Alex de Minaur could not be deflected by either rain showers or a determined compatriot as he began his assault on Wimbledon’s grass citadel with a straight sets victory.
The king is dead. Long live the ki … well, not exactly. Not yet. But on the day that Andy Murray announced he had played his last singles match at Wimbledon, Jack Draper stepped in to give the Centre Court crowd – and a primetime BBC One…
Andy Murray pulled out of the singles but there were wins for Cam Norrie, Jack Draper and Katie Boulter, while defending champion Marketa Vondrousova lost to Jessica Bouzas Maneiro
For all his positivity in the Wimbledon buildup, until Novak Djokovic set foot on the match court, with its related stress and pressure, he was not entirely sure how his knee would hold up on the grass. The 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 victory over Vit…
Twelve months after writing her name in Wimbledon history, Marketa Vondrousova made history of a different sort on Tuesday when she was defeated in the first round by Jessica Bouzas Maneiro, a Spaniard who had never won a grand slam match…
Britain is guaranteed to have at least one representative in the third round of the women’s singles after Katie Boulter and Harriet Dart, the country’s current No 1 and No 2 respectively, recorded straight-sets victories here on Tuesday to…
Andy Murray’s Wimbledon singles career has come to an end after he was unable to sufficiently recover from the back surgery he underwent 10 days ago. Murray first played at Wimbledon in 2005 and won two of his three grand slam titles there…
Andy Murray 19-year Wimbledon singles career has come to an end after a back injury forced him to withdraw from the men’s draw at his final championships on the morning of his scheduled first round match on Tuesday.
Andy Murray will leave the decision on his participation in his scheduled Wimbledon first-round match against Tomas Machac to the very last minute on Tuesday morning as the 37‑year‑old Scot weighs up the benefits of competing in singles…
Tennis players deal with a lot of things in their careers, from the pressure of performing at the top level to injuries, illness and facing better opponents. Casper Ruud, the No 8 seed in the men’s event this year, has been dealing with…
Few tennis players understand the importance of taking advantage of opportunities quite like Emma Raducanu. Her transcendent 2021 US Open triumph, after all, was an exercise in rising spectacularly to the occasion as various factors fell…
One of the most beautiful symphonies in sport was heard again on Centre Court just before 4pm on Monday as Carlos Alcaraz uncocked his elbow and swung for the stars. First came the crisp snap of racket strings crushing the Slazenger ball…
Sonay Kartal and Lily Miyazaki joined their fellow Briton Emma Raducanu in claiming victories on the opening day of the Championships in the women’s singles, with 22-year-old Kartal shocking the 29th seed, Sorana Cirstea, 3-6, 6-2, 6-0 –…
One big withdrawal could be regarded as unfortunate for a tournament, two a bit of a fluke. But three seeded players pulling out of Wimbledon before they had even hit a ball in anger smacks of something more significant. The third seed…
Two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray has said he remains unsure if he'll be fit in time for this year's tournament. Murray had surgery after he was forced to withdraw from the Queen's Club Championship through injury, and while he's set…
Andy Murray says he is looking for “a bit of closure” to his career as he continues his race against time to be fit for a final appearance at Wimbledon before he retires from professional tennis.
In Guardian Australia’s weekly interview about objects, the tennis hotshot turned rapper shows off her trophy collection – and sings the praises of Epsom salts