Articles filed under Tennis
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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 3:31 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 4:10 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 6:05 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 9:51 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 9:22 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 ...
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Naomi Osaka wins at Wimbledon for the first time in 6 years, and Coco Gauff moves on, tooJul 01, 2024 7:32 pm - WIMBLEDON, England — Naomi Osaka had not won a match at Wimbledon in six years. Hadn't even played there in five. Grass courts never were her favorite surface. Twelve mon...
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At Wimbledon, Carlos Alcaraz looks to enter another exclusive clubJun 30, 2024 3:41 pm - WIMBLEDON, England — Carlos Alcaraz made history twice over when he defeated Alexander Zverev to win the French Open last month. The Spaniard became the first male player...
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Novak Djokovic says his knee feels good and he wants to ‘go for the title’ at WimbledonJun 29, 2024 5:13 pm - WIMBLEDON, England — Novak Djokovic's right knee has responded so well after surgery to repair a torn meniscus less than a month ago that he said Saturday he considers hi...