Tag: Wimbledon

Djokovic Ready for Ultimate Showdown With Alcaraz

LONDON—Novak Djokovic likes nothing better than munching on Wimbledon’s Centre Court turf on men’s final day and after setting up what he billed as the “ultimate showdown” with Carlos Alcaraz, he now wants to gobble up a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title. “He’s very motivated. He’s young. He’s hungry. I’m hungry, too, so let’s have…


Carlos Alcaraz Will Face Novak Djokovic in a Wimbledon Men’s Final for the Ages

WIMBLEDON, England—Novak Djokovic paid quite a compliment to Carlos Alcaraz. Before they’ll face each other in the Wimbledon final on Sunday, Djokovic was asked to size up Alcaraz — and he compared the kid to himself. Pretty good company. “He’s been incredibly successful in adapting to the surfaces and (to the) demands and challenges of…


Unseeded Vondrousova Stuns Jabeur to Win Wimbledon Title

LONDON—Czech Marketa Vondrousova left Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur heart-broken once again as she claimed a surprise 6–4 6–4 victory on Saturday to become the first unseeded player to win the Wimbledon women’s singles title. The 24-year-old left-hander, who a year ago needed wrist surgery, proved too steady for the error-strewn Jabeur who ended up as runner-up…


Djokovic Eases Past Sinner to Reach Wimbledon Final

LONDON—Novak Djokovic barely got out of second gear as he swept past a subdued Jannik Sinner at Wimbledon, easing into a record 35th Grand Slam final with a whirlwind 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(4) victory on Friday. Djokovic has turned Centre Court into his own personal fiefdom having not lost there in 10 years, and the Serbian…


Ons Jabeur Beats Aryna Sabalenka to Reach Her 2nd Wimbledon Final in a Row

WIMBLEDON, England—Ons Jabeur came back from a set and a break down to defeat Aryna Sabalenka 6–7 (5), 6–4, 6–3 on Thursday and reach the Wimbledon final for the second consecutive year. This will be the third title match for Jabeur in the past five Grand Slam tournaments. The 25-year-old from Tunisia already was the only Arab woman and only…


Daniil Medvedev Ends Christopher Eubanks’ Wimbledon Run

Third-seeded Russian Daniil Medvedev halted Christopher Eubanks’ dream run at Wimbledon on Wednesday, July 13, in a five-set quarterfinal thriller in London. Medvedev’s hard-fought 6–4, 1–6, 4–6, 7–6 (4), 6–1 victory in 2 hours and 57 minutes set up a semifinal showdown with No. 1 seed Carlos Alcaraz of Spain, who eliminated No. 6 Holger…


Novak Djokovic Ties Roger Federer With 46 Slam Semifinals and Meets Jannik Sinner Next at Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON, England—As Novak Djokovic pursues more history-making victories and more milestones, he is well aware that every opponent he faces would love nothing more than to stop him. “I know they want … to win. But it ain’t happening, still,” he told the crowd at Wimbledon on Tuesday after reaching a 46th Grand Slam semifinal…


Top Seed Swiatek Toppled by Svitolina in Wimbledon Quarter-Finals

LONDON—Even the world’s best players are not immune to crippling nerves as Iga Swiatek discovered when her Wimbledon dreams were turned to dust in a 7–5, 6–7(5), 6–2 quarter-final defeat by Ukrainian wildcard Elina Svitolina on Tuesday. Svitolina, who returned to the tour in April after giving birth to her daughter last October, might have…


Christopher Eubanks Stuns Stefanos Tsitsipas, Into Wimbledon Quarters

Christopher Eubanks’ magical run through Wimbledon continued with an upset of No. 5 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece 3–6, 7–6 (4), 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 to advance to the quarterfinals on Monday. The 27-year-old Atlanta native, who played at Georgia Tech, has spent most of his pro career on the Challengers circuit and is making his…


Novak Djokovic, Rybakina Move Into Wimbledon Quarter-Finals

LONDON—Novak Djokovic shook off a wobble midway through his clash with big-serving Pole Hubert Hurkacz to book his Wimbledon quarter-final berth on Monday while fellow defending champion Elena Rybakina advanced after an injury to Beatriz Haddad Maia. Third seed Daniil Medvedev went through to the last eight for the first time after ailing Czech Jiri…