WIMBLEDON is now in full swing and everyone is going tennis mad.
The previously poshos’ sport has never been more popular, with over 600,000 of us regularly playing.
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Canada’s Bianca Andreescu was eliminated from Wimbledon on Saturday after losing to Ons Jabeur of Tunisia during third-round action.
Christopher Eubanks continued his red-hot grass-season Saturday by reaching the fourth round of a major for the first time at Wimbledon. A surprise development to some, perhaps, given that the American is a debutant at the grass-court major, but not to World No.
The International Tennis Federation has awarded Justine Henin its highest honour, the Philippe Chatrier Award.
The rain returned to Wimbledon on Day 6 of the grass-court tournament, with only one match completed Saturday before play was suspended on all outside courts.
ANDREA JAEGER reached two Grand Slam finals as a teenager before retiring from tennis aged just 19 in 1985.
Former World No. 38 Donald Young remembers first meeting Christopher Eubanks, who from the age of 12 would compete in matchplay sessions hosted by Young’s father at the South Fulton Tennis Centre in Atlanta.
World No. 2 Novak Djokovic beat a race against the clock making quick work of Switzerland’s Stan Wawrinka (6-3, 6-1, 7-6) beating the nightly curfew by 14 minutes and tying Pete Sampras record for consecutive wins at Wimbledon in the process at 31.
Canadian Bianca Andreescu upset the 26th-seeded Anhelina Kalinina in three sets 6-4, 4-6, 7-6, to advance past the second round of Wimbledon for the first time in her career.
Canada’s Denis Shapovalov rebounded after dropping the first set, hitting 14 aces en route to a four-set victory over Britain’s Liam Broady (4-6, 6-2, 7-5, 7-5) advancing to the fourth round of Wimbledon for the second time in his career.
FALLEN tennis star Boris Becker has proposed to his girlfriend, according to friends, and declared: “She is the love of my new life.”
World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz continued his quest to be the third youngest player to win Wimbledon toppling France’s Alexandre Muller in straight sets, 6-4, 7-6 (2) to advance to third round for the second time in his career.
