Wimbledon

Rafael Nadal calls time on epic tennis career

Rafael Nadal on Thursday announced he will retire after the Davis Cup finals in November, ending a career which brought 22 Grand Slam titles, global respect and inspired epic, iconic rivalries with Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic.

Djokovic vows Wimbledon return despite clock ticking

"I don't have any limitations in my mind. I still want to keep going and play as long as I feel like I can play on this high level."

Alcaraz doesn't know 'limit' after Wimbledon repeat

"So let's see if at the end of my career it's going to be 25, 30, 15, four (Slams). I don't know. All I want to say is I want to keep enjoying and let's see what the future brings to me."

Alcaraz wants 'perfect' Sunday for Spain at Wimbledon and Euros

Carlos Alcaraz wants to play his part in a "perfect" sporting Sunday for Spain as he targets Wimbledon final victory against Novak Djokovic before his country face England in the Euro 2024 title match.

Djokovic backs Alcaraz to win more Slams but 'hopefully not on Sunday'

Novak Djokovic has backed Carlos Alcaraz to rack up more Grand Slam titles, but the Serb hopes that run doesn't start when they clash in a blockbuster Wimbledon final on Sunday.

Vekic tames Sun at damp Wimbledon to seal semifinal spot

Victory meant Vekic reached her maiden Grand Slam semi-final and became only the second woman from her nation to do so at the All England Club, as she matched Mirjana Lucic's 1999 feat, but it was not all smooth sailing for the unseeded 28-year-old.

Djokovic blasts fans' 'disrespect' after reaching 60th Slam quarter-final

"To all the fans that have had respect and stayed here tonight, I thank you from the bottom of my heart and I appreciate it," said an angry Djokovic.

Raducanu 'stands by decision' which ended Murray's Wimbledon career

"Of course, I didn't want to take his last match away from him. But at the end of the day I think a lot of the players in a similar situation would have done the same thing, prioritising their body."

Djokovic gets kick out of England Euros win

Novak Djokovic reached the Wimbledon fourth round for the 16th time on Saturday after taking a break to help the Centre Court crowd celebrate England's Euro 2024 win over Switzerland in Germany.

June 16, 2016
June 16, 2016

Lendl says Murray can end Djokovic's 'golden slam' dream

Andy Murray has what it takes to ruin Novak Djokovic's dreams of sweeping to a 'golden slam', coach Ivan Lendl has said as the Scot prepares for another tilt at the Wimbledon title.

June 12, 2016
June 12, 2016

Lendl back in Murray camp

British tennis star Andy Murray's bid for a second Wimbledon title receives a boost as former great Ivan Lendl, who coached him to his success on 'home turf' in 2013, returns to his coaching team

June 10, 2016
June 10, 2016

Nadal out of Wimbledon

Rafael Nadal will miss Wimbledon after failing to recover from the wrist injury which forced his withdrawal from the French Open, he announced on Facebook.

June 6, 2016
June 6, 2016

Being part of the Federer/Nadal era a career booster, says Djokovic

The moment Novak Djokovic accepted that being part of the Roger Federer/Rafael Nadal era was a chance, not a curse, everything improved for him. After winning his first French Open title, world's number one tennis player holds all four grand slams at the same time.

May 28, 2016
May 28, 2016

Raonic to be coached by McEnroe

Tennis legend and former tormentor of umpires John McEnroe will coach Canadian world number nine Milos Raonic.

January 18, 2016
January 18, 2016

Suspicions over tennis match fixing

Secret files exposing evidence of widespread suspected match fixing at the top level of world tennis, including at Wimbledon, can be revealed by the BBC and BuzzFeed News.

October 15, 2015
October 15, 2015

Cricket comeback king Shoaib inspired by wife Sania title sweeps

Pakistan batsman Shoaib Malik said his sparkling double hundred against England was inspired by seeing his Indian wife Sania Mirza sweep to a series of tennis titles in 2015.

September 14, 2015
September 14, 2015

Djokovic wins US Open and 10th major

Novak Djokovic clinched his third Grand Slam title of 2015 and 10th career major with a 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 triumph over sentimental favorite Roger Federer in the US Open final.

September 11, 2015
September 11, 2015

Serena, Federer, Djokovic star in US Open 'Fantastic Friday'

"Fantastic Friday" at the US Open sees Serena Williams, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer in starring roles.

July 5, 2015
July 5, 2015

Wimbledon spectator's epic hairdo takes over the internet

Yes, okay, so Nadal may have been knocked out of Wimbledon early and Federer did do that faily impressive trick shot that everyone’s talking about, but you can forget both of those things now because there's a new headline story in town.