Ukrainian Elina Svitolina delivered one of the biggest surprises at Wimbledon this year when she upset No. 1 seed Iga Swiatek on Tuesday, 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-2. Svitolina initially received a wild-card entry for the tournament and has been moving through her opponents. She beat Venus Williams, Elise Mertens, Sofia Kenin and Victoria Azarenka before […]
Ukrainian Elina Svitolina bounces No. 1 Iga Swiatek at Wimbledon: ‘War made me stronger’
September 19, 2023 by
Andrey Rublev hits ridiculous winner, stuns opponent at Wimbledon
September 17, 2023 by
Andrey Rublev and Alexander Bublik played five full sets during the fourth round of the Wimbledon Championships on Sunday and the No. 7-seeded Russian showed off his skills and, at one point, left his opponent stunned. The moment came in the final set against Bublik. The two rallied back and forth when Bublik’s backhand shot […]
Wimbledon umpire gently reminds fans to refrain from popping champagne during play
September 16, 2023 by
A brief interruption from celebrating fans at the Wimbledon Championships on Sunday caused the chair umpire John Blom to reiterate that even popping corked bottles were not allowed during play. The incident occurred during the first set of a women’s match between Anastasia Potapova and Mirra Andreeva. The chair umpire got on the mic and […]
Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek advance, but the rain and protesters capture the attention at Wimbledon
September 13, 2023 by
The developments at Wimbledon on Wednesday included Novak Djokovic joining Roger Federer and Serena Williams as the only players in tennis history to win 350 Grand Slam matches; a runner-up two years ago, Karolina Pliskova, exiting in the first round against a qualifier; a player seeded No. 8, Maria Sakkari, taking the opening set 6-0 […]