Wimbledon

Victoria Azarenka at the Mutua Madrid Open in 2019

“It does not make sense and it does not connect to what they are saying” – Azarenka on Wimbledon ban

If the Wimbledon ban holds then Victoria Azarenka will not be able to play the Championships and other grasscourt events in the United Kingdom this year

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Haresh Ramchandani
Spectators watch the men's final on a large screen as they sit on Henman Hill at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain

Nordic Federation supports Wimbledon ban, All England Club reiterates position, Italian government considers similar move

The battle lines continue to get drawn out over the ban of Russian and Belarusian players as the tennis federations of Sweden, Iceland, Finland and Norway issue a joint statement supporting the Wimbledon ban

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Haresh Ramchandani
General view over the outside courts at Wimbledon

PTPA denounces Russian invasion but says it does not support discrimination of players based on nationality

In its statement, the PTPA said they have spoken to many impacted by the current crisis and highlighted that players may not be able to voice their true opinion for fear of retaliation by their governments

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Haresh Ramchandani
Russia's Daniil Medvedev during a press conference at Wimbledon in 2021

Kremlin and Belarus Tennis Federation say Wimbledon ban is “unacceptable”

The Belarus Tennis Federation says it is exploring legal options in relation to the Wimbledon ban on players from Russia and Belarus

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Haresh Ramchandani
Ukraine's Alexandr Dolgopolov at the Italian Open in 2018

Ukrainian players call for more bans unless Russian & Belarusian players publicly confirm that they do not support Russian invasion

Ukrainian players have spoken about Wimbledon's bold move to ban Russian & Belarusian players

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Haresh Ramchandani
Wimbledon men's final in 2021
4 years ago

ATP, WTA criticise Wimbledon’s “unfair” ban on Russians and Belarussians

In separate statements, the men's and women's governing bodies were strongly critical of...
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Simon Cambers
Daniil Medvedev Wimbledon
4 years ago

Confirmed: Russian, Belarussian players to be banned from Wimbledon

Russian and Belarussian players, including Daniil Medvedev and Aryna Sabalenka, will not be...
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Simon Cambers
Serena Williams of the U.S. in action during her first round match at Wimbledon 2021
4 years ago

Serena Williams teases fans about return at Wimbledon

The 23-time Grand Slam champion has not played since Wimbledon 2021 but hinted...
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Haresh Ramchandani
4 years ago

Oudéa-Castera: Roland-Garros — and other Grand Slams — will welcome Russian players unconditionally

Russian players are in a position to participate at Roland-Garros this spring, per...
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Cédric Rouquette
Mahut isner
4 years ago

Grand Slams to unify final-set tiebreak rules with 10-point tiebreak at 6-6

The new format will be trialled over a year of Grand Slams, beginning...
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Simon Cambers
Russia's Daniil Medvedev celebrates winning his round of 16 match against Spain's Pablo Andujar at the Abierto Mexicano in Acapulco
4 years ago

Medvedev, Rublev, and other Russians potentially face Wimbledon ban

The UK government is in talks with the All England Club regarding the...
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Ricky Dimon
Roger Federer
4 years ago

I won’t be at Wimbledon this year, says Roger Federer

The Swiss might still have hopes of chasing a 21st Grand Slam title...
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Carrie Dunn
Andy Murray and Ivan Lendl
4 years ago

Andy Murray-Ivan Lendl part 3: What happened before and what we can expect

Andy Murray and Ivan Lendl are to work together for the third time....
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Simon Cambers
Andy Murray Ivan Lendl
4 years ago

Andy Murray hires Ivan Lendl as coach for a third time

In a surprise move, the 34-year-old has turned again to the man who...
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Simon Cambers
Roger Federer
4 years ago

Lüthi gives update on Roger Federer’s progress – “I can’t imagine him playing at Wimbledon right now”

In an interview with Tages-Anzeiger on Wednesday, Severin Lüthi gave news of Roger...
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Mathieu Canac
Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Melbourne 2017
5 years ago

Ten insightful stats you may not know about the Federer-Nadal rivalry

A book co-authored by Rémi Bourrières (contributor to Tennis Majors) and Christophe Perron...
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Cédric Rouquette
5 years ago

Roger Federer says he is unlikely to play Wimbledon in 2022 but wants to return to the top level

The 20-times Grand Slam champion has yet to start playing tennis again after...
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Simon Cambers
Serena Wimbledon 2021 press conference
5 years ago

Serena Williams says hamstring “better”; details “noise” of the moment

The American has not played since she tore her hamstring at Wimbledon earlier...
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Simon Cambers
Wimbledon men's final in 2021
5 years ago

Wimbledon confirms play on Middle Sunday in 2022

The grass court Grand Slam has announced its plans for 2022, including a...
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Carrie Dunn
Wimbledon Court 1, 2019
5 years ago

Wimbledon steps up plans to build third covered court

Wimbledon hopes to have the new Parkland Show Court ready for use in...
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Simon Cambers