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...
READ MOREAlex 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...