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Andy Murray to be honored with statue at Wimbledon
A statue to honor British tennis great Andy Murray is in the works with installation at the All England Club in London planned for 2027.,The club is the home of Wimbledon, which Murray won twice. When he won his first title in 2013, he became the first British man to be victorious there since Fred P...
Injured Casper Ruud, Arthur Fils withdraw from Wimbledon
Casper Ruud and Arthur Fils, who sit Nos. 15 and 16 in the ATP rankings, withdrew from Wimbledon over the weekend due to their respective injuries.,Norwegian star Ruud is dealing with a knee injury and hasn't played since a second-round loss to Portugal's Nuno Borges at the French Open in May.,Ruud,...
2-time Wimbledon champ Petra Kvitova to retire after U.S. Open
Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova plans to retire from professional tennis at the end of the season.,Kvitova, 35, announced her intentions Thursday on both Instagram and X., ,"I've been privileged to reach incredible heights over the past 19 years since becoming a professional tennis player,...
Sebastian Korda to miss Wimbledon with leg injury
Sebastian Korda will miss the rest of the grass-court season, including Wimbledon, with a leg injury.,The 24-year-old American announced Wednesday that he has a stress fracture in his right shin and is currently using crutches and a boot.,"Unfortunately no Wimbledon for me this year," Korda wrote on...
Wimbledon increases winners' purse to $4.07M
The All England Lawn Tennis Club, organizers of The Wimbledon Championships, announced Thursday that prize money for the players will increase seven percent in 2025 and reach a record $72.59 million -- twice the amount from a decade ago.,Both the women's and men's single champions will earn $4.07 mi...
Nick Kyrgios won't play at Wimbledon due to 'small setback'
Nick Kyrgios will not play at Wimbledon after experiencing a "small setback" as he recovers from a knee injury.,"I've hit a small setback in my recovery and unfortunately won't make it back for grass season this year," Kyrgios posted on social media Tuesday. "I know how much you've been looking forw...
No. 14 Arthur Fils (back) hopes to return for Wimbledon
Arthur Fils withdrew from one major and could miss another due to a stress fracture in his lower back.,The 14th-ranked Fils bowed out of his third-round match against 17th-seeded Russian Andrey Rublev at the French Open, which was scheduled for Saturday. The Frenchman explained his reasoning, saying...
Wimbledon board member: 'Zero appetite' to expand to 15 days
While three of the four Grand Slam tennis events are operating with the belief that bigger is better in terms of scheduling, Wimbledon won't be adding a 15th day.,All England Lawn Tennis Club board member Tim Henman, a four-time Wimbledon semifinalist, said the grass-court major has "zero appetite" ...
Out! Wimbledon replaces line judges with electronic line calling
Electronic line calling will replace line judges at Wimbledon beginning in 2025, officials at the All England Lawn Tennis Club announced Wednesday.,Wimbledon now joins other tournaments worldwide to use the electronic system following a trial during this year's competition. The technology will be in...
Carlos Alcaraz beats Novak Djokovic for second straight Wimbledon title
Carlos Alcaraz defeated Novak Djokovic 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 (4) to win his second consecutive Wimbledon singles title on Sunday in London.,The 21-year-old Spaniard, the third seed, was cruising toward victory in the third set, serving up a break at 5-4. But Djokovic, the second seed, saved three championsh...
'Unbelievable': Barbora Krejcikova tops Jasmine Paolini to win Wimbledon
Barbora Krejcikova held off a charge from seventh-seeded Jasmine Paolini to win her second singles Grand Slam championship, capturing her first Wimbledon title 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 on Saturday in London.,The win for Krejcikova came amid a season filled with injury, illness and doubts about her game. The 20...
Wimbledon: Krejcikova favored in unlikely final vs. Paolini
The 2024 Wimbledon ladies' final will be played on the grass of the All England Club, but it will have a distinctly French Open flair.,The finals pit a pair of 28-year-olds best known for their exploits at Roland Garros, where No. 7 seed Jasmine Paolini reached the finals last month and No. 31 seed ...
Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic to meet again in Wimbledon final
Third-seeded Carlos Alcaraz of Spain fought off nerves and a slow start to defeat Daniil Medvedev 6-7 (1), 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 and advance to his second straight Wimbledon final on Friday in London.,Alcaraz, the defending champion, also beat the Russian in 2023 in the semifinal round before topping Novak ...
Carlos Alcaraz gets past Daniil Medvedev, reaches Wimbledon final
Third-seeded Carlos Alcaraz of Spain fought off nerves and a slow start to defeat Daniil Medvedev 6-7 (1), 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 and advance to his second straight Wimbledon final on Friday in London.,Alcaraz, the defending champion, also beat the Russian in 2023 in the semifinal round before topping Novak ...
Wimbledon: Carlos Alcaraz slight favorite to repeat entering semis
Carlos Alcaraz is still favored to repeat as the men's champion at Wimbledon, but the Spaniard's biggest hurdles continue to close the gap.,Alcaraz, who has needed 13 sets to get through his past three matches, is the +105 favorite at BetMGM to win the men's title.,He first must get through Russia's...
Jasmine Paolini, Barbora Krejcikova to face off in Wimbledon final
No. 7 seed Jasmine Paolini of Italy advanced to her second consecutive Grand Slam final, defeating Donna Vekic of Croatia 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (8) in the first Wimbledon semifinal on Thursday.,In her first Wimbledon final on Saturday, Paolini will take on No. 31 seed Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republi...
Jasmine Paolini into Wimbledon final after tough win over Donna Vekic
No. 7 seed Jasmine Paolini of Italy advanced to her second consecutive Grand Slam final, defeating Donna Vekic of Croatia 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (8) in the first Wimbledon semifinal on Thursday.,It was an emotional two-hour, 51-minute match that turned into the longest semifinal in the history of women's sin...
Elena Rybakina, Barbora Krejcikova reach Wimbledon semis
No. 4 seed Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan cruised into the Wimbledon semifinals with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over No. 21 Elina Svitolina of Ukraine on Wednesday.,Rybakina, the 2022 Wimbledon champion, recorded 28 winners and converted four of six break opportunities in the breezy 61-minute win at the All E...
Novak Djokovic in Wimbledon semis after Alex de Minaur WDs
Novak Djokovic advanced into his record-tying 13th semifinal Wimbledon after Alex de Minaur of Australia withdrew due to a hip injury on Wednesday.,Scheduled to face Djokovic on the quarterfinals, de Minaur admitted that he injured his hip in the closing stages of his 6-2, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 win over Art...
Donna Vekic rallies to reach Wimbledon semifinals
Croatia's Donna Vekic rallied to reach her first Grand Slam semifinal with a 5-7, 6-4, 6-1 victory at Wimbledon over New Zealand's Lulu Sun on Tuesday in London.,The unseeded Vekic, 28, advanced in 2 hours and 8 minutes and improved to 10-3 this year on grass, including a final at Bad Homburg two we...