LONDON/WASHINGTON, July 8, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 1 and top seed Ashleigh Barty, just a couple of victories from achieving her first Wimbledon Championships ladies’ singles title on the 50th anniversary of the first by her idol and […]
LONDON/WASHINGTON, July 8, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Roger Federer felt horribly exhausted after losing in the quarterfinal round of the Wimbledon Championships to Hubert Hurkacz on Centre Court Wednesday afternoon. So much so, he suggested later in press, he could […]
LONDON/WASHINGTON, July 7, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Coming into Wednesday’s men’s quarterfinals at the Wimbledon Championships, six of the eight quarterfinalists were making their debuts at this stage. The other two, top seed Novak Djokovic and eight-time Wimbledon champion Roger […]
LONDON/WASHINGTON, July 7, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Denis Shapovalov is very happy with his game these days. On Manic Monday, the young, 22-year-old Canadian lefty, seeded 10th at the Wimbledon Championships, beat a very good No. 8 seed Roberto Bautista […]
LONDON/WASHINGTON, July 6, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) And then there were four: Ashleigh Barty, Angelique Kerber, Karolina Pliskova and Aryna Sabalenka. The Wimbledon Championships, which began nine days ago at the All England Club with a draw size of 128 […]
LONDON/WASHINGTON, July 6, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Felix Auger-Aliassime had much to celebrate Monday evening at the Wimbledon Championships. After all, the likable 20-year-old Canadian from Montreal had reached his first Wimbledon quarterfinal following his 6-4, 7-6 (6), 3-6, 3-6, […]
LONDON/WASHINGTON, July 5, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) On the final Manic Monday at the Wimbledon Championships, a day filled with plenty of intriguing matchups and results, one that had popcorn potential – between former No. 1 and 2018 Wimbledon champion […]
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 […]
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