Wimbledon Tennis Championships
Wigan Athletic's English owner Dave Whelan (R) and Wigan Athletic's Spanish manager Roberto Martinez (L) hold the FA Cup after their team won the English FA Cup final football match between Manchester City and Wigan Athletic at Wembley Stadium in London on May 11, 2013. Victory represented a fairytale moment for the modest northwest club and their chairman, Dave Whelan, who punched the air with delight at the final whistle, after a shock that stands comparison with Wimbledon's 1988 success over Liverpool. He had earlier led the team onto the pitch, having broken his leg while playing for Blackburn Rovers in the 1960 FA Cup final in an incident that ended his top-level football career.
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I'm expecting a lot of these players to take advantage of the chance to hone their game in Nottingham at the first grass court event leading up to Wimbledon, where all the players know the grass courts at the Tennis Centre are some of the best in the country
I can't remember the other winning streaks, but I hope I can get to 22 and the rest of the matches that I have here. Plus seven, and Wimbledon too, so it would be dangerous to lose now.
For the first time in memory, the traditional opening dance at Saturday night's Wimbledon Ball was reserved for two singles champions who were sweethearts as well—Chris Evert, 19, and her mop-topped fiance, Jimmy Connors, 21.More quotes »
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Kvitova defeats Errani to win Dubai title
-- Former Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova won her first title in six months when she beat Sara Errani 6-2, 1-6, 6-1 in the Dubai Championships final on Saturday.Kvitova also beat the Italian en route to her previous title -- her ninth -- in New Haven on the Read more »
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Bennneteau shocks Federer in ABN AMRO quarters
-- Julien Benneteau upset the sluggish Roger Federer 6-3, 7-5 on Friday to reach the semifinals of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament.Defending champion Federer struggled with his serve and the timing of his ground shots throughout the match and Benneteau Read more »
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Williams returns to No. 1 with Qatar Open win
-- An emotional Serena Williams has secured the No. 1 ranking after coming from a set down to beat former Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 to reach the Qatar Open semifinals Friday.The 31-year-old American will become the oldest women's player Read more »
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Bruce Jenkins: Federer-Nadal rivalry running on its last legs
were greeted by a spontaneous, spine-chilling ovation. For so many seasoned fans, the fourth-set tiebreaker at that 1980 Wimbledon (18-16, McEnroe) remains the most enthralling tennis episode of their lives. Similarly, few tennis rivalries ever carried the 11:43 AM from Sports Illustrated Read more »
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Men's Tennis: Ivanisevic tells Murray to miss Roland Garros
the French Open - and there is a big question mark about his fitness - he should skip the tournament and get ready for Wimbledon. "He's one of the favourites at Wimbledon. For me, he's ready to win Wimbledon for the last five years. Winning the Olympics and 9:17 AM from Clubcall.com Read more »
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Stars to head to Wormsley for SportFest
will be one of the coaches at SportFest WORLD Cup winner Martin Johnson, victorious Ashes captain Andrew Strauss and Wimbledon semi finalist Tim Henman will all be appearing in Bucks at a new summer festival. Combining sport, music and food, the inaugural 9:02 AM from Bucks Free Press Read more »
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Rain wins Day 1 in Strasbourg
Marion Bartoli of France and Tamira Paszek of Austria, were pushed back to Tuesday at Strasbourg Tennis Club. The former Wimbledon runner-up Bartoli was the Strasbourg runner-up two years ago. Former French Open champion Francesca Schiavone beat France's own 5/20/13 from Miami Herald Read more »
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Chelsea Flower Show: A blooming century lit up by tweed and Pimm’s
sold out long ago. It is difficult to imagine an event more stereotypically British. Think Wimbledon, but without the tennis. Visitors in tweed jackets and brightly-coloured trousers ambulate between the gleaming banks of chrysanthemums, drinking Pimm’s and 5/20/13 from The Independent Read more »
