Wimbledon 2024: A glance ahead to this year’s Championships
Tennis Majors » Wimbledon
by Jérémy Baudu
3d ago
Although the French Open is next on the 2024 calendar, preparations are already well under way for the 2024 edition of Wimbledon. Novak Djokovic is hunting down an eighth Wimbledon title in the men’s section, while the women’s edition is wide open this year. Get ready for what promises to be a memorable Wimbledon Championships. Djokovic is the current favorite at 2/1, and Canadian gamers can also… Source ..read more
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Report: Saudi Arabia offers $2 billion to merge ATP and WTA Tours; Grand Slams offer alternative streamlined, equal prize-money Tour
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by Simon Cambers
1M ago
Tennis is at a crossroads, it seems. After more than a year of behind the scenes discussions regarding a closer alignment of the ATP and WTA Tours, leading to a merger, Saudi Arabia has arrived on the scene to throw a giant spanner in the works. So what exactly is happening?. According to the Daily Telegraph newspaper, the Grand Slams, led by Australian Open tournament director… Source ..read more
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All-white, People’s Sunday, Navratilova: Everything you always wanted to know about Wimbledon 2024 (but never had time to find out)
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by Carrie Dunn
2M ago
Wimbledon 2024 is due to take place from July 1 to July 14, 2024. Wimbledon takes place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Church Road, south-west London. In 2022, the tournament celebrated its 100th anniversary at the venue. The venue has 18 championship courts, including the show courts – Centre Court, No 1 Court and No 2 Court. No. Source ..read more
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Ons Jabeur on 2023 Wimbledon final defeat: “It was the toughest loss of my career”
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by Carrie Dunn
4M ago
Ons Jabeur has opened up to the television documentary cameras – and has spoken openly about the stress and emotional impact of losing the 2023 Wimbledon final to Marketa Vondrousova, as well as a health scare at the Australian Open last year. In ‘This is Me’, the Tunisian reveals that if she had won Wimbledon, she and her husband Karim were intending to begin trying for a baby. Source ..read more
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Novak Djokovic on his famous 2019 Wimbledon win: “Federer was a far better player, but I won the match”
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by Simon Cambers
5M ago
It was the most epic of Wimbledon finals, one in which a then 37-year-old Roger Federer held two match points before being overhauled by Novak Djokovic in a deciding-set tiebreak. Ay 8-7 in the final set, having broken the Djokovic serve in the previous game, Federer stood at 40-15 on his own serve and a record-equalling ninth Wimbledon title seemed inevitable, only for Djokovic to save both… Source ..read more
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Wimbledon’s expansion plans suffer setback as Wandsworth council refuses permission
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by Haresh Ramchandani
5M ago
Wimbledon‘s plans to undergo a massive expansion suffered a setback on Tuesday when the London Borough of Wandsworth refused planning permission for its proposed plans. The plans, which included 39 new grass courts and a new showcourt with 8,000 seats, would enable the qualifying competition (currently played at Roehampton) to also be played on-site. The proposal was greenlighted by the London... Source ..read more
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Federer: I was content and at peace simply watching Wimbledon from the stands
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by Carrie Dunn
8M ago
Roger Federer may be the king of Wimbledon – but he has no lingering desires to still be on court in SW19. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, the Swiss reflected on watching the 2023 tournament unfold from the stands – and compared it to the previous year’s Centre Court centenary celebration. “My dad leaned over and asked me, ‘Wouldn’t you want to be on the court right now instead of... Source ..read more
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“If I’d have cramped, it probably would have been curtains”: Andy Murray on the 2013 Wimbledon final
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by Simon Cambers
8M ago
For Andy Murray fans worldwide, it’s a question they have probably asked themselves many times. It’s a question tennis fans love to chat about over a beer. What would have happened if he had been broken by Novak Djokovic when serving out for the title at Wimbledon? Murray, remember, was trying to become the first man to win a Wimbledon singles title since 1936. Ten months after winning his first... Source ..read more
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“As long as Rafa and Djokovic are playing, there will be no change of era” – Alcaraz on the next generation
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by Jamie Smith
10M ago
Carlos Alcaraz is rapidly reaching ever loftier heights. After winning the US Open at the age of 19 and becoming the youngest ever ATP world No. 1, 2022 looked to be a hard act to follow for the Spaniard. Yet Alcaraz has succeeded in besting his own dizzying accomplishments last year by producing perhaps his greatest achievement yet – beating Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon final to claim his... Source ..read more
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Djokovic fined £6,117 for smashing racket during fifth set of Wimbledon final loss
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by Haresh Ramchandani
10M ago
World No 2 Novak Djokovic was hit with a fine of £6,117 ($8,000) for breaking his racquet during the fifth set of his Wimbledon final loss to Carlos Alcaraz on Sunday. The Serbian smashed his racket into the net during the fifth set of the match which saw Alcaraz hand Djokovic his first loss on Wimbledon’s Centre Court in 10 years. At the time, Djokovic received a code violation from chair umpire... Source ..read more
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