Federer, Sharapova out in second round at Wimbledon
LONDON – Seven-time champion Roger Federer was stunned by 116th-ranked Sergiy Stakhovsky in the second round of Wimbledon on Wednesday, his earliest loss in a Grand Slam tournament in 10 years. The...
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London • Seven-time champion Roger Federer was stunned by 116th-ranked Sergiy Stakhovsky in the second round of Wimbledon on Wednesday, his earliest loss in a Grand Slam tournament in 10 years. The...
View ArticleRoger Federer stunned in 2nd round loss at Wimbledon
LONDON — Seven-time champion Roger Federer was stunned by 116th-ranked Sergiy Stakhovsky in the second round of Wimbledon on Wednesday, his earliest loss in a Grand Slam tournament in 10 years. The...
View ArticleRoger Federer shocked in day of shocks
LONDON — It was already one of the most tumultuous days in Grand Slam tennis history, with seven players forced out by injuries, two of the top three seeded women eliminated and six former No....
View ArticleWimbledon gets weird: Is it the grass?
WASHINGTON, June 26, 2013 — Today was one for the record books as the wonderful world of Wimbledon took a turn into the weird zone. Tennis fans are scratching their heads and Wimbledon officials are...
View ArticleFederer, Sharapova lose at Wimbledon
Wimbledon king Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova endured jolting second-round losses to opponents outside the world top 100 in a freakishly dramatic ‘Wednesday Wipeout’ that saw seven players withdraw...
View ArticleJo-Wilfried Tsonga becomes seventh player to withdraw in one day
• Sixth seed injured knee during match with Ernests Gulbis • Victoria Azarenka, Steve Darcis, Marin Cilic also pulled out Jo-Wilfried Tsonga receives attention to his leg during a medical time out in...
View ArticleJo-Wilfried Tsonga is casualty No7 on bad day for Wimbledon injuries
• Sixth seed injured knee during match with Ernests Gulbis • Victoria Azarenka, Steve Darcis, Marin Cilic also pullout Jo-Wilfried Tsonga receives attention to his leg during a medical time out in his...
View ArticleWimbledon 2013: Victoria Azarenka blasts slippery SW19 courts as seven...
Victoria Azarenka has attacked the All England Club for preparing slippery courts on a day when seven players have already pulled out and another – Caroline Wozniacki – needed heavy strapping for a...
View ArticleWimbledon 2013: Maria Sharapova latest to crash out as top seeds blame...
Maria Sharapova found it hard to keep her footing and was overheard telling the umpire the court was 'dangerous' as she suffered a second round defeat. The Russian third seed lost 6-3 6-4 to...
View ArticleTennis: Wimbledon under fire as Azarenka, Tsonga lead casualty list
LONDON: Wimbledon’s famed grass courts were at the centre of a safety row on Wednesday after Victoria Azarenka, Steve Darcis, the conqueror of Rafael Nadal, and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga were among seven...
View ArticleWimbledon 2013: day of carnage as seven pull out
The All England Club came under heavy fire for the state of its grass courts on Wednesday after Wimbledon experienced the most number of withdrawals from a tournament in a single day in the Open era....
View ArticleRoger Federer, Maria Sharapova suffer upset losses at Wimbledon
LONDON — The little world of tennis spun out of control Wednesday. Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova took figurative tumbles at Wimbledon far earlier than anyone believed, and others took actual...
View ArticleHsieh beaten in singles, Wang prepares for Haas
The All England Club’s medical rooms were overflowing as the third day of Wimbledon resembled a casualty ward with Rafael Nadal’s conqueror Steve Darcis one of five players to withdraw injured before...
View ArticleAzarenka, Isner and Darcis pull out of Wimbledon
Injuries knocked five players out of Wimbledon on Wednesday — with second-seeded Victoria Azarenka joining the man who stunned Rafael Nadal in the first round and the American who won the longest match...
View ArticleWednesday's Wimbledon roundup: Federer, Sharapova fall on shocking day
Stephen Wilson Associated Press Comments Sergiy Stakhovsky scores match point against Roger Federer on Wednesday. (Mike Hewitt / Getty Images) London It was already one of the most tumultuous days in...
View ArticleRoger Federer, Maria Sharapova shocked on historic Wimbledon day
It was already one of the most tumultuous days in Grand Slam tennis history, with seven players forced out by injuries, two of the top-3 seeded women eliminated and six former No. 1-ranked players...
View ArticleFederer, Sharapova bounced from Wimbledon
LONDON (AP) — Seven-time champion Roger Federer was stunned by 116th-ranked Sergiy Stakhovsky in the second round of Wimbledon on Wednesday, his earliest loss in a Grand Slam tournament in 10 years....
View ArticleFederer stunned in Wimbeldon second round
London • Seven-time champion Roger Federer was stunned by 116th-ranked Sergiy Stakhovsky in the second round of Wimbledon on Wednesday, his earliest loss in a Grand Slam tournament in 10 years. The...
View ArticleWimbledon Denies Charges Of 'Slippery' Courts
The All England Club has denied suggestions that the Wimbledon court are too slippery, on a day when seven players withdrew with injury. Maria Sharapova fell three times and asked for a medical...
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