Wimbledon
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Novak Djokovic, Ashleigh Barty are Wimbledon top seeds; Roger Federer, Serena Williams 7th
Tennis | Jun 23, 2021, 10:28 PM ISTWimbledon was cancelled last year for the first time since 1945 because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Ramkumar Ramanathan one win away from Wimbledon main draw
Tennis | Jun 23, 2021, 10:04 PM ISTThe 26-year old now needs to beat Australia's 32nd seed Marc Polmans, ranked 152.
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Ankita Raina bows out of Wimbledon Qualifiers
Tennis | Jun 23, 2021, 02:19 PM ISTThe Indian tennis player attempt to qualify for the women's singles main draw of Wimbledon failed after she went down in the first round of the Qualifiers.
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Prajnesh Gunneswaran crashes out of Wimbledon Qualifiers after surprise defeat
Tennis | Jun 22, 2021, 08:56 PM ISTThe left-handed Indian, ranked 148, lost 1-6 6-7(5) to his 18-year-old rival, who is ranked as low as 1038.
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Headlines 100: Rafael Nadal pulls out of Wimbledon and Tokyo Olympics
News | Jun 18, 2021, 04:00 PM ISTRafael Nadal has announced he is pulling out of Wimbledon and the Tokyo Olympics.
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Naomi Osaka to skip Wimbledon 2021 but compete at Tokyo Olympics
Tennis | Jun 18, 2021, 07:06 AM ISTOsaka, a 23-year-old who was born in Japan, withdrew from the French Open after the first round, saying she needed a mental health break.
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Rafael Nadal opts out of this year's Wimbledon, Tokyo Olympics
Tennis | Jun 17, 2021, 05:31 PM ISTSpain tennis star Rafael Nadal has opted out of this year's Wimbledon and the Tokyo Olympics.
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Venus Williams, Andy Murray get Wimbledon wild cards; prize money reduced
Tennis | Jun 16, 2021, 09:19 PM ISTMurray, a two-time champion at Wimbledon, earned his first victory in more than a year on Tuesday at the Queen’s Club tournament. It was the 34-year-old Murray’s first grass-court match in three years.
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Wimbledon allowed full crowd at Centre Court for finals
Tennis | Jun 15, 2021, 10:03 AM ISTWimbledon, which begins June 28, can have 50% capacity at the start and that will increase to 100% by the close on July 10-11 with the women's and men's singles title matches.
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Fit-again Simona Halep to play in Germany this month, ahead of Wimbledon
Tennis | Jun 09, 2021, 08:04 AM ISTThe organisers of the Bad Homburg, to be played from June 20-26, confirmed on Tuesday that Simona, 29, had accepted a wildcard entry.
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Naomi Osaka pulls out of Berlin event, question mark over Wimbledon 2021
Tennis | Jun 07, 2021, 05:33 PM ISTTournament organisers said on Monday that Naomi, who had withdrawn exactly a week ago from Roland Garros, had informed them that she would not start in the Berlin tournament.
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Wimbledon to become 14-day tournament from 2022 with play on Middle Sunday
Tennis | Apr 27, 2021, 10:42 PM ISTInstead, under a plan organizers “intend to make a permanent part of the schedule,” the fourth round will be split between Sunday and Monday next year, All England Club chairman Ian Hewitt said during a video conference.
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Wimbledon expecting reduced attendance for 2021 tournament
Tennis | Mar 18, 2021, 06:00 PM ISTThe All England Club said Thursday it was remaining “flexible” as it reacts to changing circumstances amid the pandemic as the British government follows a roadmap out of lockdown.
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Boris Becker accused of failing to surrender Wimbledon trophies
Tennis | Oct 22, 2020, 08:05 PM ISTThe German tennis great appeared in a London court on Thursday, accused of failing to surrender two of his Wimbledon trophies to be sold to settle his debts.
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Wimbledon plans for return in 2021, with or without fans
Tennis | Oct 16, 2020, 05:36 PM ISTThe Wimbledon was the only Grand Slam tournament which was cancelled in 2020, owing to coronavirus pandemic.
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What a moment that was for me: Federer recalls 2001 Wimbledon win against childhood idol Sampras
Tennis | Jul 07, 2020, 05:07 PM ISTOn Monday, 19 years back, Federer had defeated seven-time champion, Sampras, in what was hailed as a 'Change of Guard' victory, at the SW19 in the fourth round of the tournament.
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11 o'clock and all's silent on Wimbledon's would-be Day 1
Tennis | Jun 29, 2020, 10:15 PM ISTDue to coronavirus pandemic, the tournament was canceled for the first time since World War II.
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Outgoing Wimbledon chief disappointed with images from Adria Tour
Tennis | Jun 25, 2020, 04:33 PM ISTWorld No.1 Novak Djokovic, who had organised the exhibition event, recently drew a lot of flak and also tested positive for coronavirus along with his wife.
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Wimbledon organisers to get over £100 million from insurance: Report
Tennis | Apr 09, 2020, 08:20 AM ISTThe All England Club had inserted a virus-related clause to its insurance policy after the outbreak of COVID-19.
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There may be no more tennis this year: Wimbledon chief
Tennis | Apr 03, 2020, 03:22 PM ISTThe tennis season has been frozen since last month due to the global outbreak of coronavirus which has killed over 50,000 people around the world thus far.