The Championships, Wimbledon

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By Aaress Lawless The world’s top eight singles players and top four doubles teams from the 2009 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour season will compete for the coveted Sony Ericsson Championships title and a share of the record Championships prize money of $4.55 million.

By Aaress Lawless The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour announced today that the reigning Australian Open and Wimbledon champion will recapture the top spot in women’s tennis. Serena Williams will be back on top of the world rankings come Monday morning. The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour announced today that the reigning Au...

By Aaress Lawless The team of Venus Williams/Serena Williams is the second to qualify for the Championships and will join Cara Black/Liezel Huber, along with singles competitors Dinara Safina, Serena Williams, Elena Dementieva, and Caroline Wozniacki, all of whom have previously qualified and are h...

By Aaress Lawless IMG is the leading client management company in tennis and the company’s roster of top tennis clients includes many of today’s superstars: Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Maria Sharapova, Venus Williams and James Blake. In addition, IMG owns, manages or represents many of the world’s lea...

Wimbledon and US champion - and a promoter with a decisive influence on the character of modern tennis That was to be the end of Kramer's Wimbledon career. He had played for only two years, and in the doubles never lost a match. In singles, he had played 11 and won 10.

By bizbriefs Nadal needs to pounce on Gasquet early Both Serena and Venus Williams will be in action today. Keep a close eye on Venus to see how she’s moving and whether or not that knee will allow her to compete for this year’s title. Nadal needs to pounce on Gasquet early

Men's Tennis Power Rankings: Roger Federer Cements Top Spot He made an impact on grass, going deep into the Wimbledon quarterfinals. One suspects that the Aussie will be dreaming of a return to top 20 by doing well ...

Even in shadow of Wimbledon loss, Roddick refuses to dwell in the past Roddick says Wimbledon left him as soon as he left Centre Court. "I've not been a lot of things in my career. But I have been extremely resilient. ... Roddick feels more support after Wimbledon lossThe Associated Press

By Owen Gibson Murray's late, late show prompted speculation that the BBC would pressure the All England Club to serve up more and more night matches under the lights. But Slater, appointed in April, said the decision remained entirely within the gift of the Championships referee: "We're responsible...

By Jason Deans Climax of five-set epic is a draw for armchair tennis fans BBC1's Wimbledon coverage was due to finish at 5.40pm yesterday and the channel switched its early evening news and Antiques Roadshow to BBC2 to stay with the men's final, in which Federer won his sixth Wimbledon singles title.

By Simon Cambers It is now 23 grand slam tournaments since Roddick won the US Open, the longest gap between grand slam titles for US men in the open era, and with Federer, Rafael Nadal, Murray and Novak Djokovic all competing for top honours, breaking that stranglehold will be tough. If he fails, though, it w...

By Kevin Mitchell All that saved this Wimbledon final from descending into a tedious monument to the one-paced predictability that grips women's tennis was, as ever, the athletic integrity of the Williams sisters. In two sets there wasn't one sliced shot," King said later, "backhand or forehand, not one....

By Esther Addley, Peter Walker After the days of mounting expectation, the breathless talk of a possible Wimbledon victory, Andy Murray last night found himself instead occupying a depressingly familiar British role – that of valiant, frustrated loser. Never mind his reaching, for the first time, a Wimbledon semi-...

By Barney Ronay Dinara Safina v Venus Williams Before then, it's time for some Wimbledon day nine revision. Andy Murray progressing in straight sets you're probably aware of; but did you know he's also insisted he can handle the hype? He'll next play Andy Roddick in his first ever Wimbledon semi-final.

By Paul Hayward Within four hours of the roof sliding over for the first time, Wimbledon ushered in the age of late-night, floodlit tennis, turning a garden party into a post-watershed TV schedule-buster that could have been the love child of NBC and the Uefa Champions League. Get used to it. The Andy Murra...

The women's game may be in a state of upheaval but it is reassuring that some things show no sign of changing. Only twice in the past 11 years – in 2004 and 2006 – has Venus Williams failed to make at least the quarter-finals at Wimbledon, and she has not even dropped a set since the third round in 2...

By Will Buckley It does, however, mean that there is a lot of time given over to waiting for Murray. And because he is the main attraction, this leads to many wishing for the support acts on the show courts to be non-events in order to hasten the arrival of the main event.

Team Murray has been instrumental in Murray's transformation from a hugely talented player to world No3 and a genuine contender to become the first British man to win Wimbledon since Fred Perry in 1936. Murray trusts them unreservedly and, crucially, they have fun, creating a relaxed at...

The 15-year-old, who won the junior singles title last summer and made her senior Wimbledon debut earlier this week, will be the one to save us, they said, from another year like this when nine of the 11 Britons in the draw failed to make it past the first round. No pressure then.

By Kevin Mitchell British tennis, surely, will not gamble much longer on Alex Bogdanovic. He went on to Court Two against Tomas Berdych – one of those on‑his-day supermen, off-his-day easybeats – with seven Wimbledon wildcard entries behind him, seven first-round defeats in as many years, and buoyed by t...

By Richard Jago She and Serena Williams are the two highest earners in the history of women's sport, one whose career is apparently still threatened by injury, another who has recovered from such a threat. Williams came though 6–1, 7–5 against Neuza Silva, a Portuguese qualifier who played extremely we...

By Steve Bierley Tennis correspondent Steve Bierley on predictions for this year's Wimbledon, and Andy Murray's chances for victory

By Jon Dennis, Roxanne Escobales Wimbledon begins today, and our tennis correspondent, Steve Bierley, says Friday's withdrawal of the defending champion, Rafael Nadal, is a huge boost to Andy Murray's hopes.

By Jon Henderson, The Observer The most memorable matches tend to be the protracted duels between the top men – but consider last year's Wimbledon singles finals. The Williams sisters had to stop after two robust sets, while Nadal and Federer kept going after the Spaniard had dominated two unremarkable sets. We all know...

By Steve Bierley Peter Lundgren had tears in his eyes; Grigor Dimitrov had stars. Together they watched Roger Federer win his historic French Open title on television in the players' lounge at Queen's – Lundgren, Federer's coach in his formative years, Dimitrov the Bulgarian teenager being talked of as...

By Paul Wilson Larcher de Brito is a grunter, in the common parlance, though it is probably more accurate to describe her as a screamer. ­Neither word really does her justice, because while grunts and screams are nothing new, what the latest graduate from Nick Bollettieri's Florida academy will bring t...

Here's a recipe so you can play "Tipsy Spectator" along with the studio audience at Centre Court. Remember: the British may not know how to eat, but they've never lost a drinking contest, even in the relative heat of Wimbledon.

By Steve Bierley The thought of turning to John ­McEnroe for advice, given the New Yorker's pre­vious volatile reputation, might ­persuade some that walking down the middle of Highway 61 might be a more ­attractive option. But when Mac talks, people ­listen, most noticeably when he settles in behind the...

Jeremy Bates Former British No1 Andrew Castle TV presenter and former British No1 Alex Bogdanovic British No2 Paul Hutchins Former head of men's tennis at LTA Frew McMillan Commentator and former Wimbledon doubles champion Josh Goodall British No3 Jamie Murray Brother

For others, it's just another venue to ogle young female tennis players with outrageously hot bodies. But for UK-based Robinsons, it's just another way to sell soda. And here, for 2009, is their edge-of-your-seat hope for Wimbledon glory. ...

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By tennisplanet Despite what all has transpired, Federer, within himself, still feels more confident of winning Wimbledon than any other major this year. He is more than a handful there to even Murray, Nadal and whoever than he is at the Australian Open or the US Open.

By Guest Writers Marija Zivlak writes about women’s tennis at www.womenstennisblog.com. Zheng Jie shook the tennis world at Wimbledon 2008 by her shocking run to the semifinals. Does she have what it takes to climb the rankings further in 2009 and stay at the top for a while? Marija Zivlak of Women's Tennis Bl...

By tennisplanet The freaking point is this: Both Borg and Federer consider Wimbledon as a prime yardstick to gauge where they are vis a vis the hungry wolves hounding ferociously. That’s largely the reason Wimbledon loss hit Federer so hard last year.

The Swiss star was deposed from the top ranking by Nadal in 2008 with the Spaniard also taking his Wimbledon crown after a five-year reign. ... Year in Review: A classic on grass National Post Tennis ace Federer ready for Abu Dhabi GulfNews

BBC Sport  - The match of this or any other year came on one of the game's biggest stages - the men's singles final, Wimbledon centre court. Federer was defending an ... Memorable Federer moments in 2008 - No. 1: Wimbledon Tennistalk.com Stuff.co.nz - BBC Sport

By Aaress Lawless Next year’s Bank of the West Classic, which will be held July 27-August 2 at Stanford University, will feature 2008 Australian Open Champion Maria Sharapova, two-time defending Wimbledon Champion Venus Williams, 2008 US Open Champion Serena Williams and current World No. 1 Jelena Jan...

By Aaress Lawless Venus Williams closed the book on the 2008 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour tennis season by winning the season-ending Championships title on Sunday. The 2008 Wimbledon champion defeated Vera Zvonareva in the final match of the year in Doha, Qatar.

By kthanxbye Australian Open Wimbledon Venus took home the Venus Rosewater Dish for the fifth time, defeating sister Serena in the final. U.S. Open Every once in a while Serena Williams reaches a level that no one else can get to. It happened at this year’s U.S. Open.

By Nick's Picks Clement made a surprise run to the quarterfinals at Wimbledon and comes in ranked #78 in the world. His best showing at the US Open was back in 2000 when he reached the quarterfinals, and he has also been to the fourth round here three other times. The Match-Up:

By Richard Williams Yes, it was flat if you think, for instance, that the sight of a 6ft 1in woman serving at upwards of 125mph into her opponent's body could ever been seen as showing a lack of competitive bite. When Venus Williams did that to her sister Serena, she left no doubt that all vestiges of sibling affec...

By Nick's Picks Nick’s Picks will have complete coverage of Wimbledon 2008, and we are teaming with Tennis Week and The Independent Newspaper in London to provide in-depth analysis throughout the tournament! Also, be sure to listen for Nick on Radio Wimbledon each day at 4pm EST!

By Nick's Picks The biggest potential match-up on the top half of the draw would be between Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer in the semis. Djokovic was on Nadal’s half on clay in Paris, and now he gets Federer on grass at Wimbledon. The guy can’t catch a break! He also recently said that he believes Federer’s r...

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal long ago established themselves as the best of the best in mens tennis, far ahead of anyone else in the game these days.

In Sports News: Tomas Berdych climbs back into the top ten in tennis's world rankings after reaching the quarter-finals at Wimbledon; Nicole Vaidisova says goodbye to the All England Club at the same stage, but has more to regret; football goalkeeper Petr Cech is set to wear a special pro...

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A year ago, Week 2 of Wimbledon began without a Williams in sight. Winners of five of the past seven titles at the All England Club, the Williams sisters are scheduled to be on court today when play resumes after a rainy first week and the traditional middle Sunday off.

Until Friday, Laura Granville went five years without winning a thirdround Grand Slam match against anyone, much less Martina Hingis.

Roger Federer came onto Centre Court at Wimbledon dressed like a player from a bygone era. He then played like his usual modernday great self.