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Gordon Forbes: 1934 – 2020
Obituary

Gordon Forbes: 1934 – 2020

by Henry Wancke | Dec 14, 2020 | Obituary

Gordon Forbes died at his home in South Africa on December 6 aged 86. He was an excellent tennis player but he will be best remembered for his...

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Alex Olmedo – 1936 – 2020

Alex Olmedo – 1936 – 2020

by Henry Wancke | Dec 11, 2020 | Obituary

Alex Olmedo, winner of the Wimbledon Championships and Australian Open in 1959, has died of brain cancer aged...

Dennis Ralston succumbs to cancer

Dennis Ralston succumbs to cancer

by Henry Wancke | Dec 7, 2020 | Obituary

Dennis Ralston, a five-time Grand Slam doubles champion, died of cancer on the 6th December aged 78, in Austin, Texas according to Darin Pleasant, director of tennis at Grey...

Obituary – David N. Dinkins

Obituary – David N. Dinkins

by Barbara Wancke | Nov 24, 2020 | Obituary

New York’s first African-American Mayor and a benefactor for tennis died on 23 November at the age of...

Obituary: Colette Evert

Obituary: Colette Evert

by Barbara Wancke | Nov 12, 2020 | Obituary

Colette Evert, the mother of Chris Evert, died peacefully on 5 November at the age of 92, and many will remember her as the matriarch of one of the sports greatest tennis...

In Memoriam: Hollywood promoter Fred Barman

In Memoriam: Hollywood promoter Fred Barman

by Barbara Wancke | Nov 6, 2020 | Obituary

 The WTA has announced on its website that Fred Alfred Barman Jr, an early ally of women’s tennis who was a co-founder of World Team Tennis, a tournament director in Tokyo,...

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Wimbledon | Garcia battles past Zhang to face Bouzkova next

Wimbledon | Garcia battles past Zhang to face Bouzkova next

Jul 2, 2022

Caroline Garcia came through 2 tight tiebreak sets to upset Zhang Shuai, the 33rd seed from China, on No 3 Court at Wimbledon on Friday, and the Frenchwoman advances to the Last 16 where she will meet Czech Marie Bouzkova, who took out American Alison Riske-Amritraj,...

Wimbledon | Mertens sees off Kerber as Sakkari falls, but Ostapenko moves on

Wimbledon | Mertens sees off Kerber as Sakkari falls, but Ostapenko moves on

Jul 2, 2022

Two big names were sent packing at Wimbledon on Friday, 2018 champion Angelique Kerber at the hands of Elise Mertens, and World No 5 Maria Sakkari, who fell to mother-of-two Tatjana Maria.

Wimbledon | Alcaraz storms into fourth round

Wimbledon | Alcaraz storms into fourth round

Jul 1, 2022

Carlos Alcaraz may be inexperienced on grass and maintaining that he is basically learning a new skill, but he is obviously a quick learner for in his third match this year on the surface in just his second appearance at The Championships, he took out the dangerous...

Wimbledon | Djokovic eases past countryman

Wimbledon | Djokovic eases past countryman

Jul 1, 2022

The top see Novak Djokovic remains on course for his fourth straight Wimbledon title after securing a comfortable win against his Serbian countryman Miomir Kecmanovic.

Wimbledon | Wonderful Watson and joyful Jabeur make round 4

Wimbledon | Wonderful Watson and joyful Jabeur make round 4

Jul 1, 2022

Britain’s Heather Watson made it into the Last 16 at The Championships for the first time in the 12 years she has been coming to play at Wimbledon, with 7-6(6) 6-2 win over Slovenia’s Kaja Juvan on Court No 1, while 3rd-seeded Ons Jabeur cruised past French hopeful...

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