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American Sam Querrey tops Andy Murray at Wimbledon; Novak Djokovic out; Roger Federer wins

LONDON – Limping between points and fading down the stretch, defending champion Andy Murray was stunned by 24th-seeded Sam Querrey of the U.S. 3-6, 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-1, 6-1 in the Wimbledon qu...

DATE: Jul 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Novak Djokovic considers break from tennis after Wimbledon loss

LONDON – Novak Djokovic is considering a break from tennis, with surgery on his injured right elbow now a possibility. The 12-time Grand Slam champion, who has won three Wimbledon...

DATE: Jul 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Andy Murray interrupts question at Wimbledon to point out U.S. mistake

LONDON – Andy Murray interrupted a reporter’s question to make an important distinction during his post-match news conference at Wimbledon on Wednesday. Murray had just lost to Sa...

DATE: Jul 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Issue of coaching during play raised at Wimbledon

LONDON – Svetlana Kuznetsova noticed it. Her coach even complained about it during the second set. But Garbine Muguruza said she was not being coached by her team during Tuesday’s...

DATE: Jul 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

At 37, Venus Williams into 10th Wimbledon semifinal

American not slowed by age, younger opponents

DATE: Jul 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

2-time champ Rafael Nadal loses 15-13 in grueling 5th set at Wimbledon

Match lasted nearly 5 hours

DATE: Jul 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Federer, Djokovic, Nadal, Murray head to Week 2 at Wimbledon

Wimbledon men’s bracket filled with familiar names

DATE: Jul 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Bethanie Mattek-Sands needs surgery after agonizing Wimbledon injury

LONDON – Top-ranked women’s doubles player Bethanie Mattek-Sands needs surgery after dislocating her right kneecap and rupturing her patellar tendon during a singles match at Wimbledon. ...

DATE: Jul 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Former Wimbledon finalists Angelique Kerber, Garbine Muguruza set to meet

LONDON – Four of the remaining 16 women at Wimbledon have played in a final at the All England Club. One of them is certain to be eliminated in the fourth round. Angelique Kerber ...

DATE: Jul 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Novak Djokovic snaps at Wimbledon chair umpire en route to Week 2

LONDON – All it took was a couple of questionable calls for Novak Djokovic to snap at the chair umpire in the second game of his third-round match at Wimbledon. “That’s two points...

DATE: Jul 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic wonder if Wimbledon courts can improve

LONDON – With a week still to go, Wimbledon’s grass courts already are not the lush lawns players — and TV viewers — are accustomed to seeing early in the tournament. Novak Djokov...

DATE: Jul 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

At 37, Venus Williams tops 1 teen at Wimbledon, faces a 2nd

LONDON – Venus Williams beat one 19-year-old opponent at Wimbledon on Friday. She’ll face another on Monday. Both of those players were born months after Williams made her debut a...

DATE: Jul 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports