Tag: Wimbledon
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Murray ‘can’t believe it’ after sealing Wimbledon glory
London, July 08, 2013: Andy Murray has become the first British men’s champion at Wimbledon since Fred Perry in 1936 after defeating Novak Djokovic 64 75 64 in Sunday’s final. On a scorching day at the All England Club (court temperatures at one point touched 49.8c in the direct sunlight), the world No. 2 produced…
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Serena Williams secures fifth Wimbledon title
London, July 09, 2012: : Serena Williams won her fifth Wimbledon title with a 61 57 62 victory over Agnieszka Radwanska in Saturday’s ladies final. She has now won 14 Grand Slam singles titles, which puts her in fourth place in the Open Era list for most Grand Slam titles behind Steffi Graf, Chris Evert…
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International Tennis Federation ITF, World’s top three head for Fed Cup
International Tennis Federation, The 2012 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas season gets underway this week with eight World Group nations beginning their bid to lift the trophy. The action also starts in World Group II and four Zone Groups. Czech Republic open their title defence with a tricky away tie against Germany in Stuttgart. The…
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Djokovic bids for three in a row, the News Bulletin of the ITF
Djokovic bids, The Grand Slam tennis season returns with the 100th edition of the Australian Championships – known as the Australian Open since 1963 – which got underway at Melbourne Park on Monday. Reigning champions Novak Djokovic and Kim Clijsters are both back to defend the titles they won 12 months ago as the world’s best…