Former world No 9 set to retire from tennis at Wimbledon
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Sportico on MSNBillionaire Hedge Fund Investor Bill Ackman Loses Pro Tennis DebutIt’s not often that a pro tennis player spends time the day before their match re-posting on X about New York’s mayoral race, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict or Jeffrey Epstein—much less all three topics.
The 38-year-old overcame a first-set loss to take a 6-7, 6-2, 7-5, 6-4 victory over Italian Flavio Cobolli to advance to the semifinals for the 14th time at the All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. Djokovic has now reached the final four at Wimbledon more than any other men's tennis player, surpassing Roger Federer on Wednesday.
Tennis star Novak Djokovic gave fans a rare glimpse of his softer side this week at Wimbledon, courtesy of a sweet family celebration with his adorable children. The tennis ace, 38, scored his 100th Wimbledon singles victory this weekend—but it was his children who stole the show.
Welsh inventor Walter Clopton Wingfield, then a retired British Army officer, is credited with pioneering the sport around 1873. He designed, patented and manufactured tennis equipment like nets, rackets and rubber balls. He named the sport "sphairistike," from the Greek word for "sphere," but it didn't exactly roll off the tongue.
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The second group of men’s and women’s singles quarterfinals will round out semifinal fields as action continues Wednesday at the 2025 Wimbledon Tennis Championships.
Serve bot’ used to be a pejorative for limited tennis players. Now Carlos Alcaraz, a player with immense gifts, wants to be one. Why?
No. 8 Iga Swiatek plays against No. 19 Liudmila Samsonova in the Wimbledon quarterfinals today. Fans can watch this match for free.
River Hill senior Roger He finished as the Class 3A boys singles state runner-up and is the 2025 Howard County boys tennis Player of the Year.
The Grand Slam tennis circuit features the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and US Open. Which men and women have taken home the most titles?