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 […]
World number two Aryna Sabalenka's Wimbledon preparations suffered a blow as she was beaten by Veronika Kudermetova at the German Open. The top-seeded Belarusian lost 6-2 7-6 (7-2) to the Russian wildcard in the second round in Berlin. Sabalenka is the latest leading player to fall short at the grass-court event after defending Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina lost on Wednesday. American fifth seed Coco Gauff is also out after a […]
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, […]
Venus Williams defy her physical problems to beat Italy's Camila Giorgi in an emotional first-round thriller at the Birmingham Classic. American Williams appeared to be in tears after taking a medical timeout just five games into the match. However, with her right knee heavily strapped, the 43-year-old battled to a 7-6 (7-5) 4-6 7-6 (8-6) win. It was only Williams' second singles victory in almost two years after lengthy injury […]
Former world number two Anett Kontaveit, has announced her retirement from tennis due to a condition in her back. The Estonian said the problem "does not allow for full-scale training or continued competition" and explained Wimbledon will be her last tournament. The 27-year-old's best result in a grand slam tournament was reaching the Australian Open quarter-finals in 2020. "Tennis has given and taught me a lot," Kontaveit said. She added in a statement on Instagram: "It has been important for […]
