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Novak Djokovic captured his 16th Grand Slam title and fifth Wimbledon, outlasting Roger Federer in the longest singles final in the tournament’s history. It ended in a tiebreaker in the fifth set, a rule change this year. REUTERS

Wimbledon champ Djokovic: Final match was ‘different level’ mentally

NOVAK Djokovic said his epic Wimbledon final victory over Roger Federer was his most “mentally demanding” match; and he even had to tell himself the partisan...
Romanian Simona Halep won her first Wimbledon title after beating Serena Williams. WTA

Simona beats Serena to win 1st Wimbledon title

SIMONA Halep won her first Wimbledon title and crushed Serena Williams’ latest bid for a record-equaling 24th Grand Slam success with a devastating 56-minute display of...
Roger Federer after his victory over Rafael Nadal in the Wimbledon semifinals. REUTERS

Federer beats Nadal to reach Wimbledon 2019 finals

ROGER Federer moved to within one win of a record-equaling ninth Wimbledon singles title as he beat long-time rival Rafael Nadal to set up a final...
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic returns against Belgium’s David Goffin during their men’s singles quarterfinals match of the 2019 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, London, July 10. AFP/GETTY IMAGES

Djokovic reaches Wimbledon semifinals

DEFENDING champion Novak Djokovic snuffed out a promising start by David Goffin to reach the Wimbledon semifinals. The Serbian world number one went a break down...
Serena Williams in action during her fourth round match against Spain’s Carla Suarez Navarro at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Londo. REUTERS

Serena fined $10,000 for damaging Wimbledon court

SERENA Williams was fined $10,000 by the All England Club for damaging one of Wimbledon’s courts with her racket prior to the start of the tournament,...
America’s Serena Williams and Britain’s Andy Murray are both former world number ones and singles champions at Wimbledon. THE NATIONAL

Tennis: Murray, Serena ease to victory in Wimbledon

LONDON – Superstar duo Andy Murray and Serena Williams breezed into the second round of the mixed doubles at Wimbledon on Saturday, beating Germany’s Andreas Mies...
Cori Gauff of the United States celebrates winning her third round match against Slovenia’s Polona Hercog. REUTERS

Wimbledon crowd go loco for Coco as dream continues

LONDON – Did she win? Did she win? Men, women, girls and boys scanned the horizon at the All England Club on Friday evening, looking for...
Coco Gauff

Gauff, 15, follows Venus win by reaching Wimbledon’s 3rd round

WIMBLEDON, England – There are ways in which Coco Gauff is just like any other 15-year-old American, watching whatever videos YouTube recommends for her, from makeup...

‘Time for changing of guard at Wimbledon’

LONDON – Greek star Stefanos Tsitsipas said he is determined to help break the Wimbledon title stranglehold of tennis’ “Big Four” which has existed...

Nadal won’t return until Wimbledon

FRENCH Open champion Rafael Nadal said he will play no grasscourt warm-up tournaments ahead of Wimbledon but is confident he can mount a challenge...