Stefanos Tsitsipas plays down his hopes of winning Wimbledon and stopping Novak Djokovic equalling Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal’s Grand Slam record after the Greek’s brutal French Open final loss Stefanos Tsitsipas missed out on a first Grand Slam in Paris earlier this month The Greek doesn’t feel hugely confident heading onto the grass at … Read more
Predicting the winner of the women’s singles might feel like a game of pin the tail on the donkey with an extra-thick blindfold, but Serena Williams isn’t ready to consign herself to the ranks of the plucky contenders just yet. The pre-eminent champion was asked yesterday about the difficulty of being the one they all … Read more
JOHN LLOYD: It’s nonsense if players say they don’t care about records – if Novak Djokovic wins the most Grand Slams he will go down in history If players say they don’t care about records they are not telling the truth Novak Djokovic is one away from equaling record for the most Grand Slams Rafa … Read more
Wimbledon bubble is like an all-inclusive cruise, insists Johanna Konta, with each player forced to stay in central London hotel for duration of the tournament… even though her house is on the way to SW19! Johanna Konta has compared the Wimbledon bubble to being on a cruise ship Every player competing at SW19 are staying … Read more
Roger Federer won’t make decision on Olympic Games participation until AFTER Wimbledon with Swiss revealing ‘things are not as simple as in the past’ with 39-year-old needing to be ‘more selective’ on his events By Kishan Vaghela For Mailonline Published: 13:27 BST, 26 June 2021 | Updated: 13:28 BST, 26 June 2021 Roger Federer has … Read more
Andy Murray has opted to mark his first appearance at Wimbledon in four years by wearing a new kit – par of which is made from wool. The British tennis star, 34, who has not played at the prestigious tournament since 2017, will wear a merino wool jersey. Stars have not routinely worn wool since … Read more
Time was when Andy Murray knew Wimbledon was coming because of the onset of stress-induced mouth ulcers. Now, fully aware there may not be many more times like this, he is determined to be more relaxed and drink in the whole experience. The 34-year-old Scot has not played singles at SW19 since limping out of … Read more
Wimbledon is set to return on Monday, having been a major absentee in the sporting calendar last year after it was cancelled for the first time since World War Two due to the coronavirus pandemic. Novak Djokovic comes into the tournament in inspired form, having claimed both the Australian and French Open titles this year, … Read more
Katie Swan becomes the first British woman to come through qualifying at Wimbledon in 20 years as the 22-year-old sweeps past Australia’s Arina Rodionova in straight sets Katie Swan emulates Karen Cross, who reached Wimbledon’s main draw in 2001 Andy Murray will face Nikoloz Basilashvili, while Dan Evans plays Feliciano Lopez Johanna Konta plays Katerina … Read more
Defending champion Simona Halep withdraws from Wimbledon just MINUTES before draw after failing to recover from calf injury that forced her to miss the French Open Simona Halep has withdrawn from Wimbledon due to a continuing calf injury The defending champion pulled out just five minutes before the draw was made The Romanian missed the … Read more