Wildcard Elina Svitolina stunned top seed Iga Swiatek to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals and will face Marketa Vondrousova, who also caused an upset. Ukrainian Svitolina, who returned to the tour in April after having her daughter in October, won 7-5 6-7 (5-7) 6-2 as Swiatek's forehand crumbled. "It's an unbelievable feeling," former world number three Svitolina, 28, said. She will now take on unseeded Czech Vondrousova, who beat American fourth […]
Belarusian Victoria Azarenka who was booed off court by Wimbledon fans after losing a thriller to Ukraine's Elina Svitolina has come out to say "it wasn't fair". Svitolina has not shaken hands with Russians or Belarusians after matches since the war in Ukraine started. She has made her position clear many times but, after not meeting Azarenka at the net, it was the Belarusian who was jeered as she left […]
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 […]
