wimbledon

For a brief couple of hours yesterday the World Cup was overshadowed by the amazing events unfolding on Wimbledon’s Court 18

Wimbledon 2010 opened this Monday with such drama on Centre Court that Roger Federer was quickly the headline story

Laura Robson was content with her performance despite losing to fourth seed Jelena Jankovic in the first round of Wimbledon yesterday

Where to begin with a rivalry that has captured the imagination with every step through its 20 meetings on the tennis stage?

For a decade, at least one of them has played every single Wimbledon final but one, and in eight of those ten years, a Williams has won

Maria Sharapova has set her sights on a successful run at Wimbledon and says her long-term injury troubles have only made her hungrier for success

vLleyton Hewitt produced a brilliant comeback to beat Roger Federer 3-6 7-6 (4) 6-4 in the final of the Gerry Weber Open

Should GB lose to Turkey in July they will slip into the lowest tier of Davis Cup tennis

Anyone betting on this year’s US Open must surely consider Andy Roddick as a serious contender to reclaim the title he won back in 2003.

In 2008, Ana Ivanovic reached two Grand Slam finals, won the French Open, and shot up to the dizzying heights of number one in the world.

Prior to Sunday’s Wimbledon final, Roger Federer had only ever been beaten in any Grand Slam final by one man – Rafael Nadal.

Another blockbuster performance from Serena Williams in the final of Wimbledon on Saturday ensured that the American now holds three of the four Grand slams.

He was on the brink of history, but Andy Murray will have to wait another year in his search for a Wimbledon title.

With temperatures in London expected to soar into the 30s next week, the tennis looks to be hotting up too.

Juan Martin del Potro, currently ranked at number five in the world, was fancied as a potential winner of this year’s tournament at SW19.

Laura Robson proved yesterday what genuine tennis talent she is, pushing former world number five, Daniela Hantuchova, in their first round tie at Wimbledon.

For the first time in the history of the Championships at SW19, we won’t be hearing the umpire utter those two words that have all too often triggered a collective groan from the entire nation: “Play suspended.”

Arguably the biggest story of Wimbledon 2009, will be the absence of world number one and last year’s Wimbledon winner Rafa Nadal.

The Scottish ace will be sending Britain into a frenzy with his fine form in the lead up to the summer’s premier sporting event at Wimbledon.