LONDON/WASHINGTON, July 5, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) The final edition of the “Greatest Day in Tennis” – Manic Monday at the Wimbledon Championships – took place at the All England Club on Monday. It’s a tradition unlike any other at […]
LONDON/WASHINGTON, July 5, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) On Middle Sunday, a day of rest at the Wimbledon Championships, the All England Club announced that beginning Monday and continuing through the rest of the fortnight Centre Court and No. 1 Court […]
LONDON/WASHINGTON, July 4, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) One of the feel-good stories to emerge from the first week of the Wimbledon Championships fortnight has been the emergence of Great Britain’s Emma Raducanu. Emma who? Imagine you’re just 18-years-old, only recently […]
LONDON/WASHINGTON, July 3, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) It’s been 20 years since Roger Federer upset World No. 1 Pete Sampras in the third round at the Wimbledon Championships on Centre Court, which has become like a second home for the […]
LONDON/WASHINGTON, July 3, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) “A year ago, I was 220 in the world,” Sebastian Korda recalled during his post-match interview moments after he defeated British home favorite Dan Evans in four sets on Centre Court at the […]
LONDON/WASHINGTON, July 2, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Ons Jabeur was so nervous before her first match point in her Wimbledon Centre Court debut against the 2017 ladies’ champion Garbiñe Muguruza that she just went and kneeled down along the back […]
LONDON/WASHINGTON, July 2, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Sorana Cirstea did not panic when she let two match points slip away from her serving at 5-3 40-15 in the deciding set of her Wimbledon Championships second-round match against No. 12 seed […]
LONDON/WASHINGTON, July 1, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) The highly-anticipated matchup between men’s No. 2 seed Daniil Medvedev and #NextGenATP rising star Carlos Alcaraz on Centre Court never really materialized on Day Four of the Wimbledon Championships Thursday. That’s because Medvedev […]
LONDON/WASHINGTON, July 1, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) For the second time in three nights, Andy Murray electrified Centre Court after dark. On Wednesday evening, the two-time (2013, 2016) Wimbledon champion from Great Britain faced 27-year-old German qualifier Oscar Otte, ranked No. […]
LONDON/WASHINGTON, June 30, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Despite a few skillful spills on the slippery grass, reigning Australian Open and Roland Garros champion Novak Djokovic is safely through to the third round of the Wimbledon Championships after defeating 2018 finalist […]
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