Articles filed under Tennis
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Lorenzo Musetti reaches his first Grand Slam semifinal at Wimbledon and will face Novak DjokovicJul 10, 2024 2:58 pm - LONDON — Lorenzo Musetti threw his head back and spread his arms wide to celebrate reaching his first Grand Slam semifinal at Wimbledon, then covered his face with both h...
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Daniil Medvedev beats Jannik Sinner at Wimbledon and faces defending champ Carlos Alcaraz nextJul 09, 2024 8:34 pm - LONDON — Jannik Sinner felt ill. He was dizzy. Hadn't slept well the night before. Wimbledon's top-seeded man, who recently attained the No. 1 ranking, definitely did not...
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Coco Gauff can't get a new game plan at Wimbledon and loses to Emma NavarroJul 07, 2024 4:59 pm - LONDON — Things were not going well for Coco Gauff against Emma Navarro at Centre Court, not well at all, and she kept looking at her guest box for help from her coaches....
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After so many Wimbledon 5-setters, Novak Djokovic would be OK with best-of-3 in early roundsJul 07, 2024 1:16 pm - LONDON — Every so often, a debate bubbles up around whether it makes sense for men to keep playing best-of-five-set matches at Wimbledon and other Grand Slam tournaments....
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Alcaraz and Sinner both reach Wimbledon quarterfinals and are 1 match away from another meetingJul 07, 2024 1:12 pm - LONDON — Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz and top-ranked Jannik Sinner are one match away from another high-stakes meeting in the Wimbledon semifinals. Both men reached...
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No. 1 Iga Swiatek loses in Wimbledon’s third round to Yulia Putintseva of KazakhstanJul 06, 2024 12:01 pm - LONDON — After putting one shot into the net, Iga Swiatek muttered to herself. After another point went awry, she placed her hand over her mouth. Generally, she looked as...
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Defending Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz comes back to beat Frances Tiafoe in the third roundJul 05, 2024 4:09 pm - LONDON — Carlos Alcaraz found himself pushed to a Grand Slam fifth set again, this time at Wimbledon, this time against good pal Frances Tiafoe. And as he usually does un...
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Novak Djokovic grinds out a victory over wild-card Jacob Fearnley at WimbledonJul 04, 2024 12:05 pm - LONDON (AP) — The good news, Novak Djokovic said, was that his surgically repaired right knee was pain-free at Wimbledon on Thursday. The bad news, he knows, is that his ...
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Coco Gauff and Carlos Alcaraz advance at Wimbledon. Naomi Osaka losesJul 03, 2024 8:19 pm - LONDON — Coco Gauff likes No. 1 Court at Wimbledon. It's where she beat Venus Williams back in 2019 when Gauff made her Wimbledon debut at age 15. On Wednesday, Gauff bea...
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Marketa Vondrousova is the first defending women's Wimbledon champ out in the first round since 1994Jul 02, 2024 9:21 pm - LONDON — Marketa Vondrousova became the first defending women’s champion at Wimbledon to lose in the first round the next year since 1994, eliminated 6-4, 6-2 by Jessica ...