Another Wimbledon is over, the 132nd to be precise. 2019’s tournament has been great entertainment. As always there have been big stories pouring out of SW19, from big upsets, to rising stars and returning greats. Here we look at ten of the biggest stories to arise from this year’s Championships. The arrival of Coco Gauff…
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FINAL REPORT. Novak Djokovic makes history in epic Wimbledon final win over Roger Federer
Novak Djokovic has become the first man to win a 12-12 tiebreak in a fifth set at Wimbledon, beating Roger Federer 7-6 1-6 7-6 4-6 13-12 to win the trophy after saving two Championship points. The longest ever Wimbledon final at just over five hours, the match will go down as one of the best…
MATCH REPORT. Djokovic battles past Bautista Agut into sixth Wimbledon final
Novak Djokovic has defeated Roberto Bautista Agut in a tough four set semi final, seeing him into a sixth Wimbledon final. Playing for an eleventh time, the surprise semi finalist Bautista Agut had won their previous two meetings this year. However Djokovic was able to keep up his perfect Slam record against the Spaniard today…
SEMI FINAL PREVIEW. Nadal and Federer meet for a 40th time.
Old rivals Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will meet at Wimbledon for the first time in nine years as they face off in the semi final tomorrow. In their 40th meeting, it is the first time the pair are meeting at Wimbledon outside of the final. Sharing the court in three Wimbledon finals, Federer leads…
SEMI FINAL PREVIEW. Djokovic to take on surprise semi finalist Bautista Agut
World number one Novak Djokovic will bid to make his sixth Wimbledon final as he takes on 22nd ranked Roberto Bautista Agut. Despite being in his first ever Grand Slam semi final, 31 year old Bautista Agut has beaten Djokovic in their two meetings this year. In the Tour’s opening week, the man from Castellón…
Simona Halep makes first Wimbledon final with Svitolina win
Simona Halep has overcome Ukrainian opponent Elina Svitolina 6-1 6-3 to set up her debut Wimbledon final. The Romanian who is making her ninth main draw appearance at SW19 crushed her 8th seeded opposition in the first set, with Svitolina failing to hold serve once. Both women were forced to work hard to hold their…
MATCH REPORT. Roberto Bautista Agut to make semi final debut after Guido Pella win
Roberto Bautista Agut has continued his formidable 2019 by beating Argentine Guido Pella 7-5 6-4 3-6 6-3 to make his first ever Grand Slam semi final. Playing each other for the third time, the Spaniard has kept up his perfect record against his 29 year old opponent. An explosive start by the man from Castellón…
MATCH REPORT. Nadal crushes Querrey to reach 9th Wimbledon semi final
Rafael Nadal continued his impressive Wimbledon form as he overcame grass court specialist Sam Querrey in a relatively comfortable win. Playing for the sixth time, Nadal recorded his fifth win over 31 year old Querrey. He started proceedings at a high intensity, and broke the American serve at the second time of asking, taking a…
MATCH REPORT. SerAndy out of Wimbledon after third round defeat
Crowd favourite’s Serena Williams and Andy Murray have fallen in their third mixed doubles match to number one seeds Bruno Soares and Nicole Melichar. It was always going to be a tough match for the pairing who are now being called ‘SerAndy’, after they finished their second round match last night. Soares and Melichar also…
SerAndy to take on number one seeds in mixed doubles third round
Serena Williams and Andy Murray have wowed the crowds at Wimbledon this year, and they will continue their mixed doubles campaign against number one seeds Bruno Soares and Nicole Melichar. Facing off on Court Two today, the doubles teams will compete for a place in the quarter finals. American Williams comes off the back of…