Wimbledon

You cannot be serious? Wimbledon abolishes line judges after 147 years

Live Electronic Line Calling will replace officials in 2025 tournament

Wed Oct 09 2024 - 12:34

Controversial Wimbledon expansion plans get green light

Proposal to build 39 new courts, including 8,000-seat show court, looks set to go ahead after Greater London Authority approval

Fri Sept 27 2024 - 19:55

Carlos Alcaraz defends Wimbledon title after dominant victory over Novak Djokovic

Young Spanish star wins in straight sets to record his fourth grand slam win

Sun Jul 14 2024 - 17:09

Barbora Krejcikova channels spirit of Novotna to fulfil Wimbledon dreams

Inspired by her compatriot’s love of and success at SW19, the Czech has ticked off another item on her bucket list

Sun Jul 14 2024 - 16:33

Barbora Krejcikova holds off Jasmine Paolini fightback to win Wimbledon title

Second win in a row for Czech players came 26 years after mentor Jana Novotna won the title

Sat Jul 13 2024 - 17:01

Novak Djokovic sets up Wimbledon final rematch with Carlos Alcaraz

Djokovic sees off Lorenzo Musetti in straight sets after Alcaraz came from a set down against Daniil Medvedev

Fri Jul 12 2024 - 20:20

Jasmine Paolini denies Donna Vekic in record-breaking Wimbledon semi-final

Barbora Krejcikova stuns former champion Elena Rybakina to ensure another unexpected winner in the women’s singles

Thu Jul 11 2024 - 19:50

Djokovic to meet Musetti in Wimbledon semi-final after injured De Minaur withdraws

Ninth seed De Minaur sustained a hip injury during his four set win over Arthur Fils in the fourth round

Wed Jul 10 2024 - 14:29

Medvedev knocks world number one Jannik Sinner out of Wimbledon in topsy-turvy five-setter

Italian appeared unwell and called doctor in third set on Centre Court

Tue Jul 09 2024 - 19:41

Taylor Fritz banishes Centre Court ghosts with victory over Alexander Zverev

Elina Svitolina makes quarter-finals on ‘incredibly sad day for all Ukrainians’

Mon Jul 08 2024 - 20:36

Carlos Alcaraz reaches Wimbledon quarter-final despite issues with serve

World No 1 Jannik Sinner sees off the challenge of big-serving 14th seed Ben Shelton

Sun Jul 07 2024 - 17:18

Judy Murray insists comment about Raducanu’s withdrawal was sarcastic

Andy Murray’s mother said withdrawal was ‘astonishing’

Sun Jul 07 2024 - 14:15

Wimbledon: Djokovic overcomes slow start to ease past Popyrin

Unseeded Australian Alexei Pobytin takes the first set but Djokovic wins the next three on the bounce

Sat Jul 06 2024 - 22:23

World number one Iga Świątek out of Wimbledon as 21-match winning streak ends

Kazakhstan’s Yulia Putintseva secures a 3-6 6-1 6-2 victory in their third-round match

Sat Jul 06 2024 - 18:56

Carlos Alcaraz pushed all the way in thrilling five-set win over Frances Tiafoe

Only when defending champion staring at defeat that his most brilliant streak emerged to secure victory

Fri Jul 05 2024 - 21:15

Andy Murray admits it is time to retire as he is defeated in Wimbledon doubles with his brother

Scot says he cannot play to the level he wants, and will finish off career at grand slam in mixed doubles with Emma Raducanu

Fri Jul 05 2024 - 09:42

Novak Djokovic survives spirited challenge from Scottish wildcard Jacob Fearnley

Edinburgh-born player took a set off 24-time grand slam winner

Thu Jul 04 2024 - 18:21

Emma Raducanu storms into Wimbledon third round with dominant win

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev overcome slow starts to progress into the third round

Wed Jul 03 2024 - 20:45

Andy Murray and Emma Raducanu to team up in Wimbledon mixed doubles

Raducanu will be making her Grand Slam debut in doubles alongside the Scot in his final Wimbledon

Wed Jul 03 2024 - 13:26

Tennis superstar Chris Evert recovered from cancer. Then it came back, and she did it again

The former tennis champion is working as a broadcaster at Wimbledon again this year

Wed Jul 03 2024 - 05:00

Sixth seed Andrey Rublev goes into meltdown as he loses in first round of Wimbledon

Novak Djokovic ‘extremely glad’ with knee as he cruises into second round

Tue Jul 02 2024 - 21:25

Andy Murray pulls out of Wimbledon singles but commits to doubles

Scottish player, who won the singles title twice, had been due to play Tomas Machac on Centre Court

Tue Jul 02 2024 - 15:32

Defending Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova suffers shock first round defeat to Jessica Bouzas Maneiro

Czech player joins Steffi Graf in unwanted piece of Wimbledon history

Tue Jul 02 2024 - 15:18

Carlos Alcaraz starts Wimbledon defence with straight-sets win over Mark Lajal

Reigning champion triumphs 7-6 (3), 7-5, 6-2

Mon Jul 01 2024 - 21:29

Aryna Sabalenka blows hole in Wimbledon draw after pulling out

Belarusian, who won Australian Open earlier this year, withdrew due to a shoulder injury

Mon Jul 01 2024 - 16:14

The most pimped concept in sport is heroism but Arthur Ashe was a hero

The first black man to win a Grand Slam singles title, his horizons were much broader than tennis as he led a life of social and political activism

Mon Jul 01 2024 - 06:00

Physios, psychologists and manicurists - how tennis entourages became a ‘travelling circus’

Venues such as Wimbledon are struggling to accommodate the backroom teams for professional tennis players amidst rapid growth

Fri Jun 28 2024 - 10:59

The Racket by Conor Niland: Lonely tennis locker room conveyed with deft touch

An honest and droll memoir from the top-ranked Irish male player in decades

Thu Jun 27 2024 - 04:44

Rafael Nadal ‘saddened’ to miss Wimbledon as he focuses on Paris Olympics

Spanish star will stay on clay rather than risk the physical demands of changing to grass and back again

Thu Jun 13 2024 - 16:36

Johnny Watterson: Tennis has to figure out where it wants to go from here

Names such as Federer, Nadal and Djokovic are making way for a younger generation of players

Fri Jun 07 2024 - 06:00

Novak Djokovic is Wimbledon doubt after reported knee surgery

Seven-time Wimbledon winner still targeting Paris Olympics after suffering a torn medial meniscus in his right knee

Wed Jun 05 2024 - 12:45

Conor Niland: ‘The Irish got such a kick out of me playing Wimbledon, but unfortunately there was just one chance’

Limerick native had a rollercoaster career as a pro tennis player, training with Serena Williams and playing against greats including Novak Djokovic. Regrets? He has a few, he tells Lauren Murphy

Sat May 25 2024 - 05:00

Simona Halep free to play again after tennis doping ban significantly reduced

Former Wimbledon winner Simona Halep has her tennis doping ban reduced from four years to nine months

Tue Mar 05 2024 - 21:31

Guns, slaps, jigsaws and the best 61 seconds of sport all year (the darts, obvs) - the A-to-Z of 2023

Every year is filled with heroic deeds of sporting immortality but every year is filled with spivs, chancers and ne’er-do-wells too. Here’s some of them, in all their glory.

Sat Dec 30 2023 - 06:00