In a historic move Wimbledon to introduce final-set tiebreakers in 2019
Tennis | Oct 19, 2018, 06:36 PM ISTAt the Australian Open and the French Open, players still have to win by two games in the final set in singles matches.
At the Australian Open and the French Open, players still have to win by two games in the final set in singles matches.
Angelique Kerber won her first Wimbledon championship by stopping Serena Williams' bid for a record-equaling 24th Grand Slam title.
Sharan and New Zealand's Sitak prevailed 1-6 6-7(3) 6-4 6-4 6-4 over the Israeli-Polish combination after a gruelling men's doubles third round which lasted three hours and fifty minutes.
Williams reached her 13th Wimbledon quarter-final by beating Russian qualifier Evgeniya Rodina 6-4, 6-2 on Monday.
Bertens hit seven aces and saved eight of the 10 break points she faced to win 6-3, 7-6 (2) and complete the latest upset in the women's draw.
With the win, Bertens also got revenge for a narrow 5-7, 6-3, 7-5 loss to the 38-year-old veteran earlier this year in Miami.
21st-seeded Edmund, a semifinalist at the Australian Open in January, carries the nation's hopes as the only British player remaining in either singles draw.
Cilic's early exit opens up Federer's path to the final even more, with No. 8 Kevin Anderson the highest-seeded player left in the Swiss star's half of the draw after No. 6 Grigor Dimitrov lost in the first round.
Suddenly "Miss Williams" has become "Mrs. Williams" in the words of chair umpires.
Roger Federer and Serena Williams are making it look easy at Wimbledon — again. Caroline Wozniacki is heading home early — again.
Serving at 9-10, Raja and Martin saved two match points but their opponents latched on to the third to claim a memorable win.
A 15-month doping ban kept Sharapova out of the grass-court Grand Slam tournament in 2016, and an injury sidelined her a year ago.
The No. 3-seeded Muguruza was hardly troubled in beating British wildcard Naomi Broady 6-2, 7-5 on Tuesday.
The Indian, ranked 85, lost his first round 6-2 3-6 3-6 2-6 in two hour and 38 minutes to the Italian.
The All England Club announced Murray's withdrawal a day before the grass-court Grand Slam tournament begins.
Williams is returning to the grass-court tournament for the first time since 2016 after missing it last year while pregnant.
Serena Williams, who has returned to competitive tennis following the birth of her daughter last September, is currently ranked 183rd.
Tomas Berdych, the 2010 Wimbledon runner-up, has pulled out of the grass-court Grand Slam tournament because of a bad back.
After winning a record-extending 11th French Open title earlier this month, the Spaniard withdrew from the Queen's Club Championships, a key Wimbledon tune-up played in London from June 18 to June 24.
Halep has not played since beating Sloane Stephens for the Roland Garros title earlier this month.
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