All Articles Tagged 'Wimbledon' (31)

Serena Eclispses Venus for third Wimbledon title

Serena Williams showed why she is such a dominant force in women's tennis with a straight sets win over five time champion Venus Williams for her third Wimbledon Singles crown.

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Added by Rohit Sharma on July 4, 2009 at 9:50am — No Comments

Wimbledon awaits another Williams vs. Williams final

The green grass at Wimbledon has been a witness to several all-Williams encounters, but this time a lot more is at stake than just a title. Is it going to be a sixth time triumph for Venus or major No.11 for Serena? Find out the real statistics of the sibling rivalry....!.

Added by Rohit Sharma on July 3, 2009 at 3:41pm — No Comments

Roddick denies Murray a slice of history, faces 'Federer the Great' in final

As Federer added another record to his illustrious career by reaching the seventh consecutive final at Wimbledon, Roddick denied the British No.1 a piece of .................

Added by Rohit Sharma on July 3, 2009 at 2:06pm — No Comments

Wimbledon Men's semifinal - Battle of Andy's vs. Federer-Haas masterpiece

Now that the women's final is set and the Williams sisters are ready for a showdown on Saturday, we turn our attention to the men's semifinal which lines up the fabulous foursome pitted against each other. Let's take a thorough look at different equations involving the thrilling semifinal match ups

Added by Rohit Sharma on July 3, 2009 at 5:05am — No Comments

Federer outserves Karlovic, to face Haas in semifinals

Roger Federer continued his fantastic run at the Grand Slam events by reaching the 21st consecutive semifinal by registering an emphatic win over an Ace-Machine whereas the German Tommy Haas found his resurgence on the green grass with an impressive win over one of the strongest contendor's for this year's title, Novak Djokovic.

Added by Rohit Sharma on July 1, 2009 at 10:02am — No Comments

Wimbledon 2009, Week 1: The Men

I wish I could comment on all the excellent matches that went down during the first week of Wimbledon. There are so many to choose from. So many impressive moments when players just rose to the challenge of performing in this most special Slam. But before I get to the impressive ones, let’s get one loser out of the way, shall we?

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Added by tennischick on June 28, 2009 at 4:00pm — 4 Comments

Wimbledon 2009, Week 1: The Women

What a tournament! There are so many amazing moments to comment on. Honestly, I’m not sure where to begin. So I’m just going to ramble in this entry. Just random points as they occur to me. Today I will focus only on some of the women. I’ll talk about the men tomorrow.

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Added by tennischick on June 27, 2009 at 4:00pm — 2 Comments

Prince Wimbledon Ball Guess Contest - Guess the Number of Balls and Win!

Think you know how many Prince tennis balls it takes to fill up a 2' x 2' x 7' container? This is the same container currently on display in Rockefeller Center in New York City as part of the Wimbledon in NYC event.

So take a look, and submit your guess to win! All guesses must be submitted HERE

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Added by Prince on June 24, 2009 at 11:39am — No Comments

History likely to repeat itself at Wimbledon 2009

The most prestigious and historic Grand Slam event of the year starts in less than 24-hours and a lot is at stakes with Federer standing on the brink of history and Murray attempting to become the first Briton since the great Fred Perry to win a native Grand Slam event. Will Venus win another title at the slick lawns of the All England Lawn Tennis Club?

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Added by Rohit Sharma on June 21, 2009 at 3:11am — No Comments

Strokes of Genius

I must give a shoutout to my favorite writer L. Jon Wertheim for his new book STROKES OF GENIUS: FEDERER, NADAL, AND THE GREATEST MATCH EVER PLAYED. Anybody that reads Wertheim's online mailbag column and his Tennis magazine stories will recognize some of the anecdotes and stories previously covered. It is fun to read them again as they are woven into this epic battle. Also the book is not only about Federer and Nadal you do get tidbits about Nole, Daydenko, even journeyman Marc Gicquel gets… Continue

Added by Jazz Burks on May 25, 2009 at 7:04am — 1 Comment

The AGONY and ECSTASY of Roger Federer

The future champion's rise is talked as much as is discussed the current champion's downfall. Roger Federer's string of losses to in-form youngsters is the talk of the town. From bursting into tears in Melbourne Park to racquet slamming in Miami, the man is in serious need of a rejuvenation....!

Napoleon Bonaparte once quoted - "My downfall raises me to infinite heights". Perhaps he wanted someone in the modern tennis world to draw inspiration from that thought. And… Continue

Added by Rohit Sharma on April 17, 2009 at 1:24am — 1 Comment