Milos Raonic became the first Canadian man to reach a Grand Slam final at Wimbledon here today when he stunned punch drunk seven-time champion Roger Federer in a titanic five-set struggle. Sixth seed Raonic triumphed 6-3, 6-7 (3/7), 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 and goes on to face second seed Andy Murray. It was 25-year-old Raonic’s first win on grass against a top […]
» Read moreAngelique Kerber booked a Wimbledon final showdown with defending champion Serena Williams as the German ended Venus Williams’ bid for a fairytale title with a 6-4, 6-4 victory on Thursday. “Venus won so many times here and was playing really well. That’s why I’m so happy to reach my first Wimbledon final,” Kerber said. “It’s a really good feeling. I’m […]
» Read moreSix-time champion Serena Williams breezed into her ninth Wimbledon final, and a potential match-up with sister Venus, by demolishing un-seeded Russian Elena Vesnina in just 48 minutes on Thursday. The 34-year-old American, who is bidding for an Open Era record-equalling 22nd Grand Slam title, cantered to a 6-2, 6-0 win over her 50th-ranked opponent. “I’m very happy. I was really […]
» Read moreDefending champions and top seeded pair of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis crashed out in the quarter-finals of the women’s doubles event at the Wimbledon, here today. Fifth seeded pair of Timea Babos of Hungary and Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan beat the Indo-Swiss pair 6-2 6-4 in only 68 minutes.
» Read moreTomas Berdych cruised into the Wimbledonsemi-finals as the Czech 10th seed crushed France’s Lucas Pouille 7-6 (7/4), 6-3, 6-2 on Wednesday. Berdych is one win away from reaching his second Grand Slam final six years after losing to Rafael Nadal in the Wimbledon title match.
» Read moreSerena Williams battered Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-4, 6-4 in the quarter-finals at Wimbledon on Tuesday, seizing on moments of weakness from the Russian to ram home her advantage. Williams joins her sister Venus in the semi-finals on Thursday where she will meet another Russian, Elena Vesnina. “We are playing doubles later so we are just so glad to both get through […]
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