WIMBLEDON – In a quarterfinal battle between German women, No. 8 Angelique Kerber defeated No. 15 Sabine Lisicki 6-3, 6-7 (7), 7-5 on Tuesday at Wimbledon under the roof of Centre Court. Kerber reaches her first Wimbledon semifinal with the … [Read more...]
Murray in a Hurry to Beat the Weather
While fans of Andy Murray took to the internet to protest about the continuation of his match on a rain-affected Court 1, Murray took the British weather in his stride, and despatched Marin Cilic 7-5, 6-2, 6-3. Yesterday, as the match was … [Read more...]
“If You’re Not First, You’re Last,” Serena Williams Knocks Out Defending Champ Kvitova at Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON - Thirteen-time major champion Serena Williams took out defending champ Petra Kvitova 6-3, 7-5 on Tuesday to move into the Wimbledon semifinals. Williams was determined against Kvitova. The American had to save a set point at 4-5 in the … [Read more...]
Lisicki’s Ray of Sunshine on Rainy Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON - Other than wash out days on the first two days of the Championships, the second Monday is probably the worst to be affected by rain. With all the Round four matches on the schedule, only the women completed both halves of their … [Read more...]
Lisicki upsets Sharapova, Kerber Clobbers Clijsters
WIMBLEDON - No Wimbledon title for Maria Sharapova this year. The current No. 1 who will lose her top ranking next week was dominated by Germany’s Sabine Liscki 6-4, 6-3 in a fourth round encounter on Monday. “Yeah, certainly had chances,†… [Read more...]
Federer Makes 33rd Consecutive Major Quarterfinal
WIMBLEDON – No. 3 Roger Federer had to fight off Xavier Malisse to move into his 33rd consecutive major tournament quarterfinal with a 7-6 (1), 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 win at Wimbledon on Monday. Federer was having problems with his back on Centre Court as … [Read more...]
Serena Williams fights past Shvedova to reach Wimbledon Quarterfinals
WIMBLEDON - On Court No. 2, Serena Williams moved past “Golden Set†Yaroslava Shvedova 6-1, 2-6, 7-5 to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals on Monday. Shvedova won a perfect set capturing 24 straight points in her last match against Sara … [Read more...]
Murray Tops Baghdatis in Latest Wimbledon Match Ever
WIMBLEDON -Â At the latest match in Wimbledon history, Britain's Andy Murray defeated Marcos Baghdatis 7-5, 3-6, 7-5, 6-1. The match ended at 11:02 pm on Saturday under the closed roof of Centre Court. The curfew says that play under the roof must … [Read more...]
Cilic Wins Second Longest Wimbledon Match
WIMBLEDON - In the second longest match in Wimbledon history, Croatian Marin Cilic, the 16th seed defeated unseeded American Sam Querrey 7-6, 6-4, 6-7, 6-7, 17-15 to move into the round of 16. "Was mentally not easy, especially in that fifth set," … [Read more...]
Serena Williams Survives Zheng test, Reaches Wimbledon Fourth Round
WIMBLEDON - Serena Williams survived a major test on Saturday in the All England Club when she came back past Jie Zheng 6-7, 6-2, 9-7 to move into the round of 16. Williams said that she had to dig deep to get through the tough match. … [Read more...]