prevailing as a 17-year-old in 1985 in a feat that still makes him the second-youngest grand slam title winner in history. Russian prodigy Maria Sharapova was also 17 when she won Wimbledon ...

Never before in the history of Wimbledon, which first was contested in 1877, had any match - singles or doubles, men or women - lasted more than 112 games, a mark set in 1969. Isner and Mahut ...

So Wimbledon made a long-overdue gesture in the ... When we think of the event’s history, we think of Bjorn Borg, Pete Sampras and Roger Federer, but we also think of Chris Evert, Steffi Graf ...

In 2001 he wrote one of the most memorable pages in the history of Wimbledon, reaching the tournament thanks to a wild card and becoming the first and only player to achieve this milestone.

Before the final, Djokovic had won 34 consecutive matches at Wimbledon and had not lost on Centre Court since 2013, but Alcaraz overturned history to win his second grand slam title. Djokovic had ...

Steffi Graf's third consecutive title in 1993, her fifth Wimbledon win in all ... It was an enduring image in the history of the tournament and completely understandable. At 5-1 down in the third Graf ...

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Novak Djokovic knows "history is on the line" as he prepares to face Carlos Alcaraz in the Wimbledon final for the second year running. The Serb can move clear of Margaret Court and become the ...

Visitors to The Championships love to know where their food and drink comes from, the history and heritage of the items on the menu (especially the famous Wimbledon strawberries and cream), and ...

Controversial proposals to triple the size of Wimbledon, the third Grand Slam of the tennis calendar, are set for another day in court. The Greater London Authority (GLA) granted the All England ...

Novak Djokovic believes the prospect of creating tennis history will provide the "fuel" he needs to defeat Carlos Alcaraz and clinch an eighth Wimbledon title and record 25th Grand Slam.