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TENNIS
Jun 22, 2022
Novak Djokovic named top men's seed for Wimbledon
Djokovic, who was unable to defend his 2021 Australian Open title due to his unvaccinated status against COVID-19, recently lost his world No. 1 spot to Daniil Medvedev.
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TENNIS
Jun 19, 2022
Naomi Osaka withdraws from Wimbledon, citing Achilles injury
The former world No. 1 and her team indicated that the withdrawal was due to tendinitis in her left Achilles tendon and that she would have played if healthy.
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TENNIS
May 23, 2022
Players react to lack of ranking points at Wimbledon
Players are disappointed about the absence of ranking points at Wimbledon this year, but have grudgingly accepted the decision by the tennis tours, Ons Jabeur, who is No. 6 in the WTA rankings, said on Sunday.
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TENNIS
May 17, 2022
British LTA events to go ahead without Russian and Belarusian players
Tennis tournaments hosted in Great Britain in the run-up to Wimbledon will go ahead as scheduled with full ranking points on offer despite a ban on Russian and Belarusian players, men's tennis governing body ATP said on Monday.
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TENNIS
May 16, 2022
Daniil Medvedev holding out hope for spot at Wimbledon
'I don't know if this decision is 100% and it's over (for me). If I can play, I'm going to be happy to play in Wimbledon
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TENNIS
Apr 30, 2022
Belarusian Victoria Azarenka says Wimbledon ban 'does not make sense'
'If you are asking me if I agree with Wimbledon or I see their reasoning after being on a personal call with them, I don't see their reasoning.'
Japan Times
TENNIS
Apr 27, 2022
Wimbledon defends ban on Russian and Belarusian players as only option
The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) took the decision in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the stand was swiftly condemned by the men's and women's tours.
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COMMENTARY / World
Apr 24, 2022
Is Wimbledon’s ban on Russians a double fault?
Banning players from Russia and Belarus does more to preserve the tennis tournament as a politics-free zone than support Ukraine's war effort.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Apr 20, 2022
Wimbledon plans to bar Russian and Belarusian players
The ban, which would make Wimbledon the first tennis event to restrict individual Russian and Belarusian athletes from competing, would exclude a number of highly ranked players.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Apr 8, 2022
Serena Williams hints at Wimbledon return after year on sidelines
The former world No. 1 left last year's Wimbledon with a hamstring injury, skipped the Olympics in Tokyo and the U.S. Open in 2021 as well as the Australian Open earlier this year.
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TENNIS
Apr 6, 2022
Wimbledon to decide on fate of Russian and Belarusian players
Russian and Belarusian players have been allowed to compete on the regular ATP and WTA Tours, but not under the name or flag of their countries following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Mar 2, 2022
Tennis bars athletes from competing under name or flag of Russia and Belarus
The ITF has also suspended the memberships of the Russian Tennis Federation and Belarus Tennis Federation and withdrawn their entries from all international team competition.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Sep 21, 2021
British tennis must build on Emma Raducanu success, says Andy Murray
The former world No. 1 called for tennis to shed its image of being a 'rich person's sport,' saying the country need not wait as long as it did for another Grand Slam champion.
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TENNIS
Jul 12, 2021
Djokovic battles Berrettini and history to claim 20th Grand Slam title
The world No. 1 is unsure about going to the Tokyo Olympics following organizers' decision to ban fans from attending and the restrictions on the number of people he can take to the games.
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TENNIS
Jul 11, 2021
Ash Barty emulates idol Evonne Goolagong to claim first Wimbledon title
The 25-year-old World No. 1 became the first Australian woman to win the single's title at the grass-court Grand Slam since Goolagong claimed her second in 1980.
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TENNIS
Jul 10, 2021
Novak Djokovic expecting great battle with Matteo Berrettini in Wimbledon final
The 34-year-old maintained his imperious progress as he fought off Canadian Denis Shapovalov in three tight sets on Friday to move into his 30th Grand Slam final.
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TENNIS
Jul 8, 2021
Has Roger Federer played his last match at Wimbledon?
The eight-time champion loses in straight sets to Hubert Hurkacz in crushing quarterfinal defeat at the All England Club.
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TENNIS
Jul 4, 2021
Roger Federer ends British hopes in Wimbledon men's draw
'Super relieved. It was a tough battle and it was so close,' a beaming Federer told the crowd after making it into the second week at the All England Club for the 18th time.
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TENNIS
Jun 27, 2021
Novak Djokovic aiming to hit peak with 20th Grand Slam at Wimbledon
The 34-year-old, who is aiming to join Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal at the 20-major mark, said he is focused on giving his best performances at the top level of competition.
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TENNIS
Jun 26, 2021
All roads lead to Wimbledon for Roger Federer
When Wimbledon's favorite son walks out on the manicured lawns next week, he will be hoping his surgically repaired knees can deal with the rigors of winning seven best-of-five-set matches.

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