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  Agnieszka Radwanska reaches Wimbledon final

  July 05, 2012 19:39 IST

  England, Jul 5:  A steady hand, or steady backhands and forehands actually, was all it took for Agnieszka Radwanska to reach her first Wimbledon final.The third-seeded Pole won five straight games to take the first

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  Murray reaches Wimbledon semifinals for forth time

  July 05, 2012 21:15 IST

  England, Jul 5:  With a royal flourish to finish it off, Andy Murray sparked another round of national fervor in Britain by making his way to the Wimbledon semifinals for the fourth straight year.The fourth-seeded

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  Tsonga reaches 2nd consecutive Wimbledon semifinal

  July 04, 2012 23:20 IST

  Wimbledon, Jul 4: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France beat Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2 Wednesday to reach the Wimbledon semifinals for the second consecutive year.The No. 5-seeded Tsonga will play No.

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  Prince William and Kate visit Wimbledon

  July 04, 2012 20:35 IST

  England, Jul 4:  Wimbledon got a dose of royalty on Wednesday as Prince William and his wife, Kate, came to watch the men's quarterfinals on Centre Court.The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were given a

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  Federer to face Djokovic in Wimbledon semifinal

  July 04, 2012 20:27 IST

  England, Jul 4:  Roger Federer earned a record 32nd Grand Slam semifinal berth and moved closer to a record-tying seventh Wimbledon title when he beat Mikhail Youzhny 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 Wednesday.Federer's opponent Friday will be

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  Tennis Hall of Fame investigates abuse claim

  July 04, 2012 19:27 IST

  Johannesburg, Jul 4:   A South African attorney who represents women who accuse a tennis champion of sexually abusing them when they were girls has welcomed moves by the International Tennis Hall of Fame to investigate

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  Defending champion Kvitova exits Wimbledon

  July 04, 2012 14:03 IST

  Wimbledon, England Jun 4: Petra Kvitova was nervous the first time she stepped onto Centre Court as defending champion a week ago, feeling the weight of the tradition and expectations that comes with that title.She

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  Serena beats defending champion Kvitova, enters Wimbledon semifinals

  July 04, 2012 10:51 IST

  Wimbledon, Jul 4: Thanks to a bit of advice from her big sister and a bunch of aces from her big serve, Serena Williams is back in the Wimbledon semifinals.With two more victories, Williams will

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  Serena beats Kvitova to reach Wimbledon semis

  July 03, 2012 23:37 IST

  Wimbledon (England), Jul 3: The sounds were new to Serena Williams, and the feeling on Centre Court was different. The result, though, was quite familiar.Playing under the retractable roof for the first time on the

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  Paes-Stepanek, Bhupathi-Bopanna out of Wimbeldon

  July 03, 2012 22:45 IST

  London, Jul 3: Indian challenge ended in the men's doubles event of the Wimbledon Championships as Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek and the pair of Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna suffered contrasting defeats in their

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  US qualifier Baker loses in 4th round at Wimbledon

  July 03, 2012 20:04 IST

  Wimbledon (England), Jul 3: American qualifier Brian Baker's remarkable run at Wimbledon ended Tuesday in the fourth round with a 6-1, 7-6 (4), 6-3 loss to 27th-seeded Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany.Kohlschreiber reached his first Grand

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  Ferrer defeats del Potro to reach 1st Wimbledon QF

  July 03, 2012 20:00 IST

  Wimbledon (England), Jul 3: Seventh-seeded David Ferrer of Spain reached his first Wimbledon quarterfinal by beating No. 9 Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 Tuesday under the Centre Court roof.Ferrer saved all

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  Murray, Mayer reach Wimbledon quarters

  July 03, 2012 19:55 IST

  Wimbledon (England), Jul 3: On a start-and-stop day at Wimbledon, Andy Murray and Florian Mayer found enough time in between rain showers Tuesday to wrap up their suspended matches and reach the quarterfinals.Murray reached the

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  Feathers, Federer both on Centre Court on wet day

  July 03, 2012 16:07 IST

  Wimbeldon, England Jun 3: While rain fell over the rest of the All England Club, the only thing falling over Centre Court was feathers.On another wet day at Wimbledon on Monday with one more big

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  Sharapova loses at Wimbledon, will drop from No. 1

  July 03, 2012 10:48 IST

  Wimbledon, England Jun 3: All at once, there was a frenzy of activity at a wet and windy All England Club early Monday afternoon.Top-seeded and 2004 Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova, a big hitter in her

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  Lisicki ousts Sharapova in forth round at Wimbledon

  July 02, 2012 22:36 IST

  England, Jul 2: Top-seeded Maria Sharapova was knocked out of Wimbledon on Monday, losing 6-4, 6-3 to Sabine Lisicki in the fourth round—just a month after completing a career Grand Slam.Lisicki, a 15th-ranked German, simply

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  Federer beats Malisse to reach Wimbledon quarters

  July 02, 2012 21:07 IST

   England, Jul 2: Roger Federer had to stave off a comeback rather than make one Monday, holding off Xavier Malisse in four sets to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals.   Federer struggled with a back problem in

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  SWilliams reaches quarterfinals at Wimbledon

  July 02, 2012 18:58 IST

  England, Jul 2: Serena Williams came through another tough three-setter Monday to reach the quarterfinals at Wimbledon, beating 65th-ranked Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan 6-1, 2-6, 7-5.Williams cruised through the first set in windy conditions before

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  After Nadal loss, anything possible at Wimbledon

  July 02, 2012 14:04 IST

  Wimbledon, Jul 2: No matter what happens in Week 2, this Wimbledon will be remembered.Most of all, for 11-time major champion Rafael Nadal's second-round loss to a player ranked 100th—a player who went out and

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  Roddick loses to Ferrer in Wimbledon's 3rd round

  July 01, 2012 19:20 IST

  England, Jul 1: Andy Roddick put his hand to his mouth and blew a kiss to the crowd as he walked off Centre Court to generous applause after a third-round loss at Wimbledon on Saturday.If

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  Williams' next Wimbledon opponent wins perfect set

  July 01, 2012 18:43 IST

  England, Jul 1: Absolutely perfect -- 24 points played, 24 points won.Can't be any better than wild-card entry Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazahstan was at the beginning of her third-round match at Wimbledon on Saturday, winning

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  Nadal's conqueror Rosol makes quick exit

  July 01, 2012 15:22 IST

  Wimbledon,Jul1:The man who beat Rafael Nadal stood courtside signing autographs, his sudden celebrity lasting longer than he did at Wimbledon.Less than 48 hours after stunning Nadal, Lukas Rosol lost Saturday to No. 27-seeded Philipp Kohlschreiber,

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  Wimbledon anti-pigeon hawk stolen

  July 01, 2012 12:08 IST

  London, Jul 1: A hawk being used to patrol skies and deter pigeons from the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships has been stolen, police said on Saturday.Rufus, a Harris hawk, was stolen with its cage between

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  Cilic edges Querrey 17-15 in 5th in 5 hours 30 minutes

  July 01, 2012 9:04 IST

  Wimbledon (England), Jul 1: Marin Cilic of Croatia outlasted Sam Querrey of the United States 17-15 in the fifth set after 5½ hours of play Saturday to reach Wimbledon's fourth round for the first time

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  Murray wins match with latest finish ever

  July 01, 2012 6:48 IST

  Wimbledon, England Jul 1: Laying face-down for a postmatch massage as midnight approached, Andy Murray was thrilled he managed to complete his third-round victory at Wimbledon on Saturday night.Because otherwise, he and Marcos Baghdatis would

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  Shvedova wins 'golden set' vs. Errani at Wimbledon

  June 30, 2012 22:01 IST

  England, Jun 30: Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan became the first player in a Grand Slam tournament to win every point of a set on her way to beating French Open runner-up Sara Errani 6-0, 6-4

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  Kvitova cruises into 4th round of Wimbledon

  June 30, 2012 21:42 IST

  England, Jun30: Defending champion Petra Kvitova cruised into the fourth round of Wimbledon on Saturday, routing Varvara Lepchenko of the United States 6-1, 6-0 in less than hour.Kvitova has yet to drop a set this

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  SWilliams hits 23 aces, edges Zheng at Wimbledon

  June 30, 2012 21:24 IST

  England, Jun30:  Serena Williams hit 23 aces, held every service game and barely escaped an upset bid by Zheng Jie, winning 6-7 (5), 6-2, 9-7 Saturday in the third round at Wimbledon.Williams, who erased all