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Serena mauls Sharapova to reach Wimbledon final 09 Jul 2015 - 07:50 pm

Serena Williams celebrates after winning her match against Maria Sharapova at Wimbledon 2015. LONDON: Serena Williams feasted on familiar prey as she reached...

Spain's Muguruza edges Radwanska to reach final 09 Jul 2015 - 06:00 pm

Garbine Muguruza of Spain celebrates winning against Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland during their semi final match. LONDON: Garbine Muguruza became the first Spanish...

Federer, Murray set-up Wimbledon showdown 08 Jul 2015 - 07:59 pm

Roger Federer of Switzerland celebrates after winning his match against Gilles Simon of France at Wimbledon 2015. London: Seven-time champion Roger Federer and...

Serena downs Azarenka to set up Sharapova clash 08 Jul 2015 - 01:42 am

LONDON: The heavy hitting shook the ground and the volume would have raised the Centre Court roof, had it been closed, as Serena...

Djokovic recovers as match suspended, Serena wins 07 Jul 2015 - 02:36 pm

Serbia's Novak Djokovic returns against South Africa's Kevin Anderson during their men's singles fourth round match of Wimbledon 2015. LONDON: After three hours...

Serena wins sister duel as Sharapova grinds through 06 Jul 2015 - 08:34 pm

Serena Williams returns to Venus Williams during their singles fourth round match of Wimbledon 2015. London: Serena Williams sank her sister Venus in...

Djokovic and Sharapova cruise as Serena survives 04 Jul 2015 - 02:06 am

Russia’s Maria Sharapova serves against Romania’s Irina-Camilia Begu at the All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, yesterday. LONDON: The needle on...

Nadal crashes out of Wimbledon 03 Jul 2015 - 01:23 am

Spain’s Rafael Nadal attends a press conference after being knocked out in the second round of the men’s singles competition on day four...

‘Good loser’ Nadal vows to carry on 03 Jul 2015 - 01:22 am

London: Rafael Nadal insisted he has no intentions of quitting tennis despite slumping to a fourth successive Wimbledon humiliation yesterday. The 29-year-old Spaniard,...

Rufus the hawk rules the Wimbledon skies 02 Jul 2015 - 02:27 pm

Hawker Imogen Davis with Rufus the Harris Hawk, used to scare away pigeons, on Centre Court on day three of Wimbledon 2015. LONDON:...

Djokovic, Serena turn up heat as Wimbledon sizzles 02 Jul 2015 - 12:26 am

Marin Cilic of Croatia in action against Ricardas Berankis of Lithuania during their second round match for the Wimbledon Championships at the All...

Djokovic, Sharapova turn up heat as Wimbledon sizzles 01 Jul 2015 - 07:52 pm

Maria Sharapova of Russia in action against Richel Hogenkamp of the Netherlands during their second round match. LONDON: With everyone "feeling hot, hot,...

Federer and Kvitova feast on Wimbledon starters 01 Jul 2015 - 12:28 pm

Switzerland's Roger Federer hits a return against Bosnia-Herzegovina's Damir Dzumhur during their first round match of Wimbledon 2015. LONDON: When Roger Federer's game...

Tennis: Wimbledon set for heat breaks - but only for women 30 Jun 2015 - 02:59 pm

London--Wimbledon, long associated with depressing rain delays, will introduce emergency playing rules for hot weather for the first time on Wednesday when temperatures...

Djokovic rages, Hewitt bids Wimbledon farewell 30 Jun 2015 - 02:00 am

Lleyton Hewitt of Australia gestures to the crowd after losing his match against Jarkko Nieminen of Finland at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in...

Tennis: Wimbledon order of play 28 Jun 2015 - 05:24 pm

London--Wimbledon order of play on the show courts on Monday, the first day of the 2015 tournament at the All England Club (x...

Who's saying what at Wimbledon 28 Jun 2015 - 12:50 pm

London---Who's saying what at Wimbledon on Saturday's media day: "I've always enjoyed watching him. Playing against him has been cool at times, not...

Tennis: Nishikori shrugs off injury fears 27 Jun 2015 - 05:37 pm

London - Japan's Kei Nishikori insists he is fit to launch his Wimbledon challenge after the world number five suffered a calf injury...