Can world number 1,204 win Wimbledon? Serena eyes greatest ever triumph
Ranked a lowly 1,204 in the world and without a competitive singles match in 12 months, Serena Williams will sweep into Wimbledon targeting what would be her greatest triumph.
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Andy Murray: ‘My future might not even involve tennis’
Andy Murray has arrived on Court Number 3 at Wimbledon, after a 40-minute delay. It’s not down to rain, but rather lunch. Sushi, not strawberries. As he takes up position for our shoot wearing a navy suit and a jumper the colour of the SW19 sky, there’s cause for relief on two counts.
Fit-again Andy Murray full of belief ahead of Wimbledon
Andy Murray has shaken off the abdominal injury which threatened his participation at Wimbledon, the former world number one said on Saturday before declaring that there was still a lot of "good tennis" left in him. Murray, who won the grasscourt Grand Slam in 2013 and 2016, sustained the injury during his Stuttgart Open final defeat by Italian Matteo Berrettini earlier this month, after impressive wins over Stefanos Tsitsipas and Nick Kyrgios. The problem forced Murray, ranked 51st, to skip the Queen's Club event with doubts over his participation at Wimbledon but the Scot said things had improved since.
Can World Number 1,204 Win Wimbledon? Serena Williams Eyes Greatest Triumph
Ranked a lowly 1,204 in the world and without a competitive singles match in 12 months, Serena Williams will sweep into Wimbledon targeting what would be her greatest triumph. The seven-time champion at the All England Club will also be chasing down a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title. The odds have rarely been so stacked against the great American who can become the first unseeded woman to win Wimbledon.
Stefanos Tsitsipas wins 'incredible battle' over Bautista Agut to triumph in Mallorca
World No 6 Stefanos Tsitsipas claimed a first ATP Tour grass-court title with victory over Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut in the final of the Mallorca Championships.
Serena Williams: 'I didn't retire, I just didn't know how I would come back'
Serena Williams said thoughts of retirement had not been on her agenda during her year-long absence.
Chun balloons to 75 as her lead shrinks to 3 at Women’s PGA Championship
BETHESDA, Maryland, USA: This was the moment the rest of the field needed: In Gee Chun standing near the trees, contemplating her situation and then eventually heading back to the point of her previous shot.
Veteran Sjostrom, teenager McIntosh complete golden doubles at swimming worlds
BUDAPEST: Sarah Sjostrom, who has been winning world titles for 13 years, and Summer McIntosh, who has been winning them for four days, both collected their second gold medals of the week in Budapest on Saturday.