Tennis – Vandeweghe leads American charge on Independence Day
LONDON (Reuters) – Lacking any actual pyrotechnics, Coco Vandeweghe was at least armed with a booming serve as she led an American contingent into the second round of Wimbledon on Independence Day.
Wimbledon injury dropouts raises questions about motives
LONDON (Reuters) – Sympathy was in short supply for Wimbledon’s walking wounded on Tuesday after back-to-back retirements robbed Centre Court fans of what should have been a blockbuster double bill featuring Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic.
Tennis – Old school Mischa leads Zverevs into second round
LONDON (Reuters) – Alexander Zverev is hailed by German tennis fans as the man most likely to emulate Boris Becker’s Wimbledon feats but it is actually his older brother Mischa whose game has more in common with the three-times champion.
More records for Federer but no match point glory
LONDON (Reuters) – There were plenty of records for Roger Federer to savor on Tuesday as he began his pursuit of a record eighth Wimbledon title, but he was denied a chance to celebrate them in style as his first round match ended abruptly midway throu…
Aussie men suffer Wimbledon wipeout
LONDON (Reuters) – Australian tennis suffered a humiliating wipeout on Tuesday with all six of their men’s singles hopefuls eliminated in the first round for just the second time since World War Two.
Canadian Raonic booms through to round two
LONDON (Reuters) – Last year’s Wimbledon runner-up Milos Raonic boomed down the fastest serve of this year’s tournament so far at 141 mph as the Canadian beat Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff 7-6(5) 6-2 7-6(4) in the first round on Tuesday.
Cycling – Sagan kicked out of Tour, injured Cavendish withdraws
VITTEL, France (Reuters) – World champion Peter Sagan was kicked out of the Tour de France on Tuesday after sending Mark Cavendish crashing to the ground in a hectic finale to the fourth stage, sending shockwaves through the three-week cycling extravag…
Motor racing: Kubica puts his chances of F1 comeback at 80-90 percent
LONDON (Reuters) – Polish driver Robert Kubica says his chances of a Formula One comeback have risen to “80 or 90 percent” after a test with Renault at Spain’s Valencia circuit last month.
‘I was bored,’ Tomic says after first-round defeat
LONDON (Reuters) – Australia’s former great hope Bernard Tomic admitted he was “bored” during a listless first-round defeat by Germany’s Mischa Zverev at Wimbledon on Tuesday.
Djokovic into second round as Klizan retires injured
LONDON (Reuters) – It was a short and sweet introduction to this year’s Wimbledon for Novak Djokovic who breezed into the second round when opponent Martin Klizan retired injured after the first set of their match on Tuesday.
