Wimbledon cancellation means sporting mortality beckons even for Federer and Williams
The greats of the men and women’s game would be very close to 40 if they chase Grand Slams into next summer.
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The greats of the men and women’s game would be very close to 40 if they chase Grand Slams into next summer.
The world number one moves to 16 Grand Slam wins after another Centre Court classic.
She will face Serena Williams in Sunday’s decider at SW19.
The 33-year-old Spaniard will face Federer at Wimbledon for the first time since their epic 2008 final.
The pair were knocked out by the number one seeds this afternoon.
David Goffin was swatted aside with minimal fuss on Centre Court.
The British number one took exception to a line of questioning during her post-match press conference.
The American is now just two wins away from a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles title.
Meanwhile, Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic eased into the quarter-finals at SW19.
The American teenager was beaten in straight sets by Simona Halep.
The Italian 12th seed apologised for his comments following Saturday’s loss to Tennys Sandgren.
Elsewhere, world number one Ashleigh Barty booked her maiden place in the fourth round.
The German was beaten by American Lauren Davis at SW19.
The Australian has found himself in hot water after being fined for not trying hard enough.
The 15-year-old defeated 2017 semi-finalist Magdalena Rybarikova under the Court One roof.
Last year’s beaten finalist Kevin Anderson also progressed on Wednesday.
The Russian retired from her first-round tie with a right arm injury.
Lloyd Harris looked like he could cause an upset on Centre Court, but Federer denied the 22-year-old South Africa in four sets.
Williams had won four Grand Slam titles before the American teenager was born.
The 2019 championships at SW19 has its first upset.
It’s been confirmed that the Spaniard will be seeded behind Roger Federer this year despite their world ranking positions.
Kevin Anderson and John Isner played for over six-and-a-half hours this summer.
Phillip Brook believes US Open finalist Serena Williams was under pressure in New York, while umpire Carlos Ramos was doing his job.
The Serb moves fourth on the all-time list of male Grand Slam winners.
Victory on Sunday would give the 36-year-old her eighth Wimbledon singles title.
The German crushed Jelena Ostapenko 6-3, 6-3.
The British player was not happy after her defeat in the women’s doubles at SW19.
The 12-time major winner prevailed despite picking up two code violations and accusing the umpire of “double standards”.
The eight-time champion will face Gael Monfils or Kevin Anderson in the next round.
‘We are a tennis tournament but we are aware that there is something special going on elsewhere.’
Just one of the top six seeds in the women’s draw remains.
Last year’s runner-up was dumped out by Argentina’s Guido Pella.
Chasing a 24th Grand Slam title, Williams defeated Arantxa Rus 7-5, 6-3.
“If that’s testing everyone five times, let’s do it,” said the American great as she addressed her recent ‘missed’ test.
The two-time winner says the tournament has come too soon in his comeback from a hip injury.
‘If I feel like I do today in a couple of days, I’ll be playing.’
Two-time winner Murray only recently returned from an 11-month absence, but 36-year-old Williams is seeded 25th after giving birth last September.
After sharing an emotional moment on Centre Court in 1993, the Duchess of Kent has paid tribute to Jana Novotna, who died on Sunday.
Rain delays for the big matches at SW19 will soon be but a distant memory from your childhood.
The Swiss legend hopes to be around for a while yet.