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American veteran Venus Williams says a dramatic fall that ruined her hopes of a notable Wimbledon win was "painful" and has left her "in shock". Williams, 43, slipped early in the first-round match against Ukraine's Elina Svitolina, leading to fears she might have to retire injured. The five-time champion did continue and pushed Svitolina before losing 6-4 6-3. "It was bad luck for me," Williams said. "I can't believe it […]
American teenager Coco Gauff was the first big-name casualty at Wimbledon after losing a high-quality match against a resurgent Sofia Kenin. Seventh seed Gauff lost 6-4 2-6 6-4 in the first round to qualifier Kenin, who has dropped down the rankings since winning the 2020 Australian Open. Kenin, who has been hampered by injuries and upheaval in her coaching set-up, said she felt "super proud". Top seed Iga Swiatek laid down a marker with a 6-1 6-3 win over Zhu […]
Nick Kyrgios has withdrawn from Wimbledon 2023 with a wrist injury. The Australian, 28, lost to Novak Djokovic in last year's men's singles final and has only played one tournament this year because of a knee injury that required surgery. Kyrgios announced on Sunday evening that he had torn a ligament in his wrist during his comeback. "I'm really sad to say that I have to withdraw from Wimbledon this […]
Eight-time champion Roger Federer's achievements at Wimbledon will be honoured by a special ceremony on Centre Court on Tuesday. Federer, who retired from tennis last year, will be celebrated before the start of play, at about 13:15 BST. The Swiss, 41, won five successive Wimbledon titles between 2003 and 2007, adding further victories in 2009, 2012 and 2017. His final win saw him pass Pete Sampras' men's record of seven […]
World number one Iga Swiatek has reached the semi-finals of a WTA Tour grass-court event for the first time. The Polish 22-year-old beat Russia's Anna Blinkova 6-3 6-2 at the Bad Homburg Open in Germany. Swiatek will play unseeded Italian Lucia Bronzetti, ranked 65th, in the semi-finals. Elsewhere, Cameron Norrie and Novak Djokovic both gained victories in their singles exhibition matches at the Hurlingham Classic in London. British number one […]
Carlos Alcaraz has won his first title on grass and regained the world number one ranking with an impressive victory over Alex de Minaur in the Queen's final. Alcaraz's 6-4 6-4 triumph means he moves above Novak Djokovic in the rankings and will be the top men's seed at Wimbledon, which starts on 3 July. The Spaniard, 20 was playing only his third grass-court tournament. "So many legends have won […]
Venus Williams' short but unexpected run at the Birmingham Classic came to an end with defeat by second seed Jelena Ostapenko in a three-set thriller. The 43-year-old American fought tenaciously but lost 6-3 5-7 6-3 in the last 16 at the Wimbledon warm-up event. "Venus is an idol for a lot of people, it was very special," said Ostapenko. Williams will take positives from her performance and was handed a […]
Top seed Carlos Alcaraz reached his first career quarter-final on grass with a straight-set victory at Queen's over Jiri Lehecka. Alcaraz, 20, cruised past his 21-year-old Czech opponent 6-2 6-3. "After this match the expectations change, I think I'm ready to do a good result here on grass," said the Spanish world number two. Queen's is just the third tournament the US Open champion and recent French Open semi-finalist has […]
British number one Cameron Norrie came from behind to reach the Queen's quarter-finals for a second time with victory over Australian Jordan Thompson. Fifth seed Norrie, a Wimbledon semi-finalist last year, recovered from his first-set errors to win 4-6 6-3 6-2. "It was the perfect match," said Norrie, who will face American Sebastian Korda next. Fellow Briton Ryan Peniston was beaten 6-3 6-4 by second seed Holger Rune. Peniston, 27, […]
