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“Unprofessionnal, I hate it” – Serena Williams says anti-doping whereabouts rules nearly stopped her comeback
Williams called the whereabouts testing system "unprofessional" and said it nearly kept her from returning – a rare on-record swipe at anti-doping from one of its most-tested athletes. The agency in charge has corrected her, showing that the 23-time Grand Slam champion had blurred several separate rules into one misunderstanding.
June 28, 2012: The day Rosol stunned Nadal at Wimbledon
Each day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to an important moment in tennis history. On this day, June 28, in 2012, Lukas Rosol upset Rafael Nadal at Wimbledon
Djokovic on Serena Williams’s return: “I see her in the gym more than when she was in her prime”
Ahead of his Wimbledon campaign, Novak Djokovic hailed Serena Williams's singles return as truly inspirational, admitting he sees her training harder now than in her prime and could never have faced his own brothers in a final.
“Now I’m sure I’ll play” – Arthur Fils on his injury return, life on grass and why he isn’t at Wimbledon to make up the numbers
Back at a Grand Slam for the first time since his hip injury, Arthur Fils insists he has recovered fully and arrives at Wimbledon with genuine ambitions on grass, not merely to make up the numbers.
“I was planning to peak at Wimbledon”: Djokovic says he is in far better shape than at Roland-Garros
Five weeks after his five-set Roland-Garros loss to teenager João Fonseca, Novak Djokovic says grass leaves him better prepared physically for Wimbledon, where he could meet Jannik Sinner in the semi-finals.
June 27, 2006: The day Roger Federer beat Bjorn Borg’s record of 41 consecutive wins on grass
Sinner refuses to discuss prize money on eve of Wimbledon title defence
Draper draws Fritz in a Wimbledon opener with a champion’s billing
Serena handed a Joint opener and a Swiatek collision course on her Wimbledon return
June 26, 2000: The day Vince Spadea ended a run of 21 straight defeats
June 25, 1973: The day Wimbledon began with a boycott from top players
Players snub Wimbledon’s record payout, revive 15-minute media protest over revenue share
No answers on the collapse, but Sinner beats Norrie and is “very strong again” before Wimbledon
June 24, 2010: The day Isner and Mahut completed the longest match in history
June 23, 1987: The day Stefan Edberg dished out a rare triple bagel at Wimbledon
June 22, 2009: The day Roger Federer won the first match on the “new” Wimbledon Centre Court
BREAKING: Serena Williams handed Wimbledon singles wild card