Latest: Staying up late, sleeping in on weekends is bad for your health Roger Federer became the first man to win Wimbledon eight times and extended his record to 19 Grand Slam titles with victory over Croatia’s Marin Cilic. The Swiss third seed won 6-3 6-1 6-4 as seventh seed Cilic struggled with a blister … Read more
Peng Shuai said the dearth of male Chinese tennis players was down to the strength of ping pong and badminton, as the country awaits a breakthrough in men’s tennis. Peng said Chinese tennis had made huge strides in the last 10 years, first with Li Ting and Sun Tiantian winning women’s doubles gold at the … Read more
Kei Nishikori is turning up the aggression in a bid to win the Wimbledon title and get over the grasscourt blues that have dogged his career. The Japanese star is the world number nine but all his 22 tournament final appearances have come away from the grass on either hard or clay courts — something … Read more
World number one Novak Djokovic says tennis now has a ‘big five’ following Stan Wawrinka’s US Open triumph. Wawrinka beat Djokovic in four sets on Sunday to win his third Grand Slam. “He plays best in the big matches and definitely deserves to be mentioned in the mix of top players,” said Djokovic. But world … Read more