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Wimbledon 2015

Wimbledon 2015

Wimbledon is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, and widely considered the most prestigious tennis championship. Held in London at the All England Club in Wimbledon since 1877, it is one only of four Grand Slam tennis tournaments along with the Australian, French and US Open events. Wimbledon is the only tennis tournament still played on grass, the game's original surface. The 2015 edition will take place from 29 June to 12 July 2015. Novak Djokovic and Petra Kvitova are the reigning champions

Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams dance on stage at the Wimbledon Champions' Dinner at the Guild Hall in London. Photo: EPA

There’s plenty more to come, says Novak Djokovic after clinching ninth grand slam

Novak Djokovic vowed there are more grand slam titles to come after he clinched a third Wimbledon and ninth career major on Sunday. After seeing off Roger Federer for the second year in succession at the All England Club, the world number one moved ahead of Andre Agassi, Jimmy Connors, Ivan Lendl, Fred Perry and Ken Rosewall, who all won eight grand slams.

13 Jul 2015 - 3:41PM

Novak Djokovic sweeps to third Wimbledon crown

13 Jul 2015 - 1:09AM

Serena Williams

Serena Williams insists she can cope with the pressure of calendar grand slam

12 Jul 2015 - 9:45PM

Serena Williams

History girl Serena Williams wins sixth Wimbledon title

Serena Williams won a sixth Wimbledon title on Saturday as the world number one became the oldest woman to win a grand slam crown with a 6-4, 6-4 victory against Garbine Muguruza in the final.

11 Jul 2015 - 11:47PM

Serena Williams celebrates after winning her women's Wimbledon final against Garbine Muguruza. Photo: Reuters

Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic - there's little to separate the game's greats

11 Jul 2015 - 7:30PM

Andy Murray able to live with defeat after falling to a masterclass

A year after Andy Murray’s reign as Wimbledon champion ended lamely at the hands of a man dubbed the new Roger Federer, he got a stark reminder on Friday that the original is the real threat to his grand slam ambitions

11 Jul 2015 - 12:19PM

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Ageless Roger Federer shows why retirement was not an option

Roger Federer’s three-set demolition of Andy Murray at Wimbledon on Friday gave a succinct answer to those who question why the Swiss continues to play deep into his thirties when he has already won everything the game has to offer

11 Jul 2015 - 12:11PM

Roger Federer celebrates another grand slam final. Photo: AFP

Novak Djokovic crushes gallant Frenchman Richard Gasquet to book fourth Wimbledon final

Defending champion Novak Djokovic emphatically booked his place in a fourth Wimbledon final with a clinical 7-6 (7-2), 6-4, 6-4 defeat of gallant Frenchman Richard Gasquet yesterday.

11 Jul 2015 - 1:01AM

Serena Williams

Serena Williams shrugs off Wimbledon pressure as history beckons

Serena Williams insists she doesn’t care about making history even though the world number one can add more lustre to her legacy with victory over Garbine Muguruza in Saturday’s Wimbledon final

10 Jul 2015 - 10:29AM

Serena Williams

Garbine Muguruza faces Serena Williams in maiden Wimbledon final

Garbine Muguruza became the first Spanish woman to reach the Wimbledon final since 1996 as Agnieszka Radwanska was left rueing a botched Hawk-Eye challenge in the last game of her 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 loss on Centre Court yesterday.

10 Jul 2015 - 1:19AM

Garbine Muguruza celebrates her win over Agnieszka Radwanska. Photo: EPA

Djokovic, Federer, Murray and me – I’m Wimbledon worst, admits Richard Gasquet

Richard Gasquet summed up his shock appearance in the Wimbledon semi-finals alongside Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Andy Murray by admitting: “I’m the worst”

9 Jul 2015 - 10:28AM

Richard Gasquet has never reached a grand slam final. Photo: AFP

Novak Djokovic confident big-match experience will see him into Wimbledon final

Defending champion Novak Djokovic says his extra experience of Wimbledon’s showpiece occasions should prove decisive when he faces Richard Gasquet in the semi-finals

9 Jul 2015 - 9:34AM

Andy Murray sets up semi-final showdown with Roger Federer at Wimbledon

Andy Murray set up a Wimbledon semi-final showdown with Roger Federer as the world number three eased to a 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 win against unseeded Canadian Vasek Pospisil on Wednesday.

9 Jul 2015 - 1:06AM

Serena Williams

Serena Williams looks set for another Wimbledon final after thrilling win over Azarenka

Serena Williams reached her ninth Wimbledon semi-final after subduing inspired former world number one Victoria Azarenka in the best women’s match of the tournament so far on Tuesday

8 Jul 2015 - 9:51AM

Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka after the match. Photo: AP

Quiet please: Azarenka blasts boozy Wimbledon fans for mocking her grunts

Victoria Azarenka claimed that women players are unfairly pilloried for their on-court shrieking and grunting and blasted boozy Wimbledon fans for mocking her as well as rivals Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova

8 Jul 2015 - 9:51AM

Victoria Azarenka is fed up of fans laughing at her. Photo: AP

Novak Djokovic eyes semi-final spot after great escape against Kevin Anderson

Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka can justify their status as Wimbledon's big four by making the semi-finals today.

8 Jul 2015 - 1:03AM

Swimming great Dawn Fraser says sorry to Nick Kyrgios and Bernard Tomic for 'racist' comments

7 Jul 2015 - 10:14PM

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Nick Kyrgios slams ‘blatant racist’ Dawn Fraser as Olympian suggests ‘go back to where you came from’

Nick Kyrgios has accused Olympic great Dawn Fraser of being a “blatant racist” after the former champion swimmer said tennis players should “go back to where their parents came from” if they didn’t set a better example to Australian youth

7 Jul 2015 - 7:29PM

Nick Kyrgios seemed to 'tank' a game against Richard Gasquet. Photo: Reuters

Don’t call me bad boy of tennis, says angry Nick Kyrgios as he denies ‘tanking’

Nick Kyrgios furiously denied giving up trying as he crashed out of Wimbledon and slammed his image as the bad boy of tennis in terse exchanges with reporters

7 Jul 2015 - 12:36PMvideocam

Federer, Murray in Wimbledon last eight, Djokovic left in the dark

Roger Federer and Andy Murray reached the Wimbledon quarter-finals Monday but defending champion Novak Djokovic’s attempt to join them was thwarted by bad light after fighting back from two sets down to level with Kevin Anderson

7 Jul 2015 - 9:53AM

Serena Williams

Serena Williams outsmashes sister Venus to book berth in Wimbledon quarter-finals

Serena Williams stands three wins away from hoisting her fourth successive grand slam title after trumping elder sister Venus 6-4, 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals of Wimbledon yesterday.

7 Jul 2015 - 1:05AM

The Williams sisters give each other a big hug after Serena easily overcame sibling Venus to reach the quarter-finals, firing 10 aces in their match. Photo: Reuters

Big Four? It’s the Big Three of Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Andy Murray who are likely to rule Wimbledon this week

6 Jul 2015 - 11:05AM

Novak Djokovic limbers up before a session on court. Photo: Reuters

'Ghetto Cinderellas' Serena and Venus Williams hog the limelight at Wimbledon

Serena and Venus Williams will clash at Wimbledon for the first time in six years on Monday, but the sisters' ferocious appetite for success suggests it might be premature to bill it as an emotional final fling.

6 Jul 2015 - 12:17AM

Defending women's champion Petra Kvitova crashes out of Wimbledon

Petra Kvitova’s reign as Wimbledon women’s champion came to a shock end on Saturday as Jelena Jankovic of Serbia staged a superb fightback to claim a 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 third-round victory.

5 Jul 2015 - 1:45AM

Roger Federer marches on at Wimbledon but reality bites for Dustin Brown

Seven-time champion Roger Federer swept aside big-serving Australian Sam Groth to reach the Wimbledon last 16 on Saturday while Dustin Brown, the conqueror of Rafael Nadal returned to earth with a bump.

5 Jul 2015 - 1:07AM

Roger Federer celebrates reaching the last 16 at Wimbledon after defeating Australia's Sam Groth. Photo: AFP

Left Field: Wimbledon noises destroy the All England Club's serenity

4 Jul 2015 - 11:45PM

Victoria Azarenka is among the culprits of the grunting brigade. Photo: AP

Serena Williams

Serena Williams comes back from brink to deny Heather Watson a famous victory

Twice, Serena Williams stood merely two points from a loss at Wimbledon against a British opponent buoyed by a roaring, flag-waving Centre Court crowd. Twice, Williams was oh-so-close to the end of her bid for a fourth consecutive major title – and for the third leg of a calendar-year grand slam.

4 Jul 2015 - 11:29AM

Bernard Tomic launches into 'disrespectful’ Tennis Australia and ‘actor’ Pat Rafter

Bernard Tomic launched a blistering tirade against Tennis Australia and head of performance Pat Rafter after his third round exit at Wimbledon. The attack came after former world number one Rafter said he would end funding for players in their 20s and that Tomic’s sister, Sara, would also have her funding cut off because of the uncooperative attitude of their father, John.

4 Jul 2015 - 10:21AM

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