Continuing his attempt to win a first Wimbledon title since 2010, Rafael Nadal will take on grass court specialist Sam Querrey in the Wimbledon quarter final. The two veterans have met five times in their careers, with world number two Nadal holding a 4-1 lead over the American. Their only Grand Slam meeting came nine…
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MATCH PREVIEW. Federer vs Nishikori Wimbledon QF
Roger Federer will continue his bid for a 21st Grand Slam title as he faces world number seven Kei Nishikori in the quarter finals of Wimbledon. Despite being the eleventh time the two men have faced each other, they have only met once at a Grand Slam. In 2017 Federer got the better of his…
MATCH PREVIEW. Djokovic vs Goffin Wimbledon QF
2018 champion Novak Djokovic will look to extend his unbeaten Wimbledon run to 12 matches as he takes on Belgium’s David Goffin in the quarter final of Wimbledon. The two have met on six occasions already, with Djokovic winning five of them, including their only Grand Slam meeting which came at Roland Garros in 2013….
MATCH REPORT. Murray and Williams progress against 14th seeds to reach mixed doubles third round
Andy Murray and Serena have entertained Centre Court crowds again today, as they battled to a 7-5 6-3 victory against 14th seeds Fabrice Martin of France, and Raquel Atawo. Playing their first ever mixed doubles together, they are now into the third round of the draw, where they will face number one seeds Bruno Soares…
MATCH REPORT Konta suffers Wimbledon quarter final exit to end British hopes
Jo Konta has been defeated in straight sets in the quarter final of Wimbledon at the hands of Czech Barbora Strycova. Despite having an early lead and looking comfortable, the unseeded veteran pulled of an impressive comeback to reach her first Grand Slam semi-final in her 53rd main draw appearance. Konta was bidding to reach her…
MATCH PREVIEW. Serena Williams in all American quarter final against Alison Riske
Serena Williams will be first up on Centre Court today as she faces compatriot Alison Riske in the quarter finals. Having never met before in any Tour-level match, 45 ranking places seperate the two Americans with seven time champion Williams being the higher ranked at number 10. Bidding to tie with Australia’s Margaret Court for…
MATCH PREVIEW. Eighth seed Elina Svitolina to face Czech underdog
Ukrainian Elina Svitolina will bid for her first Grand Slam semi final appearance as she takes on Karolina Muchova on Court One today. The two met for the first time this year, when they played in Doha. At the season’s opening tournament, Svitolina got the better of Muchova 6-4 6-2. Today will be the first…
MATCH PREVIEW. Simona Halep to battle in-form Zhang in quarter final
2018 French Open winner Simona Halep faces a tough test on Court One today as she faces China’s Zhang Shuai in the quarter finals at SW19. The pair have met three times already, and despite the Romanian Halep being ranked 43 places higher than her 30 year old opponent, Zhang leads 2-1. The 7th seeded…
Djokovic into 45th Slam quarter final with win over Humbert
World number one Novak Djokovic continued his bid to win a fifth Wimbledon in impressive style, as he beat Ugo Humbert 6-3 6-2 6-3. The Serb was able to gain advantage of the first set early on, when in a 20 shot rally the left-handed forehand of the 21 year old Frenchman found the net,…
Simona Halep ends Coco Gauff’s dream Wimbledon run
World number 7 Simona Halep has reached her fourth Wimbledon quarter final after defeating 15 year old Coco Gauff. The girl from Atlanta has arguably been the star of the tournament, as she became the youngest person ever to qualify for the main draw. She then went on to defeat idol Venus Williams in the…
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