Third seed Ons Jabeur of Tunisia dropped the first set before storming back Tuesday to defeat Czech opponent Marie Bouzkova 3–6, 6–1, 6–1 in the Wimbledon quarterfinals in London. Jabeur not only clinched her first Grand Slam semifinal appearance but also became the first Arab or North African player—male or female—to reach the semifinals of…
Novak Djokovic Rallies, Beats Jannik Sinner for Wimbledon Semis Spot
No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic rallied from two sets down Tuesday to defeat No. 10 seed Jannik Sinner of Italy and advance to the Wimbledon semifinals. While Djokovic squandered a big lead in the first set and muddled through the second, he found his energy in the third and turned in a vintage performance the…
Simona Halep Trounces Paula Badosa to Reach Wimbledon Quarters
Simona Halep took a big step toward her second Wimbledon title on Monday when she trounced fourth-seeded Paula Badosa 6–1, 6–2 to advance to the quarterfinals in London. The 2019 Wimbledon champion dominated from the outset of the 62-minute match. Halep had 17 winners and just nine unforced errors while running her winning streak at…
Activists With Peng Shuai T-Shirts Searched at Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON, England—Four activists wearing “Where is Peng Shuai?” T-shirts were stopped by security at Wimbledon on Monday and had their bags searched. Peng is a retired professional tennis player from China who last year accused a former high-ranking member of the Chinese Communist Party of sexual assault. She has made very few public appearances since…
Kyrgios’ Lack of Civility in Tennis
July 4, 2022
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Commentary In a paper on History and Civility, Larry Schaefer writes that “Civility is one of our most honored and valued words, a five-star word … It walks in partnership with other honored words such as politeness, duty, and civilized. There are those who say that duty and civility should be expressed together: the duty…
Quieter, Calmer Kyrgios in Wimbledon Quarters Years Later
WIMBLEDON, England—Nick Kyrgios stepped into a nearly full Centre Court to polite applause at precisely 1:30 p.m. on Monday, exited about 3 1/2 hours later to a louder ovation and, somehow, the 100-year-old stadium survived the experience. In the warmup period, Kyrgios flicked a ball between his legs and closed with an underarm serve, hardly…
Wimbledon Appeals Against WTA Fine Over Banning of Russian and Belarusian Players
The organiser of the Wimbledon tennis championships has appealed after the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) fined it for banning Russian and Belarusian players, the head of the All England Club said on Monday. The club’s Chief Executive Sally Bolton confirmed the appeal on Monday and told reporters that the organisation stands by the ban and is “disappointed”…
Djokovic Ready to Help Son Follow in His Footsteps
LONDON—Novak Djokovic said he will do everything he can to support his son Stefan if he decides to follow in his footsteps but the Serb wants to make sure the seven-year-old does not feel pressured to pursue a career in tennis. Footage of the 20-time Grand Slam winner training with his son circulated on social…
Tsitsipas, Kyrgios Both Fined After Heated Clash at Wimbledon
Stefanos Tsitsipas was fined $10,000 by the All England Club, and Nick Kyrgios was docked $4,000 for actions during their wild third-round match. The tournament announced the penalties on Sunday, a day after Kyrgios beat Tsitsipas in four sets. Things got testy during the match—and there was more dislike for each other expressed during their…
Tsitsipas Calls Kyrgios Bully After Wimbledon Hubbub, Loss
WIMBLEDON, England—Nick Kyrgios cursed at the Wimbledon chair umpire and asked, “Are you dumb?” He demanded to see a Grand Slam supervisor after questioning why his opponent, Stefanos Tsitsipas, didn’t forfeit their ever-contentious, never-boring match for angrily hitting a ball into the stands after dropping the second set. Unsatisfied with the response, Kyrgios asked, “What…
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