World No. 1, Angelique Kerber of Germany, advanced to the third round of this year’s Wimbledon Championships after she defeated Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium 7-5 7-5 on Court 1 today. Kerber will now meet Shelby Rogers of the USA. Rogers upset … Continue reading
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Bethanie Mattek-Sands out of Wimbledon after a nasty fall
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American tennis player, Bethanie Mattek-Sands, suffered an agonising knee injury after falling during the opening game of the third set of her second round match against Sorana Cirstea today. Mattek-Sands won the opening set, with Cirstea winning the second set tie-breaker … Continue reading
Venus Williams and Simona Halep advance to the third round
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At age 37, the tenth seed, Venus Williams recorded her 97th Wimbledon match win today, when she fought back to defeat Wang Qiang of China, 4-6 6-4 6-1 on Court No. 1. As we have become accustomed to over the … Continue reading
Kevin Anderson sounds out the warning shots at Wimbledon
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South Africa’s Kevin Anderson sent out a strong warning to the other players after his clinical performance against Andreas Seppi of Italy today. It was so clinical that Anderson needed just 1 hour and 40 minutes, including 16 aces and no … Continue reading
A resilient Konta pips Vekic at the post
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The British No. 1 Ladies player and 6th seed, Johanna Konta, showed her resilience as she managed to outgun the young and valiant Donna Vekic of Croatia in three thrilling sets, 7-6(4) 4-6 10-8, on Centre Court at Wimbledon today. … Continue reading
Djokovic gets a breather as Klizan retires injured
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The second seed, Novak Djokovic got a breather, when his opponent, Martin Klizan of Slovakia was forced to retire during the second set of their first round match on Centre Court today. It was clear in the first set already … Continue reading
Angelique Kerber advances to the second round
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World No. 1, Angelique Kerber of Germany, got her Wimbledon quest underway with a 1 hour 27 minute, 6-4 6-4 victory over the American player, Irina Falconi, on Centre Court today. Kerber, who leads World No. 2, Simona Halep by … Continue reading
Wawrinka ousted on Day 1
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The unseeded 21 year old Russian player, Daniil Medvedev, caused the biggest upset on Day 1 of this year’s Wimbledon championships, when he ousted the 5th seed, Stan Wawrinka, 6-4 3-6 6-4 6-1 on Centre Court today. Wawrinka, who was … Continue reading
Kvitova and Azarenka shine on Day 1
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Two-time Wimbledon champion, Petra Kvitova, is continuing her fairy tale comeback, when she defeated Johanna Larsson of Sweden, 6-3 6-4 on Centre Court today. Six months ago, Kvitova’s tennis future was very much in doubt after she was stabbed in … Continue reading
Kevin Anderson and Rafael Nadal through to the second round
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South Africa’s No. 1 tennis player, Kevin Anderson, was made to work for his first round win at Wimbledon today. The unseeded, big hitting South African, took on the 31st seed, Fernando Verdasco of Spain on Court 18. Verdasco drew … Continue reading