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Defending champion Murray knocked out of Wimbledon
Andy Murray's Wimbledon title defence has ended at the hands of big-serving American Sam Querrey.
Andy Murray's Wimbledon title defence has ended at the hands of big-serving American Sam Querrey.
If you hunt for symbolism, as so many of us sports writers do, it was there in abundance over the last few days at Wimbledon as Venus Williams faced down the generation gap.
It was like 1978 all over again on Centre Court. For the first time since Virginia Wade lost in the semi 39 years ago, Britain has a representative in the last four of the women's singles at Wimbledon.
Venus Williams handed out another lesson to become the oldest women's semi-finalist for 23 years.
Novak Djokovic has completed the men's quarter-final line-up with a straight-sets dismissal of Adrian Mannarino.
Roger Federer has become the most prolific men's quarter-finalist in Wimbledon history.
Limping heavily and bowing his back like a pensioner, Andy Murray has been a walking question mark all tournament. Somehow, though, he keeps finding answers on the court. So much so that, as Murray signed autographs yesterday (Monday), his latest victim was already talking up his chances for the title.
Rafael Nadal's challenge for a third Wimbledon crown ended in heart-breaking fashion.
Federer is now the most prolific men's quarter-finalist in Wimbledon history.
Top seed Angelique Kerber knocked out of Wimbledon by Garbine Muguruza, ensuring she will lose her world number one ranking.
No matter what anyone tells you, they do play every day during Wimbledon.
Don't look beyond the obvious. So says Andy Murray's coach Ivan Lendl, a notoriously blunt character who has never dealt in euphemisms or metaphors.
The official stewards comb the field at 5:30 a.m., tapping upon the tents and sometimes uttering one of the most horrifying passages in all the English language: "Wakey! Wakey!"
Pat Cash could yet celebrate the 30th anniversary of his 1987 Wimbledon triumph with another title at the All England Club.
A tearful Bethanie Mattek-Sands said on Facebook Live on Saturday that she would undergo surgery to repair a dislocated right kneecap and a ruptured patella tendon that led to a wrenching scene during her second-round Wimbledon match Thursday.
Wimbledon top seed lived dangerously before overcoming American outsider Shelby Rogers.
Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic have edged closer to a blockbuster Wimbledon semi-final after leading a record number of 30-somethings into the second week.
Even John Tomic is reportedly ashamed of his son Bernard's Wimbledon performance.
Three-times Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic roared his way into the fourth round with a 6-4 6-1 7-6 (2) defeat of unpredictable Latvian Ernests Gulbis on Centre Court.
As the south-west London courts sizzle, players have a new gripe with the All-England Club.
Tennis star Venus Williams has been cleared of breaking the law in a fatal traffic crash last month after new video footage of the incident emerged.
Police announced Friday that there was a third car involved in Venus Williams' deadly crash last month near her Palm Beach home.
Naomi Osaka wasn't even born when Venus Williams made her debut at the All England Club, but it was the 37-year-old who triumphed on Friday to book her place in the last 16 at Wimbledon.
Murray will next face Benoit Paire of France in the fourth round.
Mark Philippoussis can see through the gloom and predict sunny days ahead for Australian tennis.
Tennis is set for a timekeeping revolution, The Daily Telegraph has learnt, as the US Open prepares to introduce a shot-clock at its qualifying event in August.
The frictionless progress of the 'Big Four' continued last night as Roger Federer eased past his unheralded opponent, the world No 79 Dusan Lajovic, in just 1hr 30min.
French 12th seed Kristina Mladenovic brushed aside her second round defeat at Wimbledon, saying she couldn't care less about it and was just happy she had not been injured.
"Help me, help me please," she screamed, clutching her knee after the fall.
Arina Rodionova has fallen short in her desperate bid to save Australia from its bleakest Wimbledon in almost 80 years, losing to Kazakh wildcard Zarina Diyas.
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