Articles filed under Tennis
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Djokovic, Murray set up 1 vs. 2 Wimbledon finalJul 05, 2013 4:10 pm - LONDON — Novak Djokovic might win Wimbledon this year. Juan Martin del Potro will not. No matter how it ends, both men will always have their spot in one of the most mem...
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Djokovic, del Potro reach Wimbledon semifinalsJul 03, 2013 11:02 am - LONDON — The spectators were still settling into their seats when Juan Martin del Potro chased an overhead into the corner, only to feel his foot go out from under him o...
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Serena Williams loses to Lisicki in Wimbledon 4th roundJul 01, 2013 9:59 am - LONDON — Serena Williams joined a growing list of marquee names eliminated early at this wild and unpredictable Wimbledon. The defending champion and five-time Wimbledon...
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5 things to watch Monday at WimbledonJun 30, 2013 1:13 pm - LONDON — Wimbledon is the only Grand Slam tournament that schedules all 16 men’s and women’s fourth-round matches on the second Monday. Here are five matches to watch: 1...
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New faces alongside Djokovic, Williams at WimbledonJun 30, 2013 11:06 am - LONDON — Get ready for some unfamiliar names at Wimbledon. With Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal long gone, and Maria Sharapova out, too, after a havoc-filled Week 1 at th...
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Honors for CLC athlete, coachJun 30, 2013 10:24 am - An athlete and a coach at Grayslake-based College of Lake County have been honored by the Skyway Conference. Hannah Woods of Grayslake, who played basketball during the ...
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Federer, Sharapova lose on wild day at WimbledonJun 26, 2013 4:00 pm - LONDON — As tumultuous a day as professional tennis has produced in its nearly half-century history ended in the most unforeseeable, unexplainable way of all: A second-...
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Back on court, Williams stretches winning streakJun 25, 2013 6:06 pm - LONDON — After a week filled by a headline-grabbing, off-court tiff with Maria Sharapova and a series of apologies stemming from a magazine profile, Serena Williams got ...
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Nadal loses to 135th-ranked player at WimbledonJun 24, 2013 11:15 am - LONDON — In one of Wimbledon’s greatest upsets, an ailing Rafael Nadal was knocked out in straight sets Monday by a player ranked 135th — the Spaniard’s first loss in th...
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Sharapova sends verbal shot Serena Williams’ wayJun 22, 2013 5:10 pm - LONDON — Maria Sharapova took quite a shot at Serena Williams — and it was nowhere near a tennis court. At her pre-Wimbledon news conference Saturday, Sharapova was aske...