LONDON — The first semifinalist at this year’s Wimbledon is the oldest woman remaining in the draw. Tatjana Maria, a 34-year-old German who returned to the tour less than a year ago following the birth of her second daughter, advanced to the semifinals at a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in her 35th …
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Simona Halep is living up to her status as the only former Grand Slam champion left in this year’s women’s draw. The Romanian beat fourth-seeded Paula Badosa 6-1, 6-2 on Center Court on Monday to return to the Wimbledon quarterfinals and extended her winning streak at the All England Club to 11 matches. Aleppo will …
Teenager Coco Gauff is out of Wimbledon in the third round after a 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-1 loss Saturday to fellow American Amanda Anisimova on Center Court. Gauff, 18, was the French Open runner-up and was seeded 11th at the All England Club. Anisimova, seeded 20th, has now reached the fourth round in three straight …
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LONDON — Venus Williams arrived at Wimbledon last week with no intentions of competing. But then she had a change of heart. “I had no plan to play,” Williams said Friday. “I saw the grass and I got excited.” Her coach reached out to Jamie Murray, a five-time major mixed doubles and two-time doubles champion, …
LONDON — A day after Harmony Tan’s would-be partner Tamara Korpatsch publicly expressed her outrage over Tan’s last-minute decision to withdraw from doubles, peace has been restored between the pair. In a follow-up post on her Instagram story on Thursday, Korpatsch said the two had spoken and cleared the air. “She made me clear about …