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  • Wimbledon party over for Barty

    Ash Barty's surprise fourth-round defeat to unheralded American Alison Riske at Wimbledon was a bitter pill to swallow after her giddy ride to the top of world tennis but the Australian said it would only fortify her for the rest of the year.

  • 15-year-old stuns Venus

    American 15-year-old Cori Gauff stole the show on the opening day of Wimbledon with a debut victory over five-time champion and her inspiration Venus Williams.

  • Kerber stuns Serena to win Wimbledon title

    Germany's Angelique Kerber shattered Serena Williams's dreams of an eighth Wimbledon title and record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles trophy with a 6-3, 6-3 win in the final on Saturday.

  • Federer to skip French Open and focus on Wimbledon

    Roger Federer has pulled out of this month's French Open as he feels he needs to avoid playing on clay this season in order to prolong his career, the 18-times grand slam champion said on Monday.

  • Nastase slams 'small-minded' Wimbledon over Royal Box snub

    Former Romanian world number one Ilie Nastase called Wimbledon organisers "small-minded" after they announced he would not be invited to the Royal Box at this year's championships.

  • Sharapova made to wait

    Wimbledon chiefs will wait until June 20, just days ahead of the qualifying event, before deciding whether to give a wildcard to former champion Maria Sharapova as she steps up her return from a doping ban.

  • Murray confident that Sharapova will play at Wimbledon

    Maria Sharapova is still waiting to hear if she can play at the French Open later this month but men's world number one Andy Murray expects her to be at Wimbledon in July.

  • Kvitova enters French Open draw

    Two-times Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova has entered the draw for next month's French Open four months after suffering a serious hand injury, she said on Monday.

  • Kvitova out indefinitely

    Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova will need at least three months of rest after surgery to her left hand cut by a knife-wielding burglar on Tuesday, her spokesman said.

  • Murray wins third BBC Sports Personality award

    Andy Murray was voted the BBC Sports Personality of the Year for a record third time on Sunday despite his wife telling him she was voting for one of his rivals.

  • Djokovic parts ways with Becker

    World number two Novak Djokovic confirms that he has split from his coach Boris Becker after three years working together

  • Andy Murray

    Inspired Murray bids for Olympic glory

    Andy Murray reveals the secret behind the personalised notes that fueled his Wimbledon triumph and will inspire his bid for more Olympic glory.

  • Djokovic happy to be back on hard courts

    ​World number one Novak Djokovic is looking forward to playing on his favoured hardcourt surface at the Rogers Cup in Toronto, but the Serb urged caution as he returns to action for the first time since his shock Wimbledon exit.

  • Murray to miss Davis Cup quarter final

    Wimbledon champion Andy Murray will miss Britain's Davis Cup quarter-final clash against Serbia with captain Leon Smith naming Kyle Edmund and James Ward as his two singles players on Wednesday.

  • Age of Serena going strong

    With a record-equalling 22nd Grand Slam title wrapped up, Serena Williams insists she will never get bored of winning and that is bad news for her flagging rivals.

  • Crowd key as Murray, Federer aim for final

    Home star Andy Murray and sentimental favourite Roger Federer will look to the Centre Court crowd on Friday to roar them into the Wimbledon final.

  • Below-par Federer staggers into 2nd round

    Roger Federer is well short of his best as the seven-time Wimbledon champion advance to the second round with an uninspired victory over Argentina's Guido Pella on Monday.

  • Murray detects British buzz

    World number two Andy Murray believes he might not be the only British player to thrive at this year's Wimbledon and has backed some of the other 14 local hopefuls to make their mark at the grasscourt grand slam.

  • Superstars, super coaches and selfie sticks

    One hundred and forty thousand punnets of strawberries ripened to perfection, 256 players dreaming of singles glory, 19 courts trimmed with precision - all for two weeks and one tournament. Wimbledon is here.

  • Djokovic, Federer drawn for semi-final clash

    Defending champion Novak Djokovic and seven-time winner Roger Federer are drawn to meet in the semi-finals of this year's Wimbledon which starts on Monday.

  • Federer reaches crossroads at Wimbledon

    Fifteen years after famously stunning Pete Sampras at Wimbledon, seven-time champion Roger Federer returns to the All England Club with his career at a crossroads and his confidence at crisis point.

  • Teenager Zverev stuns Federer

    German teenager and of the rising stars in tennis, Alexander Zverev, ends Roger Federer's reign in Halle

  • ‘Murray can end Djokovic's golden slam dream’

    Andy Murray has what it takes to ruin Novak Djokovic's dreams of sweeping to a 'golden slam', coach Ivan Lendl has said as the Scot prepares for another tilt at the Wimbledon title.

  • Lendl back in Murray camp

    British tennis star Andy Murray's bid for a second Wimbledon title receives a boost as former great Ivan Lendl, who coached him to his success on 'home turf' in 2013, returns to his coaching team

  • Nadal out of Wimbledon

    Rafael Nadal will miss Wimbledon after failing to recover from the wrist injury which forced his withdrawal from the French Open, he announced on Facebook.

  • ‘Being part of the Fed/Rafa era a career booster’

    The moment Novak Djokovic accepted that being part of the Roger Federer/Rafael Nadal era was a chance, not a curse, everything improved for him. After winning his first French Open title, world's number one tennis player holds all four grand slams at the same time.

  • Raonic to be coached by McEnroe

    Tennis legend and former tormentor of umpires John McEnroe will coach Canadian world number nine Milos Raonic.

  • Suspicions over tennis match fixing

    Secret files exposing evidence of widespread suspected match fixing at the top level of world tennis, including at Wimbledon, can be revealed by the BBC and BuzzFeed News.

  • Sania titles inspire Shoaib’s ton

    Pakistan batsman Shoaib Malik said his sparkling double hundred against England was inspired by seeing his Indian wife Sania Mirza sweep to a series of tennis titles in 2015.

  • Djokovic wins US Open and 10th major

    Novak Djokovic clinched his third Grand Slam title of 2015 and 10th career major with a 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 triumph over sentimental favorite Roger Federer in the US Open final.

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