Elina Svitolina is “bringing joy where there is despair” with her uplifting run to the Wimbledon semi-finals, according to her fellow Ukrainian Sergiy Stakhovsky. The wildcard dedicated her quarter-final win over world No 1 Iga Swiatek to all the soldiers fighting back in her homeland. She also claimed the war had made her “mentally stronger”. And former world No.31 Stakhovsky, […]

Highlights from day nine at Wimbledon Wimbledon has once again captured the imagination of tennis fans across the world since getting underway last Monday. And the tournament has now reached its business end. The ladies’ semi-finals take place on Centre Court on Thursday, with Ukrainian star Elina Svitolina going head-to-head with Czech ace Marketa Vondrousova in the first match before […]

April 2022: Following the invasion of Ukraine, Wimbledon bans players from Russia and Belarus from the upcoming Championships. In a statement, Wimbledon said the decision was made in order to “limit Russia’s global influence” and avoid a situation which could “benefit the propaganda machine of the Russian regime”. Wimbledon was the only grand slam to exclude players from Russia and […]

When are the Wimbledon finals? The Wimbledon men’s and women’s finals will take place on the weekend of 15 and 16 July. As is tradition, the women’s final will be played on Saturday 15 July and the men’s final on Sunday 16 July. Both matches will start at 2pm BST (9am ET). How can I watch it? Wimbledon will be […]

Highlights from day nine at Wimbledon Clare Balding has confirmed that the BBC will inform viewers that Ukrainian Wimbledon star Elina Svitolina will not be shaking hands with any Russian or Belarussian players should they meet in the final on Saturday. In contrast to the tournament officials, the Beeb are planning to take action to help prevent a repeat of […]

Highlights from day nine at Wimbledon Tennis fans are keen to see promising young guns Carlos Alcaraz and Holger Rune reform a doubles partnership from their junior years. The 20-year-old duo faced off in the Wimbledon quarter-finals on Wednesday with Alcaraz coming out on top to set up a mouth-watering clash against Daniil Medvedev. Alcaraz’s showdown with Rune was the […]

Carlos Alcaraz has admitted that it is “probably true” that his father filmed Novak Djokovic training earlier this week after the Serbian complained about not receiving enough privacy during his training sessions. Serbian media reported this week that Alcaraz’s father had been ‘spying’ on Djokovic’s training sessions at Wimbledon. The Aorangi practice courts at Wimbledon are in close proximity and […]

Highlights from day nine at Wimbledon Wimbledon commentator Chris Evert failed to hold back the tears as she witnessed Elina Svitolina’s 7-5, 6-7(5), 6-2 emotional win over world No 1 Iga Swiatek on Tuesday. The Ukrainian despatched the current US and French Open champion to continue her stunning run at SW19 as she has captured the hearts of those at […]

Wimbledon chiefs set to resist calls from Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray for matches to start earlier in a bid to beat the 11pm curfew amid fears the move could hit lucrative TV deals Novak Djokovic has called for Centre Court games at Wimbledon to start at noon His fourth-round match on Sunday evening was suspended due to 11pm curfew  […]

Carlos Alcaraz was hailed as the Crown Prince of Wimbledon after his stunning 7-6, 6-4, 6-4 victory over best mate Holger Rune. In front of Queen Camilla in the Royal Box, the Spanish infante produced a performance to which even king Novak Djokovic himself needs to take heed. The 20-year-old was not even born the last time the famous trophy […]