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LONDON (AP) - An 8-year-old woman is in life-threatening situation in a hospital following a automobile crash at an elementary faculty in Wimbledon that claimed the lifetime of one other woman of the identical age, London police stated Friday. ...

By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Friday, July 7, 2023A recurring again harm prompted Paula Badosa to tug the plug on Wimbledon. The 25-year-old Spaniard retired from her second-round singles match after simply 36 minutes of play whereas trailing Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk 6-2, 1-0.More: Ash Barty Gives Birth!Afterward, Badosa stated she's withdrawn from combined doubles. Badosa was set to accomplice boyfriend Stefanos Tsitsipas of their first main combined doubles occasion as a pair.The Nineteenth-seeded Azarenka breezed via eight straight video games dismissing Nadia Podoroska 6-3, 6-0 to advance to the Wimbledon third spherical."No, no, I won't be able [to play mixed doubles]," Badosa stated. "The injury is the same as I have been struggling the past weeks. It's the stress fracture...

By Erik Gudris | @atntennis | Thursday, June 6, 2023 To be continued.   Both Andy Murray and Stefanos Tsitispas may have an evening to sleep on issues earlier than resuming their to date stellar second spherical encounter at Wimbledon.   Two-time Wimbledon champion Murray finds himself main two units to at least one 6-7(3), 7-6(2), 6-4 over the No. 5 seed Tsitsipas. The match was suspended as a result of native council curfew that prohibits exercise after 11 p.m in consideration for native residents.   The second spherical match lived as much as its early billing as each males performed exceptionally properly delighting the partisan Centre Court crowd hoping that Murray might pull off the upset.   Yet Murray raised some query marks about his bodily well being within the late ...

WIMBLEDON, England — Let the file mirror that the rain-logged first spherical of Wimbledon 2023 lastly concluded at 3:23 p.m. native time on Thursday, Day 4 of the event, 48 hours later than initially deliberate, when Alexander Zverev completed off his 6-4, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5) victory over Dutch qualifier Gijs Brouwer. ...

By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Thursday July 6, 2023Jenson Brooksby has accepted a provisional suspension for an anti-doping violation, however plans to attraction and show his innocence.The American took to social media to clarify his scenario on Wednesday.“As of July 5 2023, I will be accepting a provisional suspension due to an allegation of three missed tests in a one month period,” he wrote. “The provisional suspension is not an admission that I have done anything wrong; to the contrary, I have denied this charge and I'm waiting for an arbitration with an independent Tribunal.” “The Protocols of the anti doping program are in place to protect the integrity of our sport, and I respect and support these protocols. I have never failed a drug test. And I have never taken any substanc...

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - Sofia Kenin reached the third spherical at Wimbledon for the primary time on Thursday. Or because the 2020 Australian Open champion put it: “Just trying to prove some people wrong.” ...

By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Thursday, June 6, 2023Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal stood shoulder-to-shoulder as doubles companions within the Swiss celebrity's last match at Laver Cup final September.The iconic champions shared hugs and tears in Federer's farewell on the O2 in London.More: Ash Barty Gives Birth!The 41-year-old Federer has a easy want for Nadal: To exit on his personal phrases. EXCLUSIVE: "I still hope we’ll see not just the doubles like I did, but more than that."@rogerfederer tells @chrissymacCNN that he hopes Rafael Nadal can overcome his accidents and retire "on his own terms" subsequent season. pic.twitter.com/pMF4UG92EJ — CNN Sports (@cnnsport) July 5, 2023 "We know how lucky we have been and I think Rafa Nadal knows that too," Federer informed CNN. "No...

WIMBLEDON, England — The final participant Serena Williams beat earlier than retiring final yr has now referred to as it quits on her personal profession after a second-round loss at Wimbledon on Thursday. ...

By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Thursday, June 6, 2023Grass is the one Grand Slam floor that grows and dies through the course of a event.Victoria Azarenka attributes her grass development to accepting change. More: Ash Barty Gives Birth!The Nineteenth-seeded Azarenka breezed by eight straight video games dismissing Nadia Podoroska 6-3, 6-0 to advance to the Wimbledon third spherical.Though the two-time Australian Open champion concedes grass is not her finest floor, she's says adjusting on the fly to the funky bounces and unpredictability of grass has been key to her success this week."I don't think that grass is my favorite surface, but also, I feel like there is not enough time for you to kind of adapt and really fall in love personally for me with grass," Azarenka stated. "I ...

By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Thursday, June 6, 2023Stan Wawrinka goals to puncture perfection when he faces Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon. Three-time Grand Slam champion Wawrinka is pumped on the prospect of his first grass conflict vs. seven-time Wimbledon winner Djokovic although he is not precisely brimming with confidence at breaking the Serbian's 30-match Wimbledon successful streak.More: Ash Barty Gives Birth!"There's zero opportunity to win Wimbledon for me, I think," Wawrinka instructed the media after his 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 win over Twenty ninth-seeded Tomas Martin Etcheverry on No. 2 Court. "I'm happy to have won today again. I think it was great match. I'm playing better each match, and as I say, I think it's an honor to play Novak here. I was missing that on my caree...