Six women who can win Wimbledon, including in-form Iga Swiatek and local hero Emma Raducanu
Forget the lack of ranking points, the women’s singles draw at Wimbledon 2022 promises to be one of the most exciting yet with no clear winner expected.
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Iga Swiatek aims for French Open-Wimbledon double to emulate Serena Williams - but what holds the key?
Over the last four months Iga Swiatek has appeared to have the world at her feet. Three tournaments won on hard courts, followed by three on clay, including the French Open, and a dazzling 35-match winning streak that equals Venus Williams’ mark for the best on the WTA Tour this century. «She has something, not a superpower, but something special,” said world No.
Serena Williams will find it 'super difficult' to contend for Wimbledon victory, says Karolina Pliskova
Karolina Pliskova believes it will be «super difficult» for Serena Williams to challenge for another Grand Slam title at Wimbledon after a year away from tennis. Williams, 40, made the shock announcement last week that she would be returning at the third major of the season. Ad/> Williams hasn’t played since suffering a leg injury in the first round of Wimbledon in 2021, but is competing in the doubles at this week’s Eastbourne International with Ons Jabeur before trying to win an eighth Wimbledon singles title.
10 of the headline acts at this year’s Wimbledon
A few familiar names will be missing from Wimbledon this year but the competition is set to be just as fierce for the big titles.
Wimbledon 2022: When does it start? What is the schedule? When is the draw? Are Andy Murray and Emma Raducanu playing?
Wimbledon is set to start later this month after being mired in controversy following the ban on Russian and Belarusian players, and the subsequent decision by the ATP and WTA tours to strip the tournament of ranking points. Novak Djokovic will be the defending men’s champion at SW19 while last year’s women’s winner Ashleigh Barty will not be back as she has retired. Karolina Pliskova was the runner-up to Barty in 2021.
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Can you answer these 15 questions about past Wimbledon champions? [quiz]
This year’s Wimbledon is fast approaching, but how good is your knowledge of the competition.
Iga Swiatek, Serena Williams: Kim Clijsters builds the ‘perfect’ tennis player
Kim Clijsters has put together her ‘perfect tennis player’, which consists of components from a number of iconic stars.
French Open champion Iga Swiatek dominates WTA rankings
Iga Swiatek remains firmly at the head of the new WTA rankings released on Monday, over 4000 points ahead of number two Anett Kontaveit. The 21-year-old Pole has held the top spot since the surprise retirement of Australian Ashleigh Barty at the end of March. The only change in the Top 20 sees Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, beaten in Sunday's final at 's-Hertogenbosch by the Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova, take fifth place from Maria Sakkari.