Wimbledon 2017: Veteran Venus Williams to face Garbine Muguruza in title clash
July 13, 2017 21:15 ISTAt 37, Venus Williams becomes the oldest finalist at the All England Club since Martina Navratilova who finished as runner-up in 1994 at that age.
At 37, Venus Williams becomes the oldest finalist at the All England Club since Martina Navratilova who finished as runner-up in 1994 at that age.
The 14th-seeded Spaniard advanced to the final at the All England Club by beating Magdalena Rybarikova in straight sets by 6-1, 6-1 Thursday on Centre Court.
"I knew I wasn't going to do any major damage by playing. We were looking at short-term solutions because you want to play Wimbledon. You want to play all of the Slams and give your best effort there," said Andy Murray after his defeat to Sam Querrey
Djokovic has failed to add another major title to his account, bowing out of the Australian Open in the second round before making the French Open exit in the quarter-finals.
Roger Federer reached the Wimbledon semi-finals for the 12th time on Wednesday with a 6-4, 6-2, 7-6 (7/4) win over Milos Raonic.
The Swiss maestro has done it again as he eyes his 8th record win at the All England Club as he defeats Milos Raonic to enter the semi-finals for the 12th time.
Sania Mirza and her Croatian partner Ivan Dodig were defeated by Heather Watson and Henri Kontinen in round 3.
American Sam Querrey thumped a limping Andy Murray from the Wimbledon quarterfinals by 3-6, 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-1, 6-1, while, former world number one Novak Djokovic withdraws due to a right arm injury against Tomas Berdych.
Wimbledon 2017: Djokovic, a three-time Wimbledon champion and 12-time Grand Slam winner, initially expressed his disappointment with the court condition following a third-round victory over Ernests Gulbis on Saturday.
The sixth-seeded Johanna Konta was the first British woman to reach the quarterfinals at the All England Club since Jo Durie in 1984. She is now the first since Wade in 1978 to reach the semifinals.
Magdalena Rybarikova reached the semifinals at the All England Club on Tuesday, beating CoCo Vandeweghe 6-3, 6-3 and improving her record on grass to 18-1 this season.
The seven-time Grand Slam winner will next face either the winner of Simona Halep or Johanna Konta match on Thursday in the semifinal of Wimbledon 2017.
Three-time Wimbledon champion Djokovic beat Adrian Mannarino in straight sets 6-2, 7-6 (5), 6-4 in the fourth-round match at All England Club Championship in London.
Austrian Tennis player Dominic Thiem has been knocked out from the Gentlemen's Singles fourth round match after suffering a loss to Czech Republic's Tomas Berdych
Roger Federer advanced to the quarterfinals for the 15th time by beating Grigor Dimitrov 6-4, 6-2, 6-4.
Rafael Nadal succumbed to a 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 15-13 loss to Gilles Muller on Monday.
The Indo-Belgian pair have been knocked out in the round of 16 in Wimbledon against Slovakian Martina Hingis and Chan Yung-Jan of Taiwan
Angelique Kerber, who reached the Wimbledon final last year but lost to Serena Williams, was beaten by Garbine Muguruza on No. 2 Court, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.
The tennis players express their views on the turf they play on as they face an immense amount of problems while playing.
Wimbledon 2017: Roger Federer has reached the fourth round at Wimbledon for the 15th time. Another title next weekend will give him a record eighth at the All England Club.
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