Andy Murray has reached the third round of Wimbledon after a comfortable victory over Finland’s Jarkko Nieminen in front of Queen Elizabeth II.
Andy Murray has reached the third round of Wimbledon after a comfortable victory over Finland’s Jarkko Nieminen in front of Queen Elizabeth II.
Former champion Maria Sharapova continued her steady improvement since undergoing shoulder surgery with a clinical 6-1 6-4 victory over Romania’s Ioana Raluca Olaru in the second round at Wimbledon.
John Isner of the US and France’s Nicolas Mahut ripped up the record books as their sensational first-round match at Wimbledon became the longest in tennis history.
WIMBLEDON, England — Wednesday at the All England Club:
LONDON- Nicolas Mahut and John Isner will drag their weary bodies back onto court at Wimbledon on Thursday to resume the longest match in tennis history as Queen Elizabeth II makes her first visit since 1977.
Here are the records broken by the longest-ever tennis match, which resumes on Thursday:
LONDON - Taiwan’s Lu Yen-Hsun admits Wimbledon holds a special place in his heart as he prepares for a third round clash with Germany’s Florian Meyer on Friday.
WIMBLEDON— An Indian and a Pakistani hope their partnership in the men’s doubles at Wimbledon can chip away at the enmity between their countries, which have fought three wars since independence from Britain in 1947.
LONDON - Serena Williams promised Queen Elizabeth a curtsy she would never forget, but it is Britain’s Andy Murray and not the women’s champion who will get the chance to perform in front of the monarch at Wimbledon on Thursday.
For the father of the two most famous sisters in sport, the game of tennis is all about the player’s pulling power and not their looks.