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Andy Murray dazzled under the Wimbledon lights again as he led Greek fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in a Centre Court thriller stopped by a 23:00 BST curfew. Britain's Murray is ranked 40th but showed his pedigree on the SW19 grass to lead 6-7 (3-7) 7-6 (7-2) 6-4. The second-round match was stopped at 22:39 because of the restrictions put in place by the local council. Murray, who has regularly played […]
Stefanos Tsitsipas beat Dominic Thiem in a five-set first-round Wimbledon epic to set up a Centre Court meeting with Britain's Andy Murray. The 24-year-old Greek won 3-6 7-6 (7-1) 6-2 6-7 (5-7) 7-6 (10-8) in a match that lasted three hours 56 minutes. Novak Djokovic continued his pursuit of an eighth title by beating Australia's Jordan Thompson 6-3 7-6 (7-4) 7-5. Elsewhere, there were wins for American seeds Taylor Fritz, […]
Andy Murray has maintained his record of never losing in the Wimbledon first round with an encouraging victory over fellow Briton Ryan Peniston. The two-time champion Murray, ranked 40th in the world, started slowly against wildcard Peniston on Centre Court. But the Scot showed his greater class to fight off early break points, before going up a gear to win 6-3 6-0 6-1. British number one Cameron Norrie, a semi-finalist […]
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Nick Kyrgios has withdrawn from Wimbledon 2023 with a wrist injury.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 […]
The acting Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has ordered a team of policemen attached to the Edo State Police Command to report to the force headquarters for running over a handcuffed middle-aged man with a police vehicle on Thursday. In a video that circulated online on Friday, the handcuffed man was seen lying down in front of the police van. Reacting to the incident in a statement on Friday, the […]
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 […]
