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
Kvitova bows out to Brengle
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It was unfortunately one step too far for the two-time Wimbledon champion, Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic, as she battled injury and illness before going down to Madison Brengle of the USA, 6-3 1-6 6-2 during their second round match … 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
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
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
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
Venus Williams gets off to a good start at her 20th Wimbledon
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Five-time Wimbledon champion, Venus Williams, got her 20th Wimbledon campaign off to a good start, when she defeated Elise Mertens of Belgium 7-6(7) 6-4 in a rain interrupted match on Court 1 today. Williams was dominant with her first serve … Continue reading
Wimbledon gets underway today with a wide open draw
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The 2017 Wimbledon Tennis Championships gets underway at SW19 today with no clear cut favourite in either the Men’s or Ladies draw. The Men’s top seed, defending champion and local favourite, Andy Murray, will get the Centre Court proceedings underway … Continue reading
Ostapenko gets the title, Halep gains tons of respect
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Jelena Ostapenko, the 20 year old tennis player from Latvia is going to cherish her fortnight in Paris for a long time to come. Going to the French Open, she had never won a WTA title. Ostapenko, who is currently … Continue reading