Wimbledon is the oldest tennis tournament in the world. Established in 1877, the Wimbledon Championships hold the distinction of being the oldest tennis tournament in existence. It takes place annually in London, England and is widely regarded as one of the most prestigious events in the tennis c...
Wimbledon is the oldest tennis tournament in the world. Established in 1877, the Wimbledon Championships hold the distinction of being the oldest tennis tournament in existence. It takes place annually in London, England and is widely regarded as one of the most prestigious events in the tennis c...
An important milestone in the history of tennis was the decision of theAll England Croquet Clubto set aside one of its lawns atWimbledonfor tennis, which soon proved so popular that the club changed its name to the All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club. In 1877 the club decided to hold...
Going into the French Open in October 2020, Świątek had not made it past the round of 16 in any event so far that year. However, she stunned the tennis world by winning the tournament without ever dropping a set, decisively beating American player Sofia Kenin 6–4, 6–1 in the fi...
watch a tennis match that didn’t feature one or both Williams sisters. So logically, it was only a matter of time before they began playing against each other, which always made for an exciting match. In 2009, Venus was the runner-up against Serena’s win at Wimbledon for the third...
Roger Federer can be easily called the world’s greatest tennis player. He has more records than any other tennis player. He has won 17 Grand Slam titles. Federer has made it to the Wimbledon tennis finals eight times. As of 2004, he ranked No. 1 according to the Association of Tennis...
The Russian thwarted Djokovic’s attempt to become the first player in 52 years to win all four majors (the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and US Open) in one calendar year. It’s Medvedev’s first major tennis trophy after a long and tricky road to joining the tennis elite. He...
Venus and Serena Williams were the first set of sisters to ever win Olympic gold medals in tennis. The US Open is the only major tournament to use a tiebreak in the final set for singles. The prize money for Wimbledon winners became equal for men and women in 2007. Arthur Ashe was the...
Maria Yuryevna Sharapova, known as Maria Sharapova, is a Russian professional tennis player. She has been ranked world No. 1 in singles by the WTA on five different occasions for a total of 21 weeks. She is the only Russian to hold a Career Grand Slam....
outlasted the Swiss Maestro in a four-hour, 48-minute, five-set marathon--seven hours if you factor in two rain delays--that ended just as the sun disappeared.The duel remains inarguably one of the greatest tennis matches ever contested, and at that point was the longest in Wimbledon ...