LONDON—Australia’s Matthew Ebden and Max Purcell prevented the Croatian duo of Mate Pavic and Nikola Mektic from winning back-to-back men’s doubles titles at Wimbledon with a 7–6(5) 6–7(3) 4–6 6–4 7–6(10–2) victory in the final on Saturday. It was a long and arduous journey to the final for the Australians, with five of their six…

LONDON—Czech Karolina Pliskova said she exceeded her own expectations by reaching her maiden Wimbledon final by beating Aryna Sabalenka on Thursday but that anything could happen when she faces world number one Ash Barty on Saturday. The 29-year-old former top-ranked player battled back from a set down to second seed Sabalanka to win 5–7 6–4…

LONDON—British sports personalities from Andy Murray to Marcus Rashford rallied to the defense of teenage tennis sensation Emma Raducanu on Tuesday after suggestions she quit her debut Wimbledon because she could not handle the pressure. The previously little-known 18-year-old, ranked 338 in the world, was the last of 14 British players standing in Wimbledon after…

LONDON—Wimbledon will have capacity crowds from the singles quarter-finals onwards as COVID-19 restrictions on attendances are relaxed, the All England Club announced on Sunday. Attendances have been capped at 50 percent since the start of the tournament last Monday although next weekend’s finals were to rise to 100 percent on the 15,000-capacity Centre Court. After…