The Championships, Wimbledon

By Mike Rafael Nadal is looking to bounce back after an up and mostly down 2009 on tour. He started last year by winning his very first hard-court Grand Slam at the Australian Open over a teary-eyed Roger Federer. At the time we all wondered how Roger would be able to recover after losing to Nadal at ano...

By Mike By Mike McIntyre The 2010 Australian Open officially begins on Monday but important matches have already begun in the qualifying draw. The 128-player draw will work its way down to a fortunate group of 16 players who will advance to...

By Mike After suffering numerous injuries last season, Nadal seems to finally be realizing that his body may have its limits. He plans on taking some time off after the Australian Open. Both Federer and Nadal will now move on to Doha, for the Qatar Exxonmobil Open and a tournament where tangible ran...

The knee injury forced the Mallorcan ace to withdraw from the Wimbledon Championships. But even in the absence of the defending champion Nadal, ... 2009 Tennis in ReviewBleacher Report Roger Federer Easily Player of DecadeFanHouse The Sport Review -FanIQ (blog) -World Tennis Magazine

Tennis Betting: The end of Federer v Nadal? betting.betfair.com (blog) Nadal won their three straight finals at the French between 2006 and 2008, while Federer won their Wimbledon encounters of 2006 and 2007. ... Federer shatters Grand Slam records, Nadal worriesTimes of India

We've almost become spoiled for great Wimbledon finals in recent years thanks to Roger Federer – but this was simply sensational. ...

And on the subject of a grass MS, while it would be good to see, I think it's more likely that Wimbledon moves to hard court! Which I don't expect to happen ...

Telegraph Sport's Tennis Correspondent, Mark Hodgkinson, explains why Rafa Nadal's epic victory over Roger Federer in the 2008 Wimbledon final was the ... Tennis-X.com 2009 Awards; Federer Named Player of YearTennis-X.com (blog)

The All England club threw open its gates to the children of Britain yesterday with an invitation from the chairman to "use Wimbledon as a creator of dreams". The All England club threw open its gates to the children of Britain yesterday with an invitation from the chairman to "use Wimbledo...

And to SW19, Wimbledon had a new roof which in its first competitive match saw Andy Murray, the country's only hope, stage a fightback to defeat Stanislas ... Roger Federer, Rod Laver, Bud Collins Books Available for the HolidaysPR-USA.net (press release)

The Sport Review Also, their 2008 Wimbledon final, in which Nadal was the winner, is widely considered the greatest match in tennis history. As far as 2009, ... Men's Tennis Betting: The Year in Review - Part Onebetting.betfair.com (blog) all 4 news articles »

Bill Collings, who has died aged 100, retained a zest for life and an interest in other people right until the end. For many years he lived in a modern flat with a spectacular view of Fistral beach, the main surfing beach at Newquay in Cornwall. Bill, with his wife Rita, would go surfing after fi...

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...

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

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 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 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 Portuguese teenager booed off court in Paris regards Wimbledon as a chance to let her tennis do the talking In Liverpool to pick up match time on grass at the Calderstones Tournament, should the rain relent for long enough, Larcher de Brito confesses that not even the weather has dulled he...

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...

• 'Someone who wins at Queen's can win at Wimbledon' • 'It is still Roger Federer's tournament to lose' Jeremy Bates Former British No1 Andrew Castle TV presenter and former British No1 Alex Bogdanovic British No2 Josh Goodall British No3 Jamie Murray Brother

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By Guest Writers On her way to the semifinals, Zheng defeated No.30 seed Dominika Cibulkova, top seed and French Open champion Ana Ivanovic, No.15 seed Agnes Szavay and No.18 seed Nicole Vaidisova. Isn’t that amazing? Even in her semifinal against Serena Williams, Zheng had a set point at 6-5 in the second se...

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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 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 By their willingness to take each other on in front of a crowd whose initial scepticism was made plain by the reticence of their applause, Venus and Serena Williams rescued a women's singles tournament whose final stages would otherwise have lacked quality. For once, a packed second Satu...

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 What a year it has been since Bartoli reached the finals of last year’s Wimbledon. In 2008 she is 8-14, and has lost in the first round at both the Australian Open and French Open. If she does that at Wimbledon her ranking is going to drop like a rock.

By Nick's Picks Roger Federer (SUI) Height: 6′1″ Seed: 1 Plays: Right-handed (one-handed backhand) 2007 Wimbledon: Champion Height: 6′2″ Weight: 176 lbs. Seed: 3 Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand) 2008 Titles: Australian Open, Indian Wells, and Rome 2007 Wimbledon: Semifinals

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.