Wimbledon Tennis

Wimbledon 2009

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Roger Federer's victory in the men's final brought the 123rd Championships to a fitting climax on Centre Court. Pete Sampras, Rod Laver and Bjorn Borg were in the Royal Box to see history made.

This time the Williams family battle, so often conducted on the lawns of the All England Club, went the way of Serena as she removed the ladies' singles championship from the custody of her older sister Venus. In straight sets, too, 7-6 (7-3), 6-2 in 87 minutes.

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Maria Kirilenko

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Maria Kirilenko of Russia tosses her racket after missing a point against Flavia Pennetta of Italy in the second round at the Sony Ericsson Open tennis tournament in Key Biscayne, Fla. Friday, March 27, 2009

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Roger Federer, of Switzerland, prepares to serve to Kevin Kim in the second round at the Sony Ericsson Open tennis tournament in Key Biscayne, Fla. Friday, March 27, 2009. Federer won 6-3, 6-2.

Rafael Nadal

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Rafael Nadal, of Spain, pauses during a quarterfinal against Juan Martin del Potro, of Argentina, at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament in Indian Wells, Calif., Friday, March 20, 2009

Ana Ivanovic

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Ana Ivanovic, of Serbia, celebrates after defeating Mariya Koryttseva, of Ukraine, 6-0, 6-3, at the Sony Ericsson Open tennis tournament in Key Biscayne, Fla. Friday, March 27, 2009

Wimbledon 2008 in review

2008-07-08T08:43:00.000-07:00

Champions Nadal and Williams

The 122nd Championships came to the most magnificent of conclusions as Spain's Rafael Nadal brought the five-time champion Roger Federer crashing to earth in the longest final in the history of The All England Club.

Fashion rules at Wimbledon

2008-06-25T08:34:00.000-07:00

Roger Federer, Maria Sharapova and the Williams sisters have all revelled in the glory of being a Wimbledon champion but this week their keen eye for fashion fell under the spotlight when they introduced traditionally un-sporty garments to the tennis fold.

It all began when champion Roger Federer stepped on to Centre Court to defend his title sporting a cardigan, rather than the neatly pressed blazer fans have become used to in the past couple of years.

The world number one had decided the jacket, which last year was coupled with a pair of long trousers, was perhaps enough two years on the trot.

“We [Nike] thought about something nice like a cardigan, a jumper,” he revealed. “I think the result is nice. I have a belt as well this year. Just some new, fresh things. It’s a little bit more easier to wear than the jacket to be honest.”

2nd Day - Wimbledon 2008

2008-06-24T06:35:00.000-07:00

Venus Williams is opening her defence of her singles title against Britain's Naomi Cavaday on Centre Court, while Rafael Nadal is among the highlights later. Follow all the play here on the Championships blog.

Wimbledon 2008

2008-06-17T09:44:00.000-07:00

Roger Federer equalled Bjorn Borg's feat of winning five Wimbledon men's singles titles in a row. He is now just two behind Pete Sampras's total of seven.

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Ana Ivanovic

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Wimbledon 2008 - 23 June to 6 July

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Tickets online

Details of any similar arrangements for this year will be communicated initially to those people who have registered for regular Wimbledon e-mail newsletters via the Wimbledon website www.wimbledon.org.

Order of Play

The decision not to play on Middle Sunday was correct at the time given all the information to hand and the poor weather expected for the Sunday itself.

Play on middle Sunday creates its own tensions in the future Order of Play (shortage of matches elsewhere) and therefore at Wimbledon will continue to remain an emergency option.

There are no plans to start the Fortnight earlier, eg on the Sunday.

The Draw And Seedings

The draw will take place on Friday 20 June, 10.00am

Seedings to be announced on Wednesday 18 June, around midda

Sania Mirza

2008-06-09T12:24:00.000-07:00

Sania Mirza is a tennis diva from India. She is a very popular name in India, favourite among youths. Sania is a hard-working, overachieving phenomenal who has stayed remarkably down-to-earth. This tennis sensation is dispatching foes at a historic rate. Sania is the first Indian woman to advance to the fourth round of a Grand Slam tournament, the first to win a WTA singles title and the first to win a junior Grand Slam title.

Sania Mirza holds the distinction of being the first Indian woman to be seeded in a Grand Slam tennis tournament when she was seeded 26th in the 2007 U.S. Open. Earlier in 2005, she had become the first Indian woman to reach the fourth round of a Grand Slam tournament at the 2005 U.S. Open, defeating Mashona Washington, Maria Elena Camerin and Marion Bartoli. In 2004, she finished runner up at the Asian Tennis Championship. In 2005, Mirza reached the third round of the Australian Open, losing to eventual champion Serena Williams. On February 12, 2005, she became the first Indian woman to win a WTA singles title, defeating Alyona Bondarenko of Ukraine in the Hyderabad Open Finals.

Mirza won the 2003 Wimbledon Championships Girls' Doubles title, teaming up with Alisa Kleybanova of Russia. Mirza does not enjoy clay court. Her best performance in French Open singles has been a second round appearance in 2007.

As of September 2006, Mirza has notched up three top 10 wins against Svetlana Kuznetsova, Nadia Petrova and Martina Hingis.At the 2006 Doha Asian Games, Mirza won the silver in the women's singles category and the gold in the mixed doubles partnering Leander Paes. She was also part of the Indian women's team that won the silver in the team event.

Mirza had the best results of her career during the 2007 summer hardcourt season, finishing eighth in the 2007 U.S. Open Series standings. She reached the final of the Bank of the West Classic and won the doubles event with Shahar Pe'er, and reached the quarterfinals of the Tier 1 Acura Classic.

Martina Hingis

2008-06-09T11:44:00.000-07:00

If Martina Hingis had thought that she might settle back behind the microphone at the end of her playing career, such fancies were demolished yesterday when confirmation came that cocaine had been found in her bloodstream during last year’s Wimbledon championships.
A two-year ban has been handed out to the 27-year-old Swiss, who became the world No 1 at 17 and won five grand-slam titles but whose reputation went up in smoke when she took the dramatic decision to “out” herself in November, revealing that an “A” sample had tested positive for the narcotic, a banned substance.
Hingis, who has also been ordered to repay $129,481 (about £65,000) in prize money, denied the charge, calling it “horrendous and monstrous”. She added that she had never taken drugs and felt “100 per cent innocent”. She said: “The reason I have come out with this is because I do not want to have a fight with anti-doping authorities.”
However, the International Tennis Federation said yesterday: “Following a two-day hearing in December 2007, an independent antidoping tribunal found that a sample provided by Ms Hingis at the Wimbledon championships had tested positive for a metabolite of cocaine. The tribunal rejected the suggestion made on behalf of Ms Hingis that there were doubts about the identity and/or integrity of the sample. The tribunal also rejected her plea of no (or no significant) fault or negligence, on the basis that no mitigation was possible as it had not been shown how the cocaine entered her system.”

Maria Karilenko in Wimbledon

2008-06-06T01:47:00.000-07:00

Tennis, the word reminds of how popular a game can be, after it originally began in the 19th century. Packed stadiums, with two teams, either of singles or doubles playing against each other with strung rackets to take charge of a hollow ball, which is enveloped in felt. The ball is usually greenish –yellow and has its authenticity from all other balls which belong to different sports.

Maria Kirilenko

2008-06-06T01:41:00.000-07:00

Tennis has its place in the Olympics, which signifies the importance and acceptance the game has achieved through the masses. It is played by people of all ages, sex and creed. Lawn tennis as it originated has gone a long way from its initial days to a full fledged world sport. It is played usually on a hard court of grass or asphalt and concrete, with millions of fans watching from all over the world

Maria Sharapova

2008-06-06T01:23:00.000-07:00

Tournaments like the Grand Slam, Australian Open and US Open are one of the most watched tournaments and have produced tennis stars like Pete Sampras, Roy Emerson, Steffi Graf, and Maria Sharapova. The shots played in tennis can be classified as a serve, grips, forehand backhand .The tennis ball wears out quickly during a serious game , hence rules have been laid down as to how many times a ball should be changed during a game. Since the match is supposed to be continuous, stamina is a very important factor of this game. If the game is interrupted by rains or any other factor the game is usually resumed at later point. Except for a new rule adoption, the tie breaker, the rules have not been altered since its early conception.

Elena Dementieva

2008-06-06T01:17:00.000-07:00

Tennis has indeed come a long way, now gaining a lot of popularity in the eastern countries as well, it has a world wide fan club counting in millions, who regularly follow the event and will remain a true sport for years to come

Anna Kaurnikova

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Wimbledon

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Wimbledon

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