London, July 11 (IANS) India’s current Test and ODI captain Shubman Gill joined cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar in the Royal Box at the Centre Court at Wimbledon to watch the two men’s singles semifinals at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London on Friday.Tendulkar and Gill were among the celebrities who visited Wimbledon on Friday, and both were welcomed by the Club. Tendulkar was accompanied by his wife, Anjali.A picture of Gill with Anjali and Sachin Tendulkar sitting in the R…
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London, July 10 (IANS) World No. 1 and defending champion Jannik Sinner produced a clinical display to outclass seven-time winner Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in the men’s singles semifinal at Centre Court in London on Friday, sealing his place in the Wimbledon final with a dominant straight-sets victory.Sinner controlled the contest from the outset with a powerful and precise serving performance. The Italian fired 16 aces, committed no double faults, and won an impressive 88 per cent of point…
London, July 10 (IANS) Alexander Zverev continued his remarkable Grand Slam resurgence by ending British wildcard Arthur Fery’s dream run at Wimbledon with a commanding 7-6(0), 6-2, 6-4 victory on Friday, booking his maiden final at the All England Club and moving within one win of a second consecutive major title.The second seed delivered a strong performance on the Centre Court, quieting the home crowd after overcoming a tough challenge in the opening set from 23-year-old Fery. Zverev, who won…
London, July 10 (IANS) Jelena Ostapenko and Marcelo Arevalo claimed the Wimbledon mixed doubles title after rallying from a set and a break down to defeat Australian duo Storm Hunter and Marc Polmans 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 in final. For Ostapenko, it was her first Wimbledon title. The Latvian, who previously won the 2017 French Open singles title and the 2024 U S Open women’s doubles title, reached two Wimbledon finals before and left holding the runner-up’s salver – in the mixed doubles final in 2019 …
London, July 9 (IANS) Linda Noskova overcame Marta Kostyuk in her first appearance in the last four at Wimbledon, setting up a summit clash with Karolina Muchova of Czechia, who advanced to her second career Grand Slam singles final in dramatic fashion, saving a match point to outlast American Coco Gauff in a thrilling three-setter in London on Thursday.In the two matches played on the Centre Court, Nishkova made it to her maiden final with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Marta Kostyuk, while Muchova wo…
London, July 9 (IANS) Arnav Paparkar’s dream run at the 2026 Wimbledon Junior Championships came to an end after the Indian teenager suffered a 2-6, 5-7 defeat to the United States’ Jordan Lee in the boys’ singles quarterfinals on Thursday.Despite the defeat, the 18-year-old from Pune scripted history by becoming the first Indian player in 36 years to reach the Wimbledon boys’ singles quarterfinals since Leander Paes won the junior title in 1990.Paparkar arrived in the last eight on the back of …
London, July 8 (IANS) Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk continued her impressive run at Wimbledon, brushing aside Italy’s Jasmine Paolini 6-3, 6-2 on Centre Court on Wednesday to reach her maiden Wimbledon semifinal and second consecutive Grand Slam semifinal.The 12th seed took just one hour and nine minutes to defeat last year’s runner-up. This win brings her impressive record to 21 victories in her last 22 matches on the WTA Tour. It also follows her semifinal finish at the 2026 French Open, showing her…
London, July 8 (IANS) Felix Auger-Aliassime admitted he was left disappointed after narrowly missing out on his maiden Wimbledon semi-final following a five-set defeat to seven-time champion Novak Djokovic in the men’s singles quarter-finals on Centre Court, but said he could still take pride in pushing the 24-time Grand Slam winner to the limit in one of the longest matches in the tournament’s history. Despite the disappointment of another Grand Slam exit at the last-eight stage, Auger-Aliassim…
London, July 8 (IANS) Novak Djokovic dug deep to reach his 55th Grand Slam semi-final and eighth in a row at Wimbledon after winning the longest quarter-final of all time at The Championships.Djokovic returned to the Wimbledon semifinals for a record-extending 15th time on Tuesday, when he survived a major test from Felix Auger-Aliassime to earn a dramatic 7-6(10), 3-6, 6-3, 6-7(4), 7-6(10-4) victory in five-hour-and-15-minute .Djokovic reached his 15th Wimbledon semi-final 19 years after his fi…
London, July 7 (IANS) American star Coco Gauff recovered from a set deficit to overcome Jessica Pegula for the fourth match in succession at Wimbledon as she reached her maiden Grand Slam semifinals at the All-England Lawn Tennis Club in London on Tuesday.With Pegula consistent on the court as she usually is, the first set brought to the fore all Coco Gauff’s vulnerabilities on grass. But the No.7 seed defied all of her opponent’s attempts and secured a 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 victory.The interesting fa…