturday, beating Germany's Andreas Mies and Chile's Alexa Guarachi 6-4, 6-1. Read more »

Tennis: Gauff faces toughest challenge at Wimbledon as Halep awaits

Reuters
Posted at Jul 08 10:00 AM

American teenager Cori 'Coco' Gauff has captured the hearts of fans with her dream run to Wimbledon's fourth round but a stern examination awaits in the form of seventh seed Simona Halep on Monday. Read more »