Serena's return puts familiar force at centre of Wimbledon
LONDON, June 23 : For a few days, the recipient of the final Wimbledon women's singles wildcard was unknown, but in reality it was always destined for American great Serena Williams.
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Vondrousova ban puts anti-doping under scrutiny as player association seeks more say
June 23 : Former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova's four-year ban for missing a doping test last year has sparked a call from the Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA) for anti-doping authorities to give players a greater say on testing rules.
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Former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova was suspended for four years Monday for refusing an anti-doping test — even though the Czech player cited «mental stress» and fear when the testing agent «rang my door late at night without properly identifying themselves.»
Marketa Vondrousova, 2023 Wimbledon champion, barred 4 years for refusing doping test
Former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova was suspended for four years on Monday for refusing an anti-doping test, even though the Czech player cited "mental stress" and fear when the testing agent "rang my door late at night without properly identifying themselves."
Wimbledon prize money pot increased to $85.7 million
LONDON: Wimbledon’s prize money pot has been increased by 20 percent to a tournament-record figure of £64.2 million ($85.7 million).All England Club chiefs revealed the substantial cash boost for players during a pre-tournament press conference on Thursday.The Wimbledon singles’ champions will now pocket £3.6 million each.Italy’s Jannik Sinner is the reigning men’s champion, while Poland’s Iga Swiatek won the women’s event last year.Even first round losers will be richly compensated at Wimbledon this year, with £80,000 allocated to players beaten at that stage.The Wimbledon raise comes after several of the world’s top players staged a protest prior to the recent the French Open by limiting media activities to 15 minutes.The players were frustrated that prize money at Roland Garros only increased by 9.5 percent from 2025 and stayed at around 15 percent of the revenue generated from the clay-court tournament.It is believed the players want the prize fund to be closer to 22 percent of the tournament’s revenue.Wimbledon’s increase is from £53.5 million last year to £64.2 million for this year’s event, which starts in south-west London on June 29.“I recognize there is one topic you are most interested in hearing about this morning and that’s prize money,” Wimbledon chair Debbie Jevans told reporters on Thursday.“For 2026 the prize money fund will be £64.2 million, that is a 20 percent increase on last year and £10.7 million uplift which allows players to continue to share in our success.“Our support for players is distributed throughout the draw.
Andreeva says maiden major triumph surpassed expectations and she wants more
PARIS, June 6 : Mirra Andreeva said her maiden Grand Slam triumph felt even better than she had imagined and she was already eager to experience that feeling again after winning the French Open title on Saturday.
A star is born as Andreeva eases into Grand Slam winners' club
PARIS, June 6 : Mirra Andreeva announced herself as the latest member of the elite players in women's tennis on Saturday when she beat surprise finalist Maja Chwalinska 6-3 6-2 to become the youngest French Open champion in more than three decades.
Martina Navratilova says wide-open French Open is good for tennis: ‘You need suspense’
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