Roger Federer said he always believed he could win Wimbledon again, after ending a five-year wait for his eighth title with victory over Marin Cilic. The Swiss, 35, won 6-3 6-1 6-4 to become the most successful man in Wimbledon singles history, and claim a 19th Grand Slam title. Federer’s previous triumph at the All England Club … Read more
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
Novak Djokovic is out of Wimbledon after retiring during his quarter-final against Tomas Berdych with an injury. The former world number one lost the first set 7-6 (7-2) to the Czech, and was 2-0 down in the second when he had to retire. Djokovic, 30, had treatment on a right shoulder injury during his last-16 … Read more
It is two years and a day since Rafael Nadal last played a grass-court tennis match, but the two-time former Wimbledon champion showed few signs of rust against John Millman. Nadal slapped 33 winners past the Australian on No.1 Court as he dropped just six games to wrap up victory in 105 minutes. Now for … Read more
Nick Kyrgios’s back-to-back victories over Novak Djokovic at last have the explosive Australian tennis talent in the spotlight for all the right reasons. The 21-year-old, whose petulant antics have often overshadowed his immense skill, overpowered three-time defending champion Djokovic to book a Friday quarter-final showdown with Roger Federer at the ATP Indian Wells Masters. The … Read more
Defending champion Novak Djokovic suffered a shock defeat by world number 117 Denis Istomin in the second round of the Australian Open. The six-time winner struggled for rhythm and lost 7-6 (10-8) 5-7 2-6 7-6 (7-5) 6-4 in four hours and 48 minutes. It is the first time Djokovic, 29, has lost in the second … Read more
Britain’s Andy Murray beat five-time champion Novak Djokovic to win his first ATP World Tour Finals title and end 2016 as the world number one. With the year-end top ranking on the line, Murray won the much-anticipated final 6-3 6-4 at London’s O2 Arena. “I’m very happy to win and to be world number one … Read more
Andy Murray began life as the world number one with a convincing victory over Croatia’s Marin Cilic at the ATP World Tour Finals in London. The Briton, who replaced Novak Djokovic of Serbia at the top of the rankings last week, won 6-3 6-2 at the O2 Arena for his 20th win in a row. … Read more