Wimbledon Championship

Young smasher Claudia Johnson is on the Road to Wimbledon

2011-09-08T05:55:00.000-07:00

Tim Henman's Wimbledon Road for Young smasher Claudia Johnson to get a special training session.

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HSBC Road to Wimbledon U14 national the Year 7 Bedford Modern School pupil student participated in open competition and both club and county for a week in the finals by winning Wimbledon is a tournament competition.

Luton 12-year-old in mid-July in the county's largest national grass court tournament finals, winning 63 boys and 64 girls got together with his place.

They begins with three round robin games, with four of the last leg was divided into 16 boxes.

Between Center Court and Court Number One of Johnson's championship played on Court 15, and two in the bottom end of the group went into a draw for sure.

She 6-4 6-1 quarter-final where they, to lose the next two games left to win.

As a result, Johnson, with Henman at Wimbledon on Saturday in a training clinic is a safe place, where she was one of the youngest players.

She said: “It was a really amazing experience playing on the grass courts at Wimbledon, taking part in the practice sessions on the indoor facilities, a players’ dinner and the general atmosphere of a really major national tennis tournament.

“To meet Tim Henman was a real honour and privilege.

“He was a top international player and I admire him. I even picked up some tips on volleying from him!”

Wimbledon Tennis Championships will be televised by ESPN

2011-07-05T13:09:00.000-07:00

Wimbledon Tennis Championships will be televised by ESPN, NBC's broadcast of 43 Grand Slam tournament, ending the run.

ESPN and the All England Club next year launch a 12-year agreement was reached that gives the cable network the U.S. television rights to all matches at Wimbledon Championship. The announcement was made Tuesday.

Espn owns the rights to carry NBC coverage of the tournament with a massive growth in the first round of Wimbledon to television, final broadcast of "Breakfast at Wimbledon" was the culminating with.

The latest four traditional major sports cable network to move the event from the air. College football's Bowl Championship Series title game on ESPN, and TBS is the NCAA basketball finals in four years, starting in 2016 will be offset.

Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic in Belgrade

2011-07-05T12:52:00.000-07:00

Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic in Belgrade, where he greeted thousands of tennis fans back to a rapturous reception when it is received.

The 24-year-old open-top bus from the airport to travel to Serbia's parliament square, where held a replica Wimbledon trophies and all the supporters who queued for hours to catch a glimpse of champion had dedicated his victory.

Winbledon Championship: Andy Murray will be not watching men's final for today

2011-07-05T11:08:00.000-07:00

Andy Murray will be not watching men's final for today and he will try to forget tennis for a while after his crushing semi-final exit.

The Scot David Haye at the box previous night, world heavyweight title fight with her friend saw it at Wimbledon Championship as his latest attempt to block failure.

A source close to Murray said: “To be honest, he wants to get as far away from tennis as possible for the next few days.”

Great Britain's team in Glasgow is dead but his brother Jamie Davis Cup against Luxembourg next weekend's tie is scheduled to attend.

Murray is Great Britain's team in Glasgow but his brother Jamie against Luxembourg next weekend for the Davis Cup tie is scheduled to attend.

It is easy for teenagers to win Wimbledon Championship

2011-07-05T10:42:00.000-07:00

Ashleigh Barty as a landmark for Australia after clinching the Wimbledon junior doubles title, the girls championship trophy was accepted due to the enthusiasm.

But this is a post-match text message in which the local youth had seemed to bring more happiness.

On Sunday was the third seed, beat Russian Irina Khromacheva 7-5 7-6 (7-3) , 15-year-old from Ipswich in Queensland humbled twice Wimbledon champion Evonne Goolagong Cawley and friends were thrilled to receive congratulations.

Barty said, "She sent me a text message after my match saying congratulations. I really like that. We're close. I'm really pleased to be able to talk to her like that".

"She's a nice person to talk to.

"She gives me good confidence, and I'm happy to be a part of her life."

For the first time in Australia this year won two titles - Barty win Saturday's final of the boys of South Australia's Luke Saville after victory.

She said, "I was never going to give up".

"It's the final of junior Wimbledon. I keep trying my guts out for every point.

"I was able to get a few good points in a row and upset her a little bit."

A simple smile and nod of the head with his trophy collection, Barty admitted that he does not usually get excited.

She said, "I just try and keep it pretty simple. That's just my personality really".

Barty began performing tennis aged five because she thought "whacking a ball around a court seemed fun", other Australian players was thankful for the help.

She had her AIS coach Nicole Pratt and Jason Stoltenberg in her players' box and Saville watched from the court one stands.

Barty said, "This morning Jase (Stoltenberg) gave me a bit of a pep talk".

"He was a semi-finalist here. He's been here, done that. He coached Lleyton Hewitt to world No.1.

"Just to be able to share those experiences with those guys is really special."

Wimbledon Championship 2011 biggest sets for Woman's top seeds

2011-06-29T07:17:00.000-07:00

Wimbledon Championship 2011 biggest sets for Woman's top seeds, who has been the tournament's preliminary round at Wimbledon this season destroyed in falling out.

Na Li: Li 2011 Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London at No. 3 was entered. Earlier this month, he crowned French Open title in 2011, where he won the first round against Alla Kudryavtseva, 6-4 but a 3-6, 8-6 and Germany's Sabine Lisicki in the second round with win against failed. Lee is the first top seed crashes out of Wimbledon player.

Serena Williams: Defending champion Serena injured, the first grass court championships at Eastbourne, where he played in the back. AEGON tournament he lost in the second round. Serena three tough matches, where a 6-3 and 7-6 (6) Marion Bartoli in the fourth round to win the match is lost. Four-time Wimbledon champion Serena Women's All England Club is seeded No. 7 in the rankings.

Venus Williams: Five-time Wimbledon champion Venus No. 25 landed in 2011 at Wimbledon, where he played three rounds and a tough fourth round 6-3, 6-2 and found Pironkova of Bulgaria. The last five months has been out of action, because of hip injury.

Wimbledon Tennis Championships 2011 as major players in women's clothing styles

2011-06-29T07:03:00.000-07:00

Wimbledon Tennis Championships 2011 as major players in women's clothing styles of the participants is significant.

Unlike any other Grand Slam at Wimbledon as the players need to wear white.

Groups of participants in the All England Club in 2011 looks a little strange.

American player Venus Williams and Serena Williams, the Wimbledon champion, five time defending champion of the event appeared in a variety of organizations.

Although both players had been eliminated from the tournament early for the event exciting and trendy outfits they will be attractive.

A fake company in the first round of Wimbledon 2011, Venus in the audience were stunned. White dress and a cut back in front of the audience to join in the excitement was a zipped.

On asked about her trendy outfit, Venus said, “It is just kind of like a trendy dress, it's a jumper, jumpers are very now, as is lace. The shoulders have a lot of draping, which is also in at the moment, it is fun.”

Serna dress her sister appeared in a more secure, but it sounded good. He said he would love to be classical.

The American said, “The inspiration was to be classic. So I kind of took classic lines and brought it to tennis with a cardigan as well as the dress”.

Australian tennis star Patrick Rafter has entered Tomic to dump World No.2 Novak Djokovic out of Wimbledon Championship

2011-06-29T06:38:00.000-07:00

Former Australian tennis star Patrick Rafter has entered teenager Bernard Tomic to dump World No.2 Novak Djokovic out of Wimbledon Championship.

The 29th seed Nikolay Davydenko of Australia knocked out fifth seed Robin Soderling and is to reach the quarter-finals.

The Sun quoted Rafter, as saying, “Bernard keeps surprising me. He has had a few matches I didn’t think he was really ready for, but he has been very successful”.

He added, “He is a kid you never write off and I give him a very good chance. Nothing would surprise me”.

Only Boris Becker, John McEnroe and Bjorn Borg have made the last eight at a younger age than Tomic.

5 Potential Women's Finals Matchups at Wimbledon Championship - pictures

2011-06-25T11:50:00.000-07:00

Fourth Wimbledon final between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal on Saturday

2011-06-25T11:19:00.000-07:00

Fourth Wimbledon final between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal on Saturday, two potential competitors cruised into the last 16 as moved a step closer.

World number one Rafael Nadal wrapped a straight sets was a match that was because the rain stopped on Friday, Luxembourg's Gilles Muller won, 7-6 (8 / 6) victory, 7-6 (7 / 5), 6 -0.

Raj winner, Juan Martin del Potro in the last 16 against the royal will face as Muller had only three unforced errors totting up the fourth round as he breezed.

But Nadal, the second week of Wimbledon fortnight, saying the depth of talent in this year's balloting is the most unpredictable tournaments in the men never had a job in the face of it is under no illusions about the scale.

Nadal said, "You never know what's going on. It seems like the best players are playing well. I don't know if I'm gonna win next round, so probably the rest of the players think the same."

Federer, who won a record seventh Wimbledon title for the 28th seed David Nalbandian of Argentina is bidding for a strong fourth round with straight sets in the sacking of romped, 6-4 win, 6-2, 6-4.

Federer insisted he remained as hungry as ever to reclaim his Wimbledon crown. "The day after my victory, the day after my final losses, I've been hungry," Federer. "It doesn't come in phases, I'm always hungry."

The 29 years old is the fact that his final Australian Open Grand Slam win in 2010 came from the blind.

Federer said, "It hasn't been that long. I don't go through days thinking 'God I haven't won a Grand Slam in so long.' You don't cry over stuff like that.

"You guys bring it up and I answer the question. That's it. But I don't get pulled down by it. Acutally I think I get motivation from it."

Duchess ballboys and ballgirls of Cornwall visited the Wimbledon Championships

2011-06-25T10:42:00.000-07:00

Wednesday, June 22 at the Wimbledon Championships Duchess of Cornwall visited with her friend Lady Sarah to Keswick. The tennis courts also "fixers" who met ballboys and ballgirls retrieve stray tennis balls from the ball players and otherwise provide support.

The 'Duchess visited the 135th Wimbledon championships, the social calendar was the latest in a series of stops. Sir Bruce Forsyth's career in the Royal Box and funny lady Jennifer Saunders joined to see some tennis action.

Rain stopped the game is obnoxious British weather stadium roof was already closed in anticipation as,. Kimiko Date Krumm of Japan Duchess saw Venus Williams was playing against and Philip Brock, president of the All England Lawn Tennis and croquet club is complimented by, telling her that she was "delighted" to be had there.

Ballboys and ballgirls for the juvenile character who appeared to enjoy meeting all the volunteers. 700 or 250 applicants each year are selected.

Last year, Queen Elizabeth caused a stir when he first Wimbledon championship in 33 years he attended, curtsey or bow to ignore the rush of high concern. This year he will attend the course may be a rumor but there is a rumor that Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William will to be a sight to be.

At a time value - the tradition of Wimbledon tennis before the end of the day the sky opened up to rain. The Duke of Kent is set to toss the ball to first service, and is the world's most prominent and famous tennis championships started on.

Serena Williams played really at Wimbledon Championship (Photos)

2011-06-19T11:01:00.000-07:00

Andy Murray has become British tennis' first 16-million-dollar man at Wimbledon Championship

2011-06-19T10:14:00.000-07:00

Andy Murray, Britain, $ 16 million man became the first tennis at Wimbledon Championship, but his pride will sweep all the money.

Scot is No.4 in the world, but he is still in the semi-finals after losing two finals to a SW19 and the All England Club is desperate to break his Grand Slam duck.

Empress last week to win $16.023 .618 Murray is the income court yesterday but he said that, "You can't put a price on a Grand Slam - and I would giveall that money back for a Wimbledon win."

Murray is in the form of his life and knows the famous pineapple lifting his head on July 3 topped Cup will make him rich beyond the wildest dreams.

The British No.1, however, insisted: "To win a title is what gets you fired up. This is about playing for history.

"It's not that I don't care about the money. But in the final at Queen's I had no idea how much the winner's cheque was compared to the runner-up's cheque.

"My only aim was to win the title and to win the tournament. That's what I am playing for. Yes, it is an incredible amount of money, and I know I am very lucky to earn that much by playing sport. It is something I enjoy doing and have enjoyed doing since I was a kid, so I'm very lucky.

"I'm conscious of the money when I am not playing. I'm very aware about how to invest my money and how to do the right things with it.

"But it's not something that you are thinking about when you are on the court.

"That's not what makes you nervous. It's not like, 'Oh this is for an extra ten grand or 20 grand.' It's about winning a Grand Slam."

Just as winning Queen's, Murray's best clay-court season is experienced and knows that there is a great hope of British tennis for men over 75 years of pain can would be done.

He open their new and more relaxed and humorous portrait of the Centre Court crowd and boost his popularity with the help will propel him to victory.

He said, "I do enjoy my tennis. This is what I am like as a person. In the past this side of me wasn't known so much.

"I kept a lot of things bottled up. But now I am just being myself. I used to think too much about what I might do on court or say off it. Now I just feel more comfortable in what I do.

"The best way is to just be yourself. It's great to get the support of the crowd and I want to use that to help me win the tournament."

Crosswords walking dogs between games of the newspaper as 'normal' things are and even their own virtual tennis video game from the game will try to relax.

Murray said: "I like it nice and quiet. The dogs will be here with me. I try to treat it like any other week. I don't want to sit there thinking about the tournament every minute. "I play virtual tennis - I am not very good at it. In the video game all the players have got these aspects of their play that are highlighted.

"Like Andy Roddick has a huge serve, and Rafa Nadal has a huge forehand. And Andy Murray is the 'slicemaster'. I wasn't happy with that at all!

"I used to play the video games when I was a kid and I would always be Roddick back then. But now I would definitely pick myself!"

Wimbledon men's singles championship in Ireland in the qualifying tournament

2011-06-19T09:18:00.000-07:00

Wimbledon men's singles championship in Ireland in the qualifying tournament, a player by the end of Conor Niland came this afternoon in London will be at Roehampton.

Croatia Limerickman straight sets 6-3, 7-6, 6-4 in main draw at Wimbledon deservedly defeated Nikola Mektic who earn their place early on Monday.

As Wimbledon qualifying tournament for the historic first match is against Niland was delayed due to rain, I will not know until today.

Niland Matt Doyle, the first Wimbledon Championships 1984 Men's Championships, competed in the Irishman is playing.

Meanwhile, Irish-based Russian Vitalia Diatchenko a tough match-seed Stephanie Dubois of Canada came with the 23rd round of the Wimbledon Championships women's right to make.

Diatchenko 20 years old will also play next week in the doubles and the grass court event in Ireland for the benefit of this preparation will be displayed.

Wimbledon begins Monday with the only grass court Grand Slam looming

2011-06-19T07:07:00.000-07:00

Wimbledon begins Monday with the only grass court Grand Slam looming, John Isner and Nicolas Mahut in the Buzz as a productive player in tennis history, the longest match is subject to a rematch.

Development of the tournament's top sports stars like Rafael Nadal win the French Open and Wimbledon back, while a third is Roger Federer, Pete Sampras's record of seven Wimbledon titles to equal billing with the hopes of returning to take center stage will. But for now, at last year's light is focused in the All England Club, the epic conflict is expressed.

When Isner, a relatively unknown American levelled his first round match against French qualifier Mahut at two sets all no one could have predicted what would follow.

In the competition within two large and end by June 22. After two day.

Six-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer's lead and approve the course of the match, admitting that she was shocked to hear the news.

You're like; 'Is that really the draw?'. You really want to see in black and white," Federer said.

"I guess now it's tricky because many people are going to expect something similar, which is basically impossible.

"But I think it's great for tennis. It's a great buzz. It was an amazing story last year.

"It gives Mahut a chance to redeem himself from last year. It will be followed very closely by the players.

"I remember I went on court when they were midway through the fifth set. I finished a tough four setter, came back and they were still going.

"The first sort of five hours nobody cared too much. It's the next five that made the news. We were all glued to the television.

"It was something very special and unbelievable. We all know that. It's nice that it's possible in tennis."

Novak Djokovic, the second seed at this year's Wimbledon, doesn't expect quite such an epic encounter this time but he still plans to watch it given the chance.

Djokovic said, "Everybody has been talking about that rematch. It's really incredible that they are drawn to play in the first round again.

"I will definitely, if I have a chance, watch that match. It's hard to believe that they go that far but who knows."

Women's world number one Caroline Wozniacki added: "I was watching in the locker room and it was 28-28. Then I went to play and when I came back they were still playing.

"I was like, 'I just played two sets doubles and they're still playing? It's ridiculous!'

"I hope for them that the match will be a little bit shorter this year."

Maria Sharapova, a former Wimbledon champion, described the tie as "a match made in heaven".

Sharapova said, "I don't think they've even played since. It's amazing".

"I think I had three courses to eat, had a nap and practiced and they were still playing. I think I even slept the whole night, woke up, and they were still on!"

KIM Clijsters out of Wimbledon has been pulled from a foot injury

2011-06-16T09:38:00.000-07:00

KIM Clijsters are reigning U.S. Open and Australian Open champion out of Wimbledon has been pulled from a foot injury.

The Belgian said in a statement emailed by the Wimbledon referees office, ''I'm very, very disappointed to have to withdraw from Wimbledon after injuring my foot again at the tournament in 's Hertogenbosch'' in the Netherlands.

''At this moment I feel frustrated that it has to happen now before one of my favourite tournaments. I've always enjoyed being a part of the Wimbledon atmosphere but I have no other choice now but to rest, recover and to not play tennis for a few weeks.''

Serena Williams said she is praying that her sister Venus at Wimbledon next week

2011-06-16T07:22:00.000-07:00

Serena Williams said she is praying that her sister Venus at Wimbledon next week, do not cross the road.

But after a year with a lifethreatening injury in game the development by its decision to avoid all of this is younger sisters.

Eastbourne Serena in the quarterfinals of the Aegon International to join her elder sister was in some points, but finished 5-4 in the second set she served for the match after a narrow 3-6, 7-6 7-5 loss to Vera Zvonareva.

Serena said: "What's so comforting is the fact that I know I can do so much better and I can improve."

Venus is back with a hip injury, is released after five months out. The former world no1 Ana Ivanovic 6-3 6-2 comfortably defeated Laura Robson.

Meanwhile, Andy Murray at Wimbledon announced their coach, Frenchman Patrick Mouratoglou was distributed with the adidas coaching training with the team tomorrow.

Wimbledon is just around the corner and we want to hear from you

2011-06-16T06:59:00.000-07:00

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Wimbledon Championship 2011 the All English Lawn Tennis Club

2011-06-16T06:35:00.000-07:00

British tennis calendar climax is upon us, as the world's top players prepare to battle it out for the prestigious Wimbledon title.

Wimbledon Championship 2011 the All English Lawn Tennis Club 1877 125th time since the first tournament's championship will be hosted.

The tournament began June 13 with the qualifiers and will end with the men’s final on July 3rd.

Defending champion Rafael Nadal in the men's field as the tournament enters the third, while Serena Williams at the All England Lawn Tennis Club grass courts in the hope of securing victory in a row is returned.

Andy Murray insists that as far he can win Wimbledon Championship

2011-06-14T06:27:00.000-07:00

Andy Murray insists that as far he can win Wimbledon Championship moment their biggest stunts can still be successful in tomorrow Queen showboat before can tolerate.

Scot move a couple of shots as he defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Aegon Championships final with a crowd wowed.

And just a week before the action starts at SW19, Murray said: "I'm going to Wimbledon with the feeling I'm going to win the tournament.

"I don't think you can go in with any other attitude. I'll need to play my best tennis throughout and hope to be able to do that.

"I enjoyed the week at Queen's. I'm glad to have won it for a second time. It's great preparation for guys going into Wimbledon."

Murray also stop bullets feet that had the crowd gasping amazement a couple of moments in between are successful.

The third set before Tsonga upset when he was French and Scot Gaal time and expertise of a hit at the end of smiling.

Murray, who won 3-6 7-6 (7-2) 6-4 said: I've done it in practice before but never in a match

"It was nice to be able to let off a bit of steamby hitting that shot because I'd been behind for pretty much 90 per cent of the match."

The world no.$'s form at Queen's has made him the man the bookies fear ahead of Wimbledon.

Ladbrokes spokesman Alex Donohue said: "Punters can't get enough of Murray. We're fearing the worst day in the history of tennis if he's victorious.

"We're firmly in Rafa Nadal and Roger Federer's corner going into Wimbledon."

Caroline Wozniacki will may be taken first position at Wimbledon Championship

2011-06-14T06:07:00.000-07:00

Wembledon Championships will present forthcoming week, and Caroline Wozniacki will may be taken first position.

Wozniacki repeated as champion at the e-Boks Sony Ericsson Open in Denmark with a straight-set win Sunday over Lucie Safarova.

This year was the fourth competition in the profession 16th.

Last updated Monday ranking officials reflect Wimbledon seedings set before and 2011 championships which begin on June 20 to attracting. Single women's final is set for July 2.

Ranking in the top 24 players there's been no change between. At the Aegon Classic Daniela Hantuchova moved from 28th to 25th after a runner-up showing.

Sabine Lisicki who won this event on Monday, 121st to 100th from nothing to 61 has gone in three weeks.

Former No. 1 Serena Williams at Wimbledon due to injuries which a series victory since last year have not paid not 26. Is this week.

Wimbledon Live in 3D: Men's Finals live in July

2011-06-04T05:02:00.000-07:00

Wimbledon's £ 1.1 million in tournament prize money has increased

2011-04-29T04:36:00.000-07:00

Wimbledon tennis tournament of the world's oldest and most valuable as it is considered. Wimbledon All England Club in London will be held. The other three of four Grand Slam tennis tournament Major Australian Open, French Open and U.S. Open. Wimbledon's £ 1.1 million in tournament prize money has increased by 2011 Wimbledon Championships will be. All England Club also with £ 100,000 from last year's joint winner increased. Total prize money championship for 2011 was increased above 6.4% up.

Philip Brook and Chairman of the All England Club said it is a major international event and all members of the elite class of players who will be in the panel are. This offered them from the top to bring out their best players for significant cash prizes for the best.

Number of new courts at Wimbledon in three or four the number of years, the total capacity of 1,000 and 38,500 announced. Three Court, which has 2,000 capacity audience, the complex will be the fourth right is outfitted with technology from Hawkeye.

Wimbledon Roadshow antiques are steps from the All England Club in August, a championship event to celebrate the 125th record.

Norfolk Wimbledon day maximum benefit

2011-03-31T05:18:00.000-07:00

With Richard Bloomfield and by recently retired back in professional James Auckland, Norfolk as they won 2-1 at all times during the match were in control.

Bloomfield in the first pair of Nick Crawley successful partnership with the Auckland and better captain Barry Fulcher teamed up on two numbers. Jonny Wynne brother Don, and Tom Spinks up with only download full strength up from Norfolk in recent years by one of the missing sides.

Norfolk, Crawley and Bloomfield were quick to take forward, the form that saw them tri county a couple years to go undefeated as a recapturing.

Bloomfield and Crawley as they won a second decision contrary krdarky kyas time to break the coalition set-match wobble to link export sealed.

Fulcher captain stepped out of line and the injury experienced by a green mat with a last lap victory in the final score 6-3 to Auckland can contribute.

After the game players, members and guests in the summer time tea room and tea beverages in the afternoon were treated. Norfolk has a great dressing room, reserved for members and the Wimbledon Championships seeded players were privileged to use.

Captain Fulcher said afterwards: “We really enjoyed the day and it was good to get almost the full contingent together at this stage of the season. The signs are promising for County week at Cromer in July, and we will try to get the team together for some structured practices in May and June.”

Nicky Crawley expressed the team’s gratitude to the All-England Club, adding: “It is not often you get the chance to play at the most famous venue in tennis and for this we are truly grateful to the AELTC committee for their invitation and hospitality.”

Team members for the coming 12 weeks to ride in National Club League campaign with stability Norfolk Cromer Tennis Club next week in 2011 before the county is expected in June.

Wimbledon Championship 2011 finals will be filmed in 3D

2011-03-07T04:37:00.000-08:00

Wimbledon Championship 2011 finals will be filmed in 3D, 3D and high definition 3D world worth living in mainstream cinemas.

Sony and the All England Tennis Club partnership, which is very comprehensive as a big swanky 3D you do not need TV to get in on the process, will only see a movie ticket is announced.

Sony will produce the men’s semi-finals, finals and women’s finals in High Definition 3D as the official supplier of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships. Interest to 3D cinema chains around the world to encourage the 3D tennis, media high surveillance, their theater distribution will work with partners.

Ian Ritchie, Chief Executive of The All England Lawn Tennis Club, said, "Wimbledon is renowned for its heritage and sense of tradition. At the same time we are always looking for ways to improve the presentation of The Championships by successfully blending that tradition with innovation. We are delighted that our 3D partnership with Sony will not only guarantee we are at the cutting edge of live sporting television, but also deliver a compelling new viewing experience for our global audiences, especially amongst our younger supporters."

Ancic retires from ATP

2011-02-23T15:30:00.000-08:00

The ATP World Tour retirement has been decided by Ancic.

Ancic tennis career was full of injury and illness, he will now turn his focus to a career in law. He called it quits after 10 years.

"It was one of the toughest decisions I ever had to make," Ancic said. "I'm only 26, but my body said I would not be able to continue on a high level."

"I was advised to either undergo surgery or go through a conservative method, but I had no guarantee with either option."

Ancic captured three titles and reached a career-high No. 7 in the world in 2006. His best-ever Grand Slam showing was a trip into the semifinals at Wimbledon in 2004.

Murray Backed By Boris Becker

2011-02-20T04:31:00.000-08:00

To win a grand slam Andy Murray has not missed his chance and it is only a matter of time before he breaks his duck, says Boris Becker.

At the tender age of 17 at Wimbledon Becker had won his first major title, but even at the age of 23, Becker insists Murray has time on his side.

"It's the million-dollar question," Becker told Sky Sports. "I don't know when but I think he will [win a major]. He's too good not to and he's getting close now and one of these days he'll do it."

"You see the history of the game; Lendl, Agassi took a long time to win their first, so it is not unusual for a player to have a couple of tries," Becker said.

Henin unleashed irritation of retirement from tennis

2011-02-15T14:41:00.000-08:00

Justine is in mourning because she left tennis due to a persistent elbow injury,revealed by herself.

After losing to Svetlana Kuznetsova in the at the Australian Open, seven time grand slam winner announces the retirement and that at the age of 29, it was time to hang up the racquet for good.

Henin admits she is going to struggle with life away from the court. "I regard ending my career more like a sentence that's been handed down than a decision I've made. The will is there, but physically I can't [carry on]. Now I have to mourn the end of my career.

She added: "I'm going to miss all the great feelings you have as a professional tennis player. I hope I'll pick the racquet up again one day, but more than anything I want to live a normal life."

At Wimbledon in June 2010,she first got injured and required an operation but says the injury pain was still affecting her problems six months later in Melbourne.

She added: "It got to the point that I needed 10 minutes in the morning just to get my elbow functional.”

Djokovic targets Wimbledon title

2011-02-06T01:11:00.000-08:00

Novak Djokovic,World number three is now eyeing to win a maiden Wimbledon title and has committed to playing at the Queen's Club in preparation.

For his second Grand Slam triumph in Australian Open final,The Serb beat Andy Murray and has instantly turned his thoughts to winning on grass.

"Wimbledon is the most important tournament of the year for me," the 23-year-old, who has twice reached the semi-finals at the All England Club, told the BBC.

"The Queen's Club has got great grass courts, it's a great atmosphere with always a packed house of spectators, and you just feel good there.

"Rafa (Nadal) and I had an incredible match in the Queen's final in 2008 and it was the closest I ever got to a grass-court title.

"I really want to do well at Queen's and Wimbledon this year."

Henin forced to announce second retirement

2011-01-28T07:27:00.000-08:00

For a second time,Justin Henin has announced her retirement for the second time from tennis yesterday.

She revealed that in Australia saying that she had suffered further injury to elbow she initial had an injury at Wimbledon last summer. She said she had been advised that the elbow was "too fragile and hurt so that my passion and my profession at high level cannot continue to exist."

While Henin was no.1 in the world ranking she announced her retirement for the first time,then she face on her second comeback after twenty years in Australian Open where she reached in final,but her season was curtailed when she damaged elbow ligaments in a fall at Wimbledon. She returned in the Hopman Cup earlier this month and reached the third round here, losing to Svetlana Kuznetsova. The last win of her career was against Britain's Elena Baltacha.

"The past few weeks there was a little bit more pain every day, but I thought my willpower would prevail. Today, the tests and my doctors are adamant," she said.

Nadal cruises into third round

2011-01-20T13:03:00.000-08:00

At the Australian Open 2011,on Thursday,World No. 1 superstar Rafael Nadal was an easy second-round winner.

American Ryan Sweeting was blasted helpless by nine-time major champion Nadal 6-2, 6-1, 6-1 in 1 hour, 42 minutes at Melbourne Park's Rod Laver Arena.The 24-year-old Spaniard swatted seven aces and piled up eight service breaks against the 23-year-old Sweeting.

Rafay Nadal,winner of reigning U.S. Open, Wimbledon and French Open,who captured his lone Aussie Open championship in 2009 by beating Roger Federer in the finale is now planning to break the 42 years old record to win the Grand Slam title consecutively for forth time.. Aussie legend Rod Laver won all four majors, for a true Grand Slam, way back in 1969. Laver also captured all four Slams in the same year in 1962.

Federer fights for his last Grand Slam title

2011-01-14T03:32:00.000-08:00

At next week’s Australian Open,Roger Federer the four time champion will defend its Grand Slam title as he sets out to wrestle back the No1 ranking from Rafael Nadal.

The season has been launched by victory by Federer in Qatar Open.Then he moves to Australia where he had trailed his great Spanish rival by a whopping 3 145 ranking points.

Last year was very lucky for Nadal as he creep up to number # 1 spot in and reeled off the French, Wimbledon and US Open crowns, but Federer, the record Major leader with 16, is not prepared to stay at No2 this year.

Nadal has seven titles to defend this year, including his three Grand Slams, to preserve his rankings lead and will be under pressure if Federer can regain his spark.

Agassi backs Nadal for Australian Open

2011-01-09T13:06:00.000-08:00

Andre Agassi is supporting Nadal to come good in this year’s Australian Open,currently Nadal is going through flu.

The star unhealthy condition has raised many question in mind of his chances of winning the Australian Open.Despite this, tennis legend Andre Agassi feels that the Spaniard can overcome his illness to claim the title at Melbourne Park later this month.

“He [Rafa] came off dominating the year and he took a healthy break after the US Open, so he is going to be rested and confident”, stated Agassi. “[Roger] Federer also played fantastically at the end of the year. I think it’s a close race between these two players but Nadal has a bigger chance now”.

Agassi also feels that the best is yet to come from Nadal, claiming, “Nadal is not even at his prime yet, he is still getting better. Nothing Nadal does will surprise me anymore”.

Justine Henin returns to action after elbow injury

2011-01-04T14:28:00.000-08:00

Justine Henin,former number # 1 player returns to competition in the Hopman Cup team event on Saturday.

Henin who last participated in mega event of Wimbledon in June said that her elbow will be assessed during the Australian Open, which starts on 17 January.

"There were concerns about the future of my career," the 28-year-old said.

"I hope I can build my condition by playing tournaments this year and hope to be really ready around June-July."

Wimbledon's Hosking wants to gain competitive edge this winter

2010-12-29T14:52:00.000-08:00

Wimbledon rower Sophie Hosking has vowed not to give her rivals any advantage this winter as she prepares to qualify for the London Olympics.

“There are always people coming behind you, so you have to defend your position in the boat, but you also have to push yourself to be better,”(wimbleadon said)
“The world championships were disappointing, but they come around again pretty quickly, so there is a chance to put it right.

“This is only my second year in the event and I feel a lot more confident in what winbledon is doing"

Wimbledon will lead the table on Christmas Day after a string of games were postponed at the weekend, but Evans says their squad is light compared to his and Luton's.

Wimbledon Championship: Anderson to play SA Tennis available

2010-12-22T04:17:00.000-08:00

At the 2011 SA Wimbledon Championship Tennis now available will be played at Montecasino in Johannesburg from 31 January to 6 February.

Feliciano Lopez is a champion 2010 of Spain, Kevin Anderson will be in the field for this R3.5-million tournament. Previous year Anderson left the tournament in 2008. However, the South African will return in 2011 in all likelihood as a seeded player.

Tournament Direction Ian Smith said, “It is very exciting for us to have Kevin back for next year’s tournament. The South African public love to support the local players and with his current form, Kevin is sure to give them something to shout about.

Smith said, “Considering that the Australian Open is played just before our tournament which makes top-20 players hard to acquire, I feel we’ve put together a most competitive and interesting field. I have little doubt we will be witnessing some remarkable tennis during the first week of February.”

The tournament will be played end of the weekend for 29 and 30 January and their torunament will be no charge for tennis fans to attend end those two days.

At all Computicket outlets nationwide and the Montecasino Box Office tikets are available.

Philip Brook: Chairma of All England Club

2010-12-10T01:40:00.000-08:00

Philip Brook, member of Wimbledon championship management committee since 1997. He is a captain of Cambridge University's tennis team.

Brook, 54 years old has been a member of All England Club and elected chairman of Wimbledon’s All England Club.

Tim Phillips had last chairman in the post after 11 years who retired.

The appointment was announced on Thursday and is effective instantly.

Wimbledon Championship Winner Jamie Murray Weds with Her Fiancée Alejandra Gutierrez

2010-11-07T14:46:00.000-08:00

JAMIE MURRAY wed his fiancée Alejandra Gutierrez on 29, OCT, 2010.

Now the next rising question is that would his little brother and best man, tennis ace Andy be next to tie the knot with long-term love Kim Sears?, time will only tell.

Jamie weds Alejandra in her home town Dublin,the on-off couple Andy and Kim Sears posed happily for wedding pictures with 24-year-old Wimbledon doubles winner Jamie and his Colombian bride.

The family tried no to unveiled the wedding venue - but Andy, 23, Jamie and dad Willie, 55 had to dodge a scrum of waiting snappers by using the tradesmen's entrance to the Cromlix House Hotel in Kenbuck, Perthshire.

Only around 40 friends and family were invited to the intimate service.

Roy Erskine exposed that "I don't think either of my grandsons will find the wedding too much of a trial.

"We know Alejandra very well and she's a really lovely girl."

Hercules Wimbledon is the action in the English six-stage road relay championships

2010-10-15T00:57:00.000-07:00

Hames Hare & Hounds' Matt Lynas was the first UK finisher Munich Marathon Sunday in 2:42:18. He was the twenty-second out of over 5000 runners.

Hercules Wimbledon Alex Urban was the second British runner out of almost 2000 finishers in the Brussels marathon personal best 2:48.00.

Fran-tastic: Hercules Wimbledon's Francesca Clarke made nearly half minutes off his previous best time to win the women's race parkrun Kingston on Saturday. Suspicious "Claus Wagner won the men's competition.

DEADLY DUO: The Ethiopians Twedros Shirebaw (30:51) and Kidst Yickenki (36:40) led home a 200-strong field in Kingston 10 km road race on Sunday. Hercules Wimbledon's over-60 veteran Steve Badgery was 16 (42:29).

FIT Fagan Herne Hill's Deron Fagan was eighth a personal best 37:37 at Lexus Croydon 10 km road race on Sunday won the Eritrean Mehretab Solomon (30:54). Kingston & Polytechnic Ron Taylor was ninth (37:57).

KINGS PARK: Thames Turbo Triathlon Roger Barr will lead the field home Bushy Park parkrun, while Clapham Chasers' Rachel Bentley scored five wins in a row at Crystal Palace. Belgrave Neil Speaight was in Cambridge and Epsom & Ewell Lloyd Hurrell at Banstead Woods.

Wimbledon Championship at WTA tennis finalist Zvonareva triumphs

2010-08-05T04:45:00.000-07:00

Finalist Vera Zvonareva Winbledon at WTA tennis defeated Slovakian Dominika Cibulkova 6-0, 3-6, 6-4 at the 700,000-dollar in her first match WTA San Diego Open.
For the third seeded it was the first match Russian since she lost to US star Serena Williams in the Wimbledon championship match.
Zvonareva, ranked ninth, breezed through the first set but was pushed to a third as Cibulkova battled back.
But Zvonareva answered the challenge, showing no sign of a right hamstring injury that saw her withdraw last week at Stanford.
Next up for Zvonareva will be US qualifier Coco Vandeweghe, who advanced when Argentina's Gisela Dulko retired with a sprained right ankle after losing the first nine games.
Polish fourth seed Agnieszka Radwanska defeated South African Chanelle Scheepers 7-5, 6-3 to book a date in the round of 16 against Russian Dinara Safina, who snapped a six match losing streak on Monday.
China's Zheng Jie defeated American Shenay Perry 6-3, 6-2 while Israeli seventh seed Shahar Peer ousted Serbian Ana Ivanovic 7-6 (7/3), 6-3.
Italian fifth seed Flavia Pennetta downed Ukranian Kateryna Bondarenko 6-2, 7-5 and will next face Russian Maria Kirilenko, who outlasted Japan's Kurumi Nara 6-4, 6-7 (4/7), 6-3.

Wimbledon 2010: Epic halted at 59-59 in fifth set

2010-06-24T01:51:00.000-07:00

John Isner and Nicolas Mahut tore up the record books as their epic first-round contest at Wimbledon became the longest in tennis history.

The match was locked at 59-59 in the final set after 10 hours of play when it was suspended because of bad light.

The decision meant that, incredibly, the contest would go into a third day, having been called off at two sets all on Tuesday for the same reason.

It will resume on Court 18 on Thursday after two other singles matches.

The final set, which began shortly after 1400 BST on Wednesday and was still going seven hours later when the sun went down, is already longer than any match ever played.

Isner, with 98, and Mahut (95) have also both smashed the previous record for the most aces, the 78 set by Ivo Karlovic in a Davis Cup tie in 2009.

The previous longest match was at the French Open in 2004, when Fabrice Santoro beat Arnaud Clement after six hours and 35 minutes.

The longest at Wimbledon had been the famous battle in the days before tie-breaks between Pancho Gonzales and Charlie Pasarell in 1969, which took five hours 12 minutes and finished 22-24 1-6 16-14 6-3 11-9 to Gonzales.

There was no indication of the drama that was about to unfold when Isner and Mahut resumed on Tuesday afternoon locked at two sets all.

But fans quickly crammed into court 18 - capacity 782 - as word spread about the historic contest and every possible vantage point outside was taken.

Mahut, from France, had his first break points of the entire set at 50-50, but Isner, 25, dug deep into his reserves to save both.

The 6ft 9in American had two match points himself at 33-32 and another at 59-58, all of which Mahut managed to fend off.

Towards the end, the umpire's voice was going, rallies had become collectors' items and the scoreboard was broken because it could not cope with the alien numbers.

Just after 2110 BST, Mahut complained that he was having difficulty seeing the ball and the decision was taken to suspend play.

Wimbledon 2010: Rafael Nadal powers past Nishikori on Centre Court return

2010-06-23T02:19:00.001-07:00

RAFAEL Nadal made a significant statement of intent as he launched his Wimbledon assault with a hugely impressive victory over Kei Nishikori.

The Spaniard, who missed out on the chance to defend his title 12 months ago through injury, was returning to Centre Court for the first time since his epic final win over Roger Federer in 2008.

And while Federer and Novak Djokovic, the two players directly behind him in the world rankings, laboured to five-set victories over journeymen opponents the previous day there were no such worries for Nadal.

Normally it takes the 24-year-old a couple of matches to find his feet on grass after switching from his favoured clay but the transition this time was almost immediate.

The way he clinically despatched the dangerous Nishikori 6-2 6-4 6-4 was impressive and would not have gone unnoticed by Federer, who regained his crown in the Mallorcan's absence last year.

Nadal was delighted to get off to a flying start and avoid the problems which befell his great rival against Colombian outsider Alejandro Falla.

He said: "Opening matches are tough and it's important to pass them.

"After that I think I will start to play a lot better. It just takes a little while to adjust to the timing of the ball.

"For me it was very special to come back to the nicest centre court in the world. To be here is unbelievable as I worked so hard to come back. The crowd here are always amazing so I want to thank them very much, they make me feel like I'm at home.

"I watched Roger the previous day and it was very close, but the first round is always very difficult.

"Normally for him it is easier than the rest of the players because he likes to play on grass so much. He needs to adjust his game less than everybody else.

"Falla had a great chance to beat the best player in history on this surface but he didn't and the win will be very good for Roger's confidence."

Despite watching Federer toil Nadal still thinks the Swiss star is the man to beat here over the next fortnight and believes he still sets the benchmark in the men's game.

Nadal has seven Grand Slam titles - nine behind the world No.1, but has been tipped to double his tally now he is free from the knee problems which blighted his progress last season.

He said: "I'm happy to have seven as that's more than I dreamed of a few years ago. I feel lucky to have a chance of winning another here but we will see how many I have when I finish my career. If I'm still playing well and improving hopefully I will have more chances to win, although it is very difficult to win Grand Slams."

Many shrewd observers reckoned Nadal's knee injuries would prove insurmountable yet he appears even stronger than ever this year.

His Japanese opponent is tipped to be a future top-10 performer but he was handed a tough lesson yesterday.

Nadal said: "For me this was a very good victory against a diff icult opponent and the next round will also be dangerous against a server like Robin Haase."

Nadal will now face Dutchman Haase in front of the Queen, who will be on Centre Court tomorrow for the first time since 1977.

He said: "It will be a pleasure to have the Queen here at Wimbledon. It is very good for the sport.

"There is not any extra pressure on me. It will just be an honour to watch her in the Royal Box. I would love to have the chance to say hello to her."

Wimbledon 2010: Serena Williams 'to dress more conservatively' for the Queen

2010-06-23T02:13:00.000-07:00

The world number one is expected to play her second round match in front of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh on Centre Court.
It is the first time the monarch has visited SW19 since 1977.

Williams, who beat her first round opponent in straight sets yesterday (tues), has been busy practicing the mark of respect and said she was “speechless” at the thought of playing in front of the Queen.
“My curtsy is really fun, she said yesterday. “It is a little dramatic, I want it to be more natural - right now it feels really forced, so I am looking forward to nailing it.
“It’s something that she’ll definitely never forget, if I ever even get a chance to meet her.
“We really don’t do that so much in the United States, so I’m working really hard on it.”
Williams, 28, said she had planned to practice her curtsy during her first round match, but lost the courage.
“I think I flubbed it, so I’m definitely going to work on it a little more. I’m trying to tone down my wrist action.”
Williams beat Portugal’s Michelle Larcher de Brito in an hour and three minutes as the two women battled it out in front of a capacity crowd.
Both women are known for their loud grunting as they hit the ball, with the loudest noise recorded at 90 decibels – the equivalent of motorway traffic.
Williams, who is known for her striking fashion sense, sported a “strawberries and cream” outfit in honour of Wimbledon – complete with strawberries on her socks.
Temperatures reached 27 degrees Celsius on Centre Court and by 3pm 66 people had been seen by St John’s Ambulance for heat related ailments.
There was further disappointment for British tennis as Anne Keothavong threw away a 4-0 lead in the third set to lose to Australian Anastasia Rodionova.
Rodinova drew boos from the crowd after repeatedly shouting at Keothavong’s supporters to be quiet.
Keothavong was not immune to losing her temper after a series of umpiring decisions went against her, at one point shouting at the line judge: “Are you kidding me? Oh my God. What are you doing, lady?”
Afterwards, Keovathong said: “Nerves got the better of me, to be honest. There’s so much pressure on all of us here.
“There is nothing we would love more than to do well. Unfortunately that didn’t happen. Life goes on, nobody died.”
The warm weather encouraged spectators to flock to the tournament and the queue for on day two was full by 10.15am.
The queue allows for 1,500 seated tickets and 7,000 ground tickets to be bought. Fans without tickets being advised to turn back at Southfields underground station.
The capacity for this year’s tournament has been reduced by 2,500 because courts three, four and six are closed for improvements.
It is the last phase of improvements for the SW19 site.
Wimbledon had its latest finish on Monday night, with a match between Novak Djokovic and Olivier Rochus ending at 10.58pm.
The roof was closed at 8.15pm to allow te first round, five set match to continue with the last two sets lasting an hour each.
By the time the match finished, Centre Court was only a third full.
An All England Club spokesman said: “It is not something we seek to repeat on a regular basis, if at all.”

Wimbledon 2010: Venus Williams wins opening match

2010-06-22T05:56:00.001-07:00

Five-time winner Venus Williams safely booked her place in the second round at Wimbledon with a straight-sets win over Paraguay's Rossana De Los Rios.

Belgian duo Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin both marked their SW19 returns with opening-round successes.

Clijsters, in her first appearance since 2006, beat Italy's Maria Elena Camerin while Henin was too good for Latvia's Anastasija Sevastova.

But French Open champion Francesca Schiavone was knocked out.

The fifth seed, who reached the quarter-finals last year failed to close out her match against Russia's Vera Dushevina in the second set and lost 6-7 (0-7) 7-5 6-1.

The Italian has not enjoyed the best of records at Wimbledon, but reached the quarter-finals last year, but after also losing in the first round at Eastbourne, she refused to accept she might have rested on her laurels after her Roland Garros win.

"It was a tough match on a different surface with a different feeling. But she played very well and I didn't take my chance in the second set," she said.

"I work hard every day like I always did in my life. Of course, you can enjoy [winning in Paris]. But at the end you have to come back to work."

There were few problems for second seed Venus Williams, Clijsters, seeded eighth and Henin, the 17th seed, who last played at Wimbledon in 2007.

Venus plans to be 'simply the best' again at Wimbledon

2010-06-22T05:55:00.000-07:00

LONDON — Venus Williams has revealed her bid for a sixth Wimbledon singles' title is being inspired by pop star Tina Turner.

Venus raised more than a few eyebrows at the French Open last month when she played in a black corset-style dress and flesh-coloured underwear.

The powers that be at the All England Club would never tolerate such a flamboyant outfit, so the eight-time Wimbledon finalist has had to tone down her appearance here.

But Venus still took to the Court One on Monday for her match with Rossana De Los Rios in a uniquely personal outfit.

She claims the so-called shimmy dress is inspired by Turner, whose hits includes the likes of 'Simply The Best' and 'What's Love Got To Do With It'.

Williams was definitely far too good for De Los Rios as she crushed the Paraguayan 6-3, 6-2 to set up a second round meeting with Russia's Ekaterina Makarova.

"My dress was inspired by Tina Turner," Venus said. "It still has a lace motif and I think it's just a fun, elegant dress. Here it's all about white. There is no illusion this time.

"I love Tina Turner. Obviously, she's just an amazing, amazing artist, just a survivor.

"She reinvented herself. Plus she looks great. I've loved her forever. So the dress is really inspired by her."

Venus, beaten by sister Serena in last year's final, was never troubled by De Los Rios and admitted she had been raring to go after a long wait due to the length of previous matches on the court.

"It was a really a long day at the tennis (waiting to play). So I was happy to get on and everything was pretty straightforward," she said.

"I was just ready to go. I've been practicing on the grass since Wednesday so I feel like I had a good feel for it.

"It's the first round and that can be tough because you never know how the courts are going to play, if it's going to be slippery, how the bounce will be.

"Each one's playing so different but I was pretty happy with how the court was playing."

Few players on the women's tour can match the potent mix of power and poise Venus displays on grass, but the 30-year-old refused to get carried away by the ease of her first round victory.

"I've had times where I've had a slower start, I've had times where I've had a faster start, so each one is different," she added.

Curtsy and bow--Wimbledon stars work on etiquette

2010-06-22T05:50:00.000-07:00

For Queen Elizabeth, whose favorite sport has always been horse racing, is coming to the world's most famous tennis tournament for the first time in 33 years.

She never misses Royal Ascot's annual festival of top-class racing. But she has not been to Wimbledon since her Silver Jubilee year in 1977 when Britain's Virginia Wade won the women's singles.

Current titleholder Serena Williams. who hopes to be playing in front of the Queen on Thursday if the draw works out, said "Wow, this is really, really cool."

"I've been working on my curtsy. It's a little extreme so I am going to have to tone it down," she said.

Murray is not quite sure what the etiquette will be.

"I don't want to be bowing and the person I'm playing with walks straight past or the other way round. You obviously need to have an agreement before you go on," he said.

Wade reckons the royal presence will help to energize the Scot and really fire up his game which has tapered off since he reached the Australian Grand Slam final in January.

Last year, when Murray became the first Briton in 71 years to land the pre-Wimbledon tournament at Queens, the monarch sent him a note of congratulations.

Britain, which invented the game of tennis and hosts its most glamorous tournament, has not enjoyed success at Wimbledon in the men's singles since the glory days of Fred Perry way back in the 1930s.

BBC commentator Max Robertson was beside himself with excitement after Wade's victory: "Virginia Wade has won the centenary title with the Queen watching her. Virginia will be taking tea with the Queen."

Organizers are hoping -- shocks permitting -- that Queen Elizabeth will get to watch both Murray and Williams when she takes her seat in the royal box on Thursday.

But if Murray fulfils the sporting dreams of a nation, she will not be able to return next week for the final -- she and Prince Philip will be on a state visit to Canada.

Records show that the first royal visit to Wimbledon came in 1895 when Crown Princess Stephanie of Austria came to watch the men's doubles.

Before his accession, George VI even competed in the men's doubles at the 1926 championships. He and Commander Louis Greig were easily defeated in the first round. Their opponents were spared a trip to the Tower of London.

Princess Diana was lucky enough to attend the nail-biting 1981 final between arch rivals John McEnroe and Bjorn Borg.

But perhaps the most memorable royal moment was offered by the Duchess of Kent in 1993. At the prize-giving, she comforted losing finalist Jana Novotna who broke down and sobbed on her shoulders after her defeat.

Simply the best: Venus Williams begins her quest for for a sixth Wimbledon crown wearing dress 'inspired by Tina Turner'

2010-06-22T05:45:00.000-07:00

She was once content to be simply one of the best tennis players in the world, but lately Venus Williams has seemed more interested in causing a stir with her outfits than her performances.But mercifully the 30-year-old chose to avoid the flesh-coloured knickers that caused a stir at the Australian Open.

And yesterday she appeared on the first day of Wimbledon in a tasseled outfit inspired by 80s popstar Tina Turner.

Williams - the number two seed at the tournament - chose a white layered dress that looked more suited to a night club than a tennis club.

Referring to the furore her unflattering underwear caused earlier this year, Williams said yesterday: 'There's no illusion this time. Here it's all about white. I just think it's a fun, elegant dress.

Explaining the inspiration behind the outfit, she said: 'I love Tina Turner. Obviously, she's just an amazing, amazing artist, just a survivor.

'She reinvented herself and she looks great. I've loved her forever. So this dress is really inspired by her.'

Despite the attention attracted by her skimpy outfit, the five-time Wimbledon champion won a straight-set victory over Rossana de los Rios of Paraguay.

Wimbledon 2010: Andy Murray vs Jan Hajek Preview

2010-06-22T05:39:00.000-07:00

The 2010 Wimbledon tennis tournament is now into its second day of play today (Tuesday, June 22nd), and we’ve already seen a rather eventful day of play yesterday. And today, is when Andy Murray takes on the likes of Jan Hajek from the Czech Republic, on Court 1.

As reported by Mike Dickson, Hajek – who has hardly ever played on grass, has a ranking of 90 and who suffered a heart scare 2 years ago – has high ambitions heading into today’s match against Murray, and is hoping to knock the British No. 1 out.

Hajek says that he not only wants to knock Murray out of the competition, but he also wants to put a dampener on The Queen’s visit to Wimbledon on Thursday for what should, theoretically speaking, be Murray’s second-round appearance.

Joking around about it, Hajek said: “I know she would be disappointed if I beat Andy as this is her first visit for more than 30 years, but it would be good to interrupt her plans.” Hajek has also been keen to emphasize that all his problems are now behind him.

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2010-06-22T05:36:00.000-07:00

Jamie Murray and Laura Robson line up for the Wimbledon mixed doubles

2010-05-07T02:30:00.000-07:00

Jamie Murray is hoping to repeat his Wimbledon mixed doubles triumph of 2007, this time with former junior champion Laura Robson.
The pair have applied to the All England Club for a wildcard entry into a form of the game in which Robson, 16, has already done well, reaching the Hopman Cup final with Murray's brother Andy in Perth back in January and then the quarter-finals of the Australian Open women's doubles two weeks later.

Wozniacki Struggling!

2010-03-29T07:21:00.000-07:00

Second seed Caroline Wozniacki bounced back from a horror start to her third-round match against Maria Kirilenko to book her place in the last 16 of the Sony Ericsson Open with a 1-6 6-1 6-4 win.

The Danish teenager, ranked second in the world, was reduced to firefighting in the first set as she managed to win just 22% of points on second serve. But she was much improved in the second set, holding her nerve to convert the two break points she created before out-battling her Russian opponent in the third.

She will next face another Russian, 22nd seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, who beat Francesca Schiavone 7-5 6-3.

Roger Federer Rewrites The History With his 15th Grand Slam Title

2010-02-02T08:48:00.000-08:00

The tennis lovers would have had a feast for their eyes on Sunday evening, if they had got a chance for watching the Wimbledon 2009 final match.

The Swiss tennis champion Roger Federer made tennis history Sunday, winning the sixth Wimbledon title in 7 years to claim an all-time best 15th Grand Slam trophy 5-7, 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (7-5), 3-6, 16-14 over American Andy Roddick.

The Swiss, only man to appear in seven consecutive Wimbledon finals, re-wrote the records in front of tennis royalty - Rod Laver, Bjorn Borg and Pete Sampras, the seven-time All England club champion with whom he shared 14 Grand Slam honours. Federer's victory was his 60th career trophy and third Wimbledon finals victory over Roddick, whom he also beat in 2004 and 2005. The Swiss has defeated the American in 19 of 21 meetings.

Federer will take back the number one ranking he lost last summer to Rafael Nadal, regaining the position he held for a record 237 weeks.

The Swiss was appearing in his sixth consecutive Grand Slam final dating to Roland Garros last year.

In top spot Serena hopes to end 2009

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The Australian Open and Wimbledon champion defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-6(6), 7-5 in her first match in the Maroon Group and could regain the world number one spot from Dinara Safina this week.
One more match Williams wants to win than Safina to overtake. This year the Russian has a point to prove after failing to win any of her round robin matches last year and coming under fierce criticism throughout 2009 for her inability to win a grand slam title so far despite being world number one.
When asked about her chances of overtaking Safina this week, Williams said, “It would be awesome but I'm in a tough part of the section of the draw, so we'll look what happens."
It is indeed a tough group and Serena will now need to beat either her sister or arch-rival Elena Dementieva to reach the semi-finals. Serena has had some classic battles with Dementieva this year, winning a memorable Wimbledon semi-final.
It’s been an incredibly successful year for Serena but unfortunately it will probably be defined by her now infamous antics in the US Open semi-finals against Kim Clijsters.
The incident was broadcast live around the world and the watching public were able to hear the full explicit rant thanks to the many courtside microphones. It will probably continue to dog Serena for a while and she was questioned again on it after her match in Doha.
“It was out of character and I really regret it,” she told the Times. “I am a passionate person and I just lost it because it was an iffy call at a key moment. I wrote the line judge a really long letter of apology and she understood.”

Polgar: Texas Tech next weekend to coming The Wimbledon of Chess'

2009-09-13T04:16:00.000-07:00

The 2009 SPICE Cup International Invitational Tournament will bring a high powered lineup of world class young chess talent to Texas Tech. The contest is set to start beginning Saturday.
The tournament, in its third year, will once again set the record for the highest rated international invitational round robin tournament in the United States. This is equivalent to bringing Wimbledon or the PGA championship to Texas Tech and Lubbock.

SPICE Cup will take place from Saturday through Sept. 29 at the Matador Room in the Student Union on the Tech campus.
The 16 top serrated players will be broken into two groups. The six player A Group will meet in a category 16 event up from category 15 in 2008. The players are all grandmasters with an average age of just 20 and an average rating is 2,631, based on the September 2009 World Chess Federation rating list.
The 10 players forming the B Group tournament, a Category 11 event, will be mostly grandmasters and international masters, with an average rating of 2,502. Three of the 10 players in this pair are members of the Texas Tech Knight Raiders chess team.

Wimbledon champion to Meet Bristol's - teenager Joe Hill

2009-08-25T02:17:00.000-07:00

Bristol teenager Joe Hill is celebrating after becoming a HSBC Road to Wimbledon national champion on the famous grass courts of the All England Club.
And four time Wimbledon semi finalist Tim Henman was on hand to present the prizes, which included a £250 coaching grant.
The 14 year old from Coombe Dingle, who accompany Redland Green School, won the national 14 and under boys' doubles claim with partner Simon Pritchard, of Wales, at the weekend.
Hill and Pritchard made up for their disappointing early departure in the singles by beating Ryan Frankel and Jordan Parker 6-4, 6-3 in the doubles final.
“It was a wonderful experience,” said Hill. “I was meant to go further in the singles, as was my partner, so we spoke after that and said, ‘Let’s make sure we do really well in the doubles’.

“We thought we would be No 4 seeds, but we were No 2 and we had the hardest draw, so we did actually well to get to the final.”
Once there, their victory was assureing as they saw off the challenge of Frankel and Parker with relative abandon.
And their success is all the more appreciable given they never get to train together.
“I only get to see Simon at the big challenger, but we are good friends, so we always try to play doubles together,” said Hill.
“We play really well together and because we are such good friends, it is not like I am playing with someone for the first time.
“He is a very good player and I know that if I play badly, he is going to keep me in the match.”
Hill had bygone departured the singles with a three set conquest to Kent’s Steven Blythe but remained philosophical about his singles conquest.
“When Tim Henman was 14, he wasn’t top in his age group and he went on to be No 4 in the world,” said Hill.
Henman, who took a coaching clinic at the challenger, said: “Joseph played greatly well and I look forward to seeing how his tennis progresses.”

POWER RANKINGS

2009-07-30T14:07:00.000-07:00

With each passing week the WTA official ranking system makes a bigger mockery of itself.
Somehow, Dinara Safina remains in the top spot, despite Serena Williams claiming the Wimbledon title in swashbuckling fashion.Safina has engineered an impressive rise over the past couple of seasons and the attention of her failure to win a Grand Slam - while holding the No.1 ranking - does her no favors.The WTA's new chief executive, Stacey Allaster, needs to make a revamp of the system a priority or risk further damage to the Tour's credibility.

Sure, Williams plays in considerably fewer tournaments and her performances in smaller events have been mixed. But how can the woman who has won three of the last four Slams not be considered the best in the world?Here is the latest version of the Yahoo! Sports power rankings, with pre-Wimbledon ratings in parentheses. A familiar name heads the list.

1. (2) Serena Williams: Too strong, too dominant, and looking for her third Slam of the year.
2. (4) Venus Williams: Seeking to make up for Wimbledon final disappointment.
3. (1) Dinara Safina: Still on top of the official rankings, but yet to win that elusive Slam title.
4. (8) Elena Dementieva: Will be looking forward to favored hard-court season.
5. (6) Victoria Azarenka: Rising star is back at full fitness and is high on confidence.
6. (3) Svetlana Kuznetsova: French Open champion admits she needs more consistency.
7. (7) Caroline Wozniacki: Danish youngster keeps producing solid results.
8. (NR) Dominika Cibulkova: Has the game and the belief to battle the best.
Related: Elena Dementieva, Venus Williams, Dinara Safina, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Caroline Wozniacki, Serena Williams, Victoria Azarenka

Wimbledon Championship ends on historic note.

2009-07-16T07:54:00.000-07:00

Roger Federer's epic and historic victory in the men's singles final brought the 123rd Wimbledon Championships to a fitting climax in the evening sunshine on Centre Court. After four and a quarter hours he finally overcame the American Andy Roddick in a 30-game fifth set, the longest in Wimbledon history, to claim a record 15th Grand Slam title. How appropriate it was that Pete Sampras, with whom Federer had shared the record following his success last month at the French Open, was a surprise visitor, joining other greats such as Rod Laver and Bjorn Borg in the Royal Box to see history made.

Federer's sixth Wimbledon in seven years of appearances in the final also moves him within one singles victory at The Championships of Sampras, who shares the record of seven with the 19th century English hero, William Renshaw.

Federer had always looked on course for the final once the top seed, Rafael Nadal, pulled out with knee problems. The 27 years old Swiss dropped only one set en route to the final and his progress became increasingly assured as round succeeded round.

There is no doubt that the roof will be needed at future Championships but, for this year, at least, the fact that it remained open was a blessing, an indication that fine weather ensured the punctual finish to an excellent tournament.

Wimbledon 2010 Dates have been announced

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Wimbledon 2009 Tickets are on sale now

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The Debenture seating is in the best locations on both courts and offers the finest views of the play. Debenture ticket holders and their guests also have privileged access to their own lounges in which to eat, drink and relax. Demand for these tickets always exceeds the supply every year and we advise that you book early to avoid disappointment! 22 June will see the opening of the world famous tennis tournament The Championships at Wimbledon this year. What with the increased cash prize for Men's and Ladies' Singles Champions up to 750,000 from 700,000 Pounds and new developments in place for the grounds, this year is sure to be the best year in a long time for experiencing some exciting tennis. The Online Ticket Shop has the exclusive Wimbledon Debentures tickets on offer. These special All England Tennis Club member tickets promise the best seats in Centre Court and come with access to the Debentures Lounge and the new Centre Court Dining Facilities, offering a range of fine foods to choose from.

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ATP recognizes Federer and Nadal with various awards

2009-04-07T00:10:00.000-07:00

Although we’re nearly four months into the 2009 schedule, the ATP Tour has just announced the awards for the 2008 season. Obviously, fans aren’t clamoring at the doors of ATP headquarters demanding to know the results – it’s just a bit odd considering how much more quickly a sport like Major League Baseball does it.

As expected, Rafael Nadal was chosen as "player of the year" while Roger Federer was recognized as the “favorite player”and given the Stefan Edberg sportsmanship award.

Roger Federer earned the ATP Tour’s Stefan Edberg sportsmanship award for a record fifth consecutive year, and he was chosen the favorite player for the sixth year in a row in a poll of fans on Wednesday.

Top-ranked Rafael Nadal was chosen player of the year, and first-year pair Daniel Nestor of Canada and Nenad Zimonjic of Serbia was selected doubles team of the year.
James Blake of the United States won the Arthur Ashe humanitarian of the year award for his charitable efforts, and Rainer Schuettler of Germany was chosen comeback player of the year. France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was chosen most improved, and Japan’s Kei Nishikori won newcomer of the year.

Far be it from a guy who just earned his fifth consecutive sportsmanship award to take offense, but I hope the fact the Nadal was chosen as player of the year is eating Federer up inside. Maybe then he can make the slight adjustments to his game so he can begin beating Nadal. They’re so minute that I would need to explain them on a 3-D graphic of a tennis court using Nadal and Federer as avatars, drawn to scale. We don’t have that kind of funding here at Scores Report, so let’s just say Fed needs to improve the accuracy of his ground strokes in an effort to tire Nadal out rather then vice versa. We’ll just leave it at that for now.

Wimbledon 2008 – Final

2008-06-04T07:18:00.000-07:00

The match where everyone has kept their eyes, the match that everyone has been waiting to see and everyone want to see their favourite player in this match, that is Wimbledon Championship 2008 Final. This match is not so far because Play begins on June 23rd, leading up to quarter and semi-final showdowns...with the ultimate championship battle at the Wimbledon men's final on Sunday on July 6, 2008.

In Wimbledon Championship 2007, the Gentlemen's final was won by Roger Federer for the fifth consecutive time, a feat only before achieved in the Open Era by Bjorn Borg. It was the third longest men's singles final of all time at 3 hours and 45 minutes. Venus Williams claimed the Ladies' Title by defeating Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli. surprise finalist who had defeated world number one at the time Justine Henin.

What’s new for Wimbledon Championship 2008?

2008-06-04T06:43:00.000-07:00

The All-England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club plans to implement several changes at the 2008 Wimbledon Championships.
Increased prize money, boosted security measures, and revisions to the queue lines are among the innovations announced on Tuesday.

Increased Prize Money

The Men’s and Ladies’ Singles Champions at Wimbledon will each receive £750,000, an increase of 7.1% over 2007 (£700,000).
The total prize money will increase by 4.7% to £11,812,000 from £11,282,710 in 2007, and the prize money for each of the Men’s and the Ladies’ Doubles events will exceed £1 million for the first time.

Hawk-Eye and Scoreboards

Wimbledon will introduce new digital scoreboards for both scores and Hawk-Eye on Centre Court and No.1 Court. The 3+1 Hawk-Eye Challenge system will again be used.

Scheduling

Wimbledon has stated that they are not considering plans to begin the tournament on the preceding Sunday and will only consider Middle Sunday play as an emergency option.

Wimbledon Gallery

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Wimbledon Tennis Championships 2008 Schedule & Hosptality

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Monday 23 June Men’s Singles Champion opens play on Centre Court
Tuesday 24 June Ladies’ Singles Champion opens play on Centre Court
Wednesday 25 June Thursday 26 JuneFriday 27 June (No.1 Court and Centre Court share the top matches in the first week of The Championships)
Saturday 28 JuneMonday 30 JuneTuesday 1 July Ladies’ Singles Quarter-finals
Wednesday 2 July Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
Thursday 3 July *Ladies’ Singles’ Semi-finals, Men’s Doubles Semi-finals, Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
Friday 4 July *Men’s Singles Semi-finals, Ladies’ Doubles Semi-finals, Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
Saturday 5 July *Ladies’ Singles Final, Men’s Doubles Final, Mixed Doubles Final
Sunday 6 July *Men’s Singles Final, Ladies’ Doubles Final

For Wimbledon Tennis 2008 Hospitality & Debentures click here.

How to Get Wimbledon tickets

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Several thousand tickets are put on public sale during the tournament itself. You'll have to queue for these and, in the end, you might not be able to score a seat, but if you're in the area anyway and have some patience, you can certainly give it a try. Secondly, it could be possible that the tickets for Wimbledon 2008 important matches have been sold out and even you can not find in the official site of Wimbledon. So, in this condition you have to go to the trustable and guaranteed tickets agent websites. A list of official ticket agents are as under from where you can get 100% guaranteed tickets.

About Wimbledon Tennis

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The Wimbledon championship tournament is staged annually by The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. This is a private club founded in 1868 as simply the All England Croquet Club.The club held its first tennis championships in 1877. They were witnessed by a few hundred spectators in what is described as a "garden party atmosphere." Today, the Wimbledon championships are attended by more than 500,000 people as well as carried to millions around the world through mass media and the Internet.The tournament starts six weeks before the first Monday in August and runs for approximately two weeks. Players from more than 60 countries regularly compete.

Wimbledon 2007

Wimbledon 2008 tennis travel information

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Wimbledon 2008 tennis travel information Travelling by car

Parking in the streets around the championships is not allowed and offending vehicles will be towed away.
There are several car parks in the vicinity of the tennis club and you can find more details about travelling by car and car parking, including Wimbledon Park and Ride, in an external link here.

Travelling from Central London

In addition to regular public transport connections (see Wimbledon - Travel Tips) there are special bus services to and from the tennis championships run by the London General bus company. These buses link Central London, Southfields and Wimbledon stations direct to the Wimbledon tennis club. For daily availability and timings visit London General's website at www.londongeneral.co.uk/wimbledon/index.htm.

Arrival at Wimbledon (District Line underground & South West Trains overground)
If you arrive at Wimbledon Station by public transport there are several possibilities of getting to the Wimbledon Tennis Club in Church Road.
Head for the forecourt of Wimbledon Station (main exit) where you will see signs leading you to special bus services run by London General. Marshals representing licensed taxi drivers (mornings only) are on hand to direct you to shared taxis, should you choose this option. If you wish to walk, "Walk 2" detailed on our Wimbledon Walks page will guide you to the tennis club.

Arrival at Southfields Station (District Line underground)

Similar arrangements are in place and you may choose between special London General's tennis buses or shared taxis.

Wimbledon 2008 - London

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Wimbledon 2008 brings world class tennis to London in the world’s most famous tennis tournament. Grip your sun glasses and enjoy a summer of serves, showers and smash. The Wimbledon tennis championship is one of the most famous sporting events in the world, attracting thousands of tennis fans to London each summer. Crowds will be out in force to support the world’s best players and see who will be crowned champion for 2008. As we know that London is a city of visitore and Wimbledon Championshop in London makes london city more attractful for the vistors.
Wimbledon Tennis Museum
The Wimbledon Tennis Museum is opening again this year, featuring a range of interactive exhibits exploring the history of the championships. Visitors can learn about players past and present, tennis fashion, the science of tennis and more. For further information on the Wimbledon Tennis Museum, click on the link below.
Wimbledon Tennis Museum

The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club (AELTC )

2008-06-04T02:32:00.000-07:00

The Championships are run by a Committee consisting of 12 AELTC members and 7 nominees from the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA). Preparation for The Championships begins directly after the preceding meeting, implemented by seven full-time executives and their staff.Over 6,000 people attend The Championships in a working capacity. These include a temporary staff of several hundred, who are directly employed by The All England Lawn Tennis Club, and others who are provided by firms, contractors, voluntary bodies and public services, as well as representatives of the media. In short, during the Fortnight at the end of June and the beginning of July, the Club is a hive of activity, squarely in the eye of the sporting world.

Wimbledon Championship 2008

2008-06-04T02:06:00.000-07:00

Wimbledon held on in each year with its colorful celebrations and attractions. People comes to see wimbledon matches from all over the world. The wimbeldon events is now getting renowned day by day. Wimbledon 2008 has something different because management of Wimbledon is now to some changes in the place to make more better. The 2008 Wimbledon Championships will be held from June 23 to July 6, 2008 at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.
Following the completion of the 2007 Championships, work commenced on a new fixed roof for Centre Court. This will be in place for the 2008 Championships, but will then be replaced with a retractable roof in time for the 2009 Championships.