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  • wimbledon 11 countries 4 continents 50 570 miles journey of

    Wimbledon: 11 countries, 4 continents, 50,570 miles - journey of Wimbledon balls

    July 10, 2013 8:40 IST

    London, July 10: The tennis balls used at Wimbledon travelled 50,570 miles around the world before they landed on Andy Murray's racket on Centre Court.Slazenger is a quintessentially British sports equipment manufacturer and has been

  • venus williams hopeful for return before us open

    Venus Williams hopeful for return before US Open

    July 09, 2013 7:37 IST

    Washington, Jul 9: Don't count out Venus Williams for a U.S. Open appearance.That is, if her recovery from a lower back injury that forced the former world No. 1 to skip Wimbledon allows her to

  • two time defending champ isner wins at newport

    Two-time defending champ Isner wins at Newport

    July 09, 2013 7:27 IST

    Newport, Jul 9: Two-time defending champ John Isner defeated fellow American Ryan Harrison 7-6 (0), 6-2 on Monday in the opening round of the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships.The 6-foot-9 (2.05-meter) Isner rode his big

  • bopanna attains career best fifth rank

    Bopanna attains career-best fifth rank

    July 08, 2013 19:10 IST

    New Delhi, July 8: Rohan Bopanna on Monday became the highest-ranked Indian in the world, as he achieved career-best rank of five in the ATP doubles charts.Bopanna with French partner Edouard Roger-Vasselin reached the semifinals

  • murray says he d prefer to never top atp rankings

    Murray says he'd prefer to never top ATP rankings

    July 08, 2013 18:54 IST

    London, July 8: Andy Murray won Wimbledon, of course, the first British man in 77 years to do it. He won last year's US Open, too. And an Olympic gold medal.Yet he still sits at

  • wimbledon 5 changes since the last british champ

    Wimbledon: 5 changes since the last British champ

    July 08, 2013 14:10 IST

    London, Jul 8: Five notable changes that took place in Britain in the 77 years that elapsed between Wimbledon titles for Fred Perry and Andy Murray, who ended Britain's drought on Sunday:1. MANY BIRTHDAYS: Queen

  • wimbledon murray deserved to win says djokovic

    Wimbledon: Murray deserved to win, says Djokovic

    July 08, 2013 7:18 IST

    London, July 8: World No.1 Novak Djokovic, who lost the Wimbledon men's singles final Sunday to Andy Murray, said the Briton played "fantastic tennis" and "deserved to win".World No.2 Murray created history by becoming the

  • andy murray wins wimbledown crown ends 77 year old drought

    Andy Murray wins Wimbledown crown, ends 77-year-old drought

    July 07, 2013 23:01 IST

    Wimbledon, July 7 : Britain's world number two Andy Murray today ended his nation's 77-year-old drought by winning the Wimbledon men's crown beating top-ranked Novak Djokovic 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 in the final.On a brilliantly sunny

  • wimbledon final murray takes 2nd set 7 5

    Wimbledon final: Murray takes 2nd set 7-5

    July 07, 2013 21:47 IST

    London, July 7: Andy Murray took a two-set lead over Novak Djokovic on Sunday in the Wimbledon final, winning the second 7-5 after taking the first 6-4.The players traded breaks in the second set, as

  • wimbledon hsieh and peng win women s doubles title

    Wimbledon: Hsieh and Peng win women's doubles title

    July 07, 2013 12:03 IST

    London, Jul 7: Having first played together as teenagers, Hsieh Su-wei and Peng Shuai won their first Grand Slam title with a 7-6 (1), 6-1 victory Saturday over Australian duo Ashleigh Barty and Casey Dellacqua

  • wimbledon marion bartoli wins her first title

    Wimbledon: Marion Bartoli wins her first title

    July 07, 2013 8:07 IST

    London, July 7: France's Marion Bartoli claimed her first Grand Slam title by beating Germany's Sabine Lisicki 6-1, 6-4 in the women's singles final Wimbledon Championships here Saturday.Bartoli, seeded 15th, became the second Frenchwoman after

  • wimbledon murray djokovic to meet in final

    Wimbledon: Murray, Djokovic to meet in final

    July 06, 2013 11:39 IST

    London, Jul 6: It looked as though nothing could stop Andy Murray after he reeled off five straight games to take control of a Wimbledon semifinal that hadn't been going his way.Then chair umpire Jake

  • wimbledon djokovic enters men s singles final

    Wimbledon: Djokovic enters men's singles final

    July 06, 2013 7:48 IST

    London, July 6: World No.1 tennis player Novak Djokovic entered his second Wimbledon men's singles final after defeating eighth seed Juan Martin del Potro in a five-set battle here on  Friday.The top seed beat the

  • wimbledon lisicki bartoli to fight for women s title

    Wimbledon: Lisicki, Bartoli to fight for women's title

    July 05, 2013 7:11 IST

    London, July 5 :  Sabine Lisicki, seeded 24th, upset fourth seed and last year's finalist Agnieszka Radwanska to reach the women's singles final at Wimbledon here Thursday.The 24-year-old, also a semifinalist in 2011, will fight

  • wimbledon paes bopanna mirza bow out

    Wimbledon: Paes, Bopanna, Mirza bow out

    July 05, 2013 10:11 IST

    London, July 5: It was a bad day in office for Indian tennis players at Wimbledon as Leander Paes, Rohan Bopanna and Sania Mirza lost their respective matches here Thursday.While Paes lost his men's doubles

  • wimbledon marion bartoli of france back into final

    Wimbledon: Marion Bartoli of France back into final

    July 04, 2013 20:24 IST

    London, Jul 4: Marion Bartoli wasted little time in advancing to her second Wimbledon final, dancing and grunting her way to a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Kirsten Flipkens on Thursday.The 15th-seeded Frenchwoman led 3-0 in

  • wimbledon djokovic sets up del potro clash in semifinal

    Wimbledon: Djokovic sets up del Potro clash in semifinal

    July 03, 2013 23:50 IST

    London, July 3: Novak Djokovic advanced to the Wimbledon semifinals for the fourth straight year, beating Tomas Berdych 7-6 (5), 6-4, 6-3 on Wednesday.The top-seeded Serb overcame a double break early in the second set

  • wimbledon bopanna zheng in mixed doubles quarters

    Wimbledon: Bopanna-Zheng in mixed doubles quarters

    July 03, 2013 18:41 IST

    London, July 3: India-Chinese seventh seeds Rohan Bopanna and partner Jie Zheng became the first pair to enter the Wimbledon mixed doubles quarter-finals here Wednesday.The Asians defeated unseeded Swedish-Hungarian duo Johan Brunstrom and Katalin Marosi

  • wimbledon djokovic murray head to quarterfinals

    Wimbledon: Djokovic, Murray head to quarterfinals

    July 03, 2013 15:59 IST

    London, July 3: Neither No. 1—seeded Novak Djokovic nor No. 2—seeded Andy Murray has lost a set, let alone a match, so far at Wimbledon.The way things have been going at the All England Club

  • wimbledon flipkens finds spot among surprising semifinalists

    Wimbledon: Flipkens finds spot among surprising semifinalists

    July 03, 2013 15:46 IST

    London, Jul 3: When Kirsten Flipkens found herself sidelined with a blood clot last year, her list of true supporters grew thinner by the day.One who was always on that list was a fellow Belgian,

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