By Mac Engel From Fort Worth Star-Telegram DALLAS—While the American women clean up in tennis, their male counterparts look decidedly Canadian. It has been so long since an American man has broached the pinnacle of sport, we have literally forgotten about tennis, and that’s a disaster for the state of the game here. You need…
Mektic and Pavic Become First All-Croatian Pair to Triumph at Wimbledon
LONDON—Top seeds Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic became the first all-Croatian pair to capture a Grand Slam men’s doubles title when they outclassed Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos 6–4 7–6(5) 2–6 7–5 at Wimbledon on Saturday. On their second championship point, Mektic and Pavic made three unsuccessful attempts to smash the ball away for a…
Hsieh Wins Third Wimbledon Doubles Title, This Time With Mertens
LONDON—Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei claimed her third Wimbledon doubles title with a third different partner as she and Elise Mertens hung on to claim victory in a marathon final against Russian duo Veronika Kudermetova and Elena Vesnina on Saturday. The Taiwanese-Belgian duo saved match points on the way to claiming a 3–6 7–5 9–7 win on…
Barty Beats Pliskova at Wimbledon for 2ND Grand Slam Title
WIMBLEDON, England—Ash Barty got off to a perfect start in the Wimbledon final by collecting the first 14 points, then needed to hold off a comeback bid before beating Karolina Pliskova 6–3, 6–7 (4), 6–3 on Saturday for her second Grand Slam title. The top-seeded Barty adds this championship to the one she won at…
Berrettini seals Wimbledon final berth with Hurkacz win
LONDON—Seventh seed Matteo Berrettini stayed solid in the face of a spirited fightback from Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz to become the first Italian to reach the Wimbledon final on Friday with a 6–3 6–0 6–7(3) 6–4 victory. The 25-year-old took two hours and 36 minutes to get past the 14th seeded Hurkacz on Centre Court to…
Flawless Djokovic Closing in on History
LONDON—Five-time winner and defending champion Djokovic will contest his 10th Wimbledon and 41st Grand Slam semi-final on Friday against 22-year-old Canadian Denis Shapovalov who has reached this stage for the first time in his career. Add in the fact that Djokovic’s gaze is locked on winning his 20th Grand Slam title to match record-holders Roger…
Barty Beats Kerber to Reach First Wimbledon Final
LONDON—Top seed Ash Barty became the first Australian woman to reach the Wimbledon singles final for 41 years after beating former champion Angelique Kerber 6–3 7–6(3) on Thursday. The 25-year-old will now aim to emulate Evonne Goolagong who won the second of her two Wimbledon crowns in 1980. After saving a break-point in a nervy…
Federer Beaten in Wimbledon Quarterfinals by Hurkacz
LONDON—Roger Federer’s dream of winning a record-equalling ninth Wimbledon title ended with a heartbreaking 6–3 7–6(4) 6–0 quarterfinal defeat by Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz on Wednesday. Before this fortnight, 14th seed Hurkacz had won only four matches on turf but no one would have guessed his lack of grasscourt pedigree after witnessing the stupendous display he…
Djokovic Ends Fucsovics Run to Reach 10th Wimbledon Semifinal
LONDON—A business-like Novak Djokovic threatened to short-change over 14,000 fans who had forked out 170 pounds ($234) for Wednesday’s Centre Court tickets when, after only 19 minutes of action, he stood on the cusp of bagging the first set 6–0. Trailing 0–5 and 15–40 on serve, it seemed like Marton Fucsovics’s first foray into a…
Sports Figures Defend Raducanu Over Wimbledon Exit
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…
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