Tag: Wimbledon Championships
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
July 9
1922 — Johnny Weissmuller is the first to swim...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
July 13
1881 — William Renshaw sets the record for the...
AP Sportlight
July 9
1922 — Johnny Weissmuller is the first to swim...
AP Sportlight
July 9
1922 — Johnny Weissmuller is the first to swim...
Analysis: Whatever, whenever Federer decides, it’s up to him
WIMBLEDON, England — If this really was it for Roger Federer at Wimbledon — and no one knows for sure either way right now,...
AP Sportlight
July 8
1889 — John L. Sullivan defeats Jake Kilrain in...
Djokovic wins in straight sets for 10th Wimbledon semifinal
WIMBLEDON, England — For about 20 minutes Wednesday at Wimbledon, Novak Djokovic was not quite his indomitable, infallible self.
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John McEnroe’s comments on BBC TV broadcast draw attention
WIMBLEDON, England — Former tennis star John McEnroe's reaction on the BBC's broadcast to British teenager Emma Raducanu's mid-match retirement at Wimbledon has put...
AP Sportlight
July 7
1911 — Dorothea Lambert Chambers sets the record for...
Pliskova’s big serve carries her to 1st Wimbledon semifinal
WIMBLEDON, England — Karolina Pliskova's tennis success is predicated on a big serve, which rewards her with plenty of easy points and can get...