wimbledon 2012

Although Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal had dominated the headlines and the top two ranking places since the start of the year, Roger Federer was…

These are testing times for one of tennis’s most intense and most intensely followed men: Rafael Nadal. He has the kind of physical presence, unbreakable…

Hot on the heels of one of the most eventful Wimbledon Championships of the decade, and days before the All England Club hosts 2012’s historic…

It was a record that many had decided would elude Roger Federer. When he fell from the No1 ranking in May 2010, losing in the…

One door closes and another opens—to the very same sporting arena: the All England Lawn Tennis Club. In the blink of an eye, the same…

Iron Federer in a velvet glove Against Albert Ramos, a not-half-bad No43 in the world, Federer made playing the opening match of Round 1 on…

Within the tennis-passionate atmosphere of Wimbledon’s Centre Court, it was a fair bet that every one of the 15,000 lucky enough to have a seat…

It’s on days like this that you wonder how the two men at the centre of the whirlwind slept. The tension, the anticipation and the…

They were words to fill the heart with dread for any opponent of Serena Williams. “I don’t play unless I feel like I can win.…

It was official: ‘Murray-mania’ had gripped a nation ready to celebrate a potential champion as London ran headlong towards the biggest sporting event in the…

Go back barely a couple of years and the rivalry in men’s tennis seemed all about Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. They dominated the top…

The world No1 and defending champion, Novak Djokovic, will meet six-time titlist, No3 Roger Federer, for the 27th time when they take to court in…

Only one of the women’s semi-finalists may have lifted the Wimbledon trophy before, and only two of them may have experienced Grand Slam victory and…

As the sky cleared of rain clouds and the wind dropped to a balmy breeze, it seemed barely conceivable that, two hours before, play was…

The task for Mikhail Youzhny was arguably the most daunting of the men’s quarter-finals. In the dozen years that he and Roger Federer had spent…

The women’s quarter-final line-up was a truly intriguing mix of styles, talent and storylines. The top seed and world No1, Maria Sharapova, was gone and…

In many ways, the match up between the compact, bustling, coiled spring of David Ferrer and the tall, languorous, slow-but-explosive Juan Martin del Potro was…

The first week at the All England Championships had been full of drama. Former champion and one of the favourites for the men’s title, Rafael…

When it came to predictions about who might win Wimbledon’s 2012 titles, there seemed to be one area of common ground. In the men’s draw,…

There were a few things that could have concerned Andy Murray about his third-round opponent, Marcos Baghdatis, when they met on Centre Court for the…

Serena Williams described her three-set victory over China’s Jie Zheng as a “gut check” after the American won the third set 9-7 to set up…