Tag: Wimbledon Championships
AP Sportlight
June 21
1919 — Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman wins the women’s U.S....
Berrettini emulates Becker with Queen’s title at 1st attempt
LONDON — Big-serving Matteo Berrettini dropped a set for the first time at the Queen's Club tournament before going on to beat Britain's Cameron...
Azarenka, Samsonova, Muguruza win at grass-court German Open
BERLIN — Victoria Azarenka reached the quarterfinals of the German Open by defeating home favorite Angelique Kerber 6-3, 7-5 on Thursday.
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AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
June 18
1910 — Alex Smith wins the U.S. Open by...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
June 22
1918 — Molla Bjurstedt wins the women’s U.S. Lawn...
Nadal, Osaka both out for Wimbledon; she’ll go to Olympics
Rafael Nadal and Naomi Osaka are sitting out Wimbledon, leaving the oldest Grand Slam tennis tournament without two of the sport's biggest stars as...
British wild-card Jack Draper wins again at Queen’s Club
LONDON — Wild-card entry Jack Draper pulled off another surprising win on Wednesday at The Queen’s Club grass-court tournament, topping Kazakhstan’s Alexander Bublik 7-6...
Roger Federer wins Halle opener on return to grass
HALLE, Germany — Roger Federer returned to the court with a win over qualifier Ilya Ivashka on Monday as the Swiss player chases his...
Analysis: Give Djokovic his due as he paves his ‘own path’
The question put to Novak Djokovic after he won the French Open for his 19th Grand Slam title, moving within one of rivals Roger...
Wimbledon allowed full crowd at Centre Court for finals
LONDON — Wimbledon will be allowed to have a full crowd of 15,000 at Centre Court for the men's and women's finals next month,...
