Andy Murray has a long way to go to reach Brit legend Fred Perry’s iconic status, says daughterLONDON - Penny Perry, the daughter of Fred Perry, the last Briton to win the Wimbledon men’s championship title (in 1936), believes that there are many dissimilarities between her father and current Wimbledon hope Andy Murray. Safina says she’ll beat Williams this timeLONDON - Ahead of their semi-final clash, world No. 1 Dinara Safina has warned five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams that she is set to repeat her Rome victory. Williams sisters to face Russians Safina and Dementieva for spots in Wimbledon finalWIMBLEDON, England — Wimbledon could be headed for another all-Williams final. Then again, it could be an all-Russian matchup. Murray desperate to wipe out memories of Rafa’s 2008 Wimbledon thrashing
Former No. 1 Ana Ivanovic needs 1-2 weeks of rest to recover from injury at WimbledonWIMBLEDON, England — Ana Ivanovic will rest for one to two weeks to recover from a thigh injury that forced her to quit her fourth-round Wimbledon match against Venus Williams. ‘The Williams Way’: Sisters Venus, Serena win easily to reach Wimbledon semifinalsWIMBLEDON, England — Her 19th consecutive victory at the All England Club already wrapped up, Venus Williams grabbed a seat and watched younger sister Serena win easily to reach the semifinals, too. Williams sisters sweep as Safin overcomes serving stuttersLONDON - Women followed the Wimbledon formbook Tuesday with the top four seeds powering into the semi-finals as the Williams sisters moved closer to another title showdown. Top-ranked Rafael Nadal left off Spain team for Davis Cup quarterfinalsLONDON — Top-ranked Rafael Nadal was left off Spain’s team for the Davis Cup quarterfinals on Tuesday because of sore knees. Top-ranked Rafael Nadal officially left off Spain team for Davis Cup quarterfinalsLONDON — Top-ranked Rafael Nadal was officially left off Spain’s team for the Davis Cup quarterfinals on Tuesday. Venus and Serena Williams win to reach Wimbledon semis and close in on another finalWIMBLEDON, England — Venus and Serena Williams are one round away from meeting in another Wimbledon final. Serena Williams beats Victoria Azarenka to join sister Venus in Wimbledon semifinalsWIMBLEDON, England — Serena Williams is back in the Wimbledon semifinals after beating Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 6-2, 6-3. Venus crushes Radwanska to reach Wimbledon semi-finalsLONDON - Five-time winner Venus Williams marched into the semi-finals of the Wimbledon Championships Tuesday without the loss of a set so far, pounding out a 6-1, 6-2 defeat of 11th seed Agnieszka Radwanska. No. 4 Dementieva tops Schiavone to reach Wimbledon semis for 2nd year in a rowWIMBLEDON, England — Fourth-seeded Elena Dementieva of Russia has reached the Wimbledon semifinals after a comfortable 6-2, 6-2 win over Francesca Schiavone of Italy. Top-ranked Safina rallies past German teenager Lisicki to reach 1st Wimbledon semifinalWIMBLEDON, England — Dinara Safina has reached her first Wimbledon semifinal after rallying to beat German teenager Sabine Lisicki 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-1 Venus Williams overpowers Radwanska 6-1, 6-2 to reach Wimbledon semifinalsWIMBLEDON, England — Five-time champion Venus Williams overpowered Agnieszka Radwanska 6-1, 6-2 on Tuesday to reach the Wimbledon semifinals and move a step closer to another possible championship showdown with sister Serena. Murray raises the roof with historic win under lights (Wimbledon Diary)LONDON - After managing to raise the roof at Wimbledon with his five-set thriller win over Swiss Stan Wawrinka, Andy Murray had a late lie-in Tuesday before starting his quest to prepare for a quarter-final date with veteran Juan Carlos Ferrero. Venus Williams overpowers Radwanska to cruise into Wimbledon semifinalsWIMBLEDON, England — Venus Williams has reached the Wimbledon semifinals by overpowering Agnieszka Radwanska 6-1, 6-2. Nadal to miss Spain’s Davis Cup tie against GermanyMADRID — Top-ranked Rafael Nadal will miss Spain’s Davis Cup quarterfinal against Germany next month. Women’s quarterfinals on Wimbledon schedule today; Both Venus and Serena Williams in actionWIMBLEDON, England — The women’s quarterfinals at Wimbledon are set for today. Due up first on Centre Court are top-ranked Dinara Safina against 19-year-old German Sabine Lisicki, followed by No. 2 Serena Williams vs. 19-year-old Victoria Azarenka of Belarus. Women’s quaterfinals on Wimbledon schedule today; Both Venus and Serena Williams are in actionWIMBLEDON, England — The women’s quarterfinals at Wimbledon are set for today. Due up first on Centre Court are top-ranked Dinara Safina against 19-year-old German Sabine Lisicki, followed by No. 2 Serena Williams vs. 19-year-old Victoria Azarenka of Belarus. Wimbledon: Paes-Black beat Bhupathi-Sania in mixed doublesLONDON - It was Leander Paes who won the much hyped battle against his estranged doubles partner Mahesh Bhupathi in the Wimbledon mixed doubles. Top players in swine flu scare at WimbledonLONDON - The last 16 players left at the Wimbledon have been asked to be cautious, and were placed on high alert for swine flu after four ballboys and girls were sent home following suspected swine flu symptoms. Murray wins 5-set thriller under Centre Court roof as night tennis comes to WimbledonWIMBLEDON, England — The first match played entirely under Wimbledon’s new retractable roof produced a five-set marathon that finished later than any previous Centre Court encounter in history. Ex-Oz tennis star appalled over Wimbledon’s looks Vs form Centre Court selectionLONDON - The decision of the All England Club to take the physical appearance of women into consideration when planning their schedule for Centre Court matches at Wimbledon has left Australia’s former Federation Cup captain, John Alexander, appalled. Its looks over ranking that decide which women play on Wimbledon’s Centre Court!LONDON - Wimbledon tennis organizers have been accused of using looks rather than ranking to decide which women play on Centre Court. Murray wins five-set thriller under Centre Court roof as night tennis comes to WimbledonWIMBLEDON, England — The first match played entirely under Wimbledon’s new retractable roof produced a five-set marathon that finished later than any previous Centre Court encounter in history. Andy Murray beats Wawrinka in a five set epic under the roof at Wimbledon
Night tennis at Wimbledon: Under new roof, Murray edges Wawrinka to reach quarterfinalsWIMBLEDON, England — They played into the night on Centre Court, later than anyone ever had in Wimbledon’s long history, and they played indoors, the first match contested entirely under the new roof. Changing of the guard: Wimbledon shuts roof for indoor tennis as fans applaud, umbrellas closeWIMBLEDON, England — Rhythmic clapping rang out on Centre Court, accompanied by not-so-staid chants of “Roof! Roof! Roof!” Andy Roddick advances to Wimbledon quarters by beating Tomas Berdych
11-0: Federer dispatched Soderling to reach yet another Wimbledon QF
Hewitt rallies from 2 sets down to beat Stepanek and reach Wimbledon quarterfinalsWIMBLEDON, England — Former champion Lleyton Hewitt rallied from two sets down to beat Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic and reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals. Bhupathi, Knowles in Wimbledon quarters
Blake gets nod over Fish, Querrey for 2nd singles spot on US Davis Cup team, alongside RoddickWHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — James Blake is joining Andy Roddick and the Bryan brothers on the U.S. Davis Cup team that will play Croatia in next month’s quarterfinals. No. 4 Djokovic beats Sela in straight sets to reach Wimbledon quartersWIMBLEDON, England — Novak Djokovic has defeated Dudi Sela in straight sets to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals. |
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LONDON - British tennis star Andy Murray has said that he is desperate to wipe away the memory of a straight-sets thrashing by Rafael Nadal in the last eight at Wimbledon 12 months ago. Murray will face third seed Juan Carlos Ferrero in today’s Wimbledon quarterfinals. The Sun quoted Murray as saying: “I’ve got the chance to go further than I did last year and to win the tournament - and that’s my goal.”
WIMBLEDON, England — Andy Roddick has advanced to the Wimbledon quarterfinals by beating Tomas Berdych (ber-DITCH). The No. 6-seeded Roddick hit 24 aces, never faced a break point and defeated Berdych 7-6 (4), 6-4, 6-3 Monday. Roddick lost only 11 points on his serve and improved to 23-3 in tiebreakers this year.
WIMBLEDON, England — The last time they met, a Grand Slam title was on the line, the surface was clay and the weather was chilly and wet. This time, they played in the fourth round, the surface was grass and the conditions were sweltering. The result was no different, though, as Roger Federer swept Robin Soderling in straight sets. Federer outserved the Swede 6-4, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5) on Monday to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals — three weeks after downing Soderling in three sets in Paris for his first French Open title.
LONDON - India’s Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles of Bahamas moved into the quarter-finals of the Wimbledon men’s doubles with a 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (3), 6-0 victory over India’s Prakash Amritraj and Pakistan’s Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi here Monday. Fourth seeded Bhupathi and Knowles took the first set, breaking their unseeded opponents twice.
