It’s the most wonderful time of the year for tennis fans: the Wimbledon Championships. The two-week men’s tournament reaches the semifinals stage on Friday, July 12, with four of the best tennis players in the world competing on the pristine grass courts of All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club in London. The Sporting News has...
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Djokovic to face another potentially hostile Wimbledon crowd
“I mean are you focused only on that or any questions about the match, or something like that? Or is it solely focused on that? This is the third question already, I said what I have to say, maybe we can speak about something else.” As the interviewer suggested his opponent was “going to be...
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Wimbledon blames rain for drop in spectators in first week
The weather for the tennis does not look likely to improve immediately, as yellow weather warnings for rain have been issued by the forecaster across parts of southern England and south Wales on Monday night and in northern Scotland on Tuesday night. Andrea Bishop, of the Met Office, said: “It has been a damp start...
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Tennis-Confident Alcaraz faces aggressive Humbert in Wimbledon’s fourth round
(Reuters) – Wimbledon action continues at the All England Club on Sunday as the world’s top players battle for a place in the quarter-finals of the Grand Slam in London. Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz is up against 16th seed Ugo Humbert, while top seed Jannik Sinner faces 14th seed Ben Shelton. U.S. Open champion Coco...
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Tennis-Raducanu doubles withdrawal brings curtain down on Murray’s Wimbledon
LONDON (Reuters) -Emma Raducanu withdrew from the Wimbledon mixed doubles on Saturday due to stiffness in her wrist, with the withdrawal ensuring partner Andy Murray will not get another chance to feature on court in his farewell at the Grand Slam. The dream pairing of the only British players to have won Grand Slam singles...
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Wimbledon 2024 results: Cameron Norrie loses to Alexander Zverev, Harriet Dart defeated by Wang Xinyu
Recently being deposed as the British men’s number one was the result of a chastening few months for 42nd-ranked Norrie. A promising start to the season, including reaching the Australian Open fourth round where he lost a bruising battle with Zverev, was derailed by illness in Rio de Janeiro and he has struggled for form...
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How to buy Wimbledon 2024 final tickets: Cost of seats, where to purchase, dates and schedule | Sporting News United Kingdom
Another rip-roaring edition of The Championships at Wimbledon is already well underway as the early rounds continue at pace, narrowing the field of competitors in both the men’s and women’s singles tournaments as the second week of action approaches — bringing with it the culmination of each competition as the last 32 becomes the last 16,...
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‘At least it’s not the Tories’: Rain, apathy and surprises after UK vote
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK Pro-Palestine independent candidates and Farage’s far-right party each win four seats as Labour achieves landslide victory. “At least it’s not the Tories,” my neighbour says as she shields herself from the rain with an umbrella. That’s the feeling among many in the United Kingdom on Friday after the Labour Party’s landslide election win,...
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Wimbledon AI app mocked for unforced errors
IBM and the All England Lawn Tennis Club have collaborated to launch a generative AI feature for personalised player stories at Wimbledon. However, fans have been quick to pick apart the technology’s wobbly debut at the championship, noting a number of unforced errors from its very launch. It was supposed to be the dawning of...
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Wimbledon: Norrie wins all-British battle against Draper
“It was nice to use my experience against Jack,” he continued. Norrie has now defeated Draper three times, with the younger Brit still unable to win a set off his compatriot. Norrie, ranked No 42, will play the winner of the match between American Marcos Giron and German Alexander Zverev, the No 4 seed, next....
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Wimbledon: Dart moves into third round in scrappy epic against Boulter
Harriet Dart edged out No 32 seed Katie Boulter 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (8) to move into the third round of Wimbledon at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London on Thursday. Boulter, the British No 1, had won six of her seven previous matches against Dart, the British No 2. Dart, ranked...
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Qualifier Kartal continues dream run, edges past Burel to reach third round
Qualifier Sonay Kartal beat Frenchwoman Clara Burel 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 to advance to the third round of Wimbledon at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Kartal, ranked No 298, will face American Coco Gauff, the second seed, next. Sonay Kartal beat Romanian Sorana Cirstea, the No 29 seed (3-6, 6-2, 6-0) ahead of...