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Novak Djokovic can play at Wimbledon as no vaccination required
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Novak Djokovic can play at Wimbledon as no vaccination required

April 27, 2022

Novak Djokovic will be allowed to defend his title at Wimbledon, despite not being vaccinated against COVID-19, because the shots are not required to enter Britain, All England Club chief executive Sally Bolton said Tuesday. Djokovic, a 34-year-old Serb who is ranked No. 1, missed the Australian Open in January after being deported from that…

Wimbledon bans Russian, Belarusian players from 2022 Tournament
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Wimbledon bans Russian, Belarusian players from 2022 Tournament

April 23, 2022

London: Wimbledon has banned Russian and Belarusian players from the 2022 tournament in response to the invasion of Ukraine. The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC), which runs Wimbledon, said they were acting to “limit Russia’s global influence through the strongest means possible”. Russian men’s World No. 2 Daniil Medvedev and Belarusian female World No….

20:20:20 — Let the ‘GOAT’ Debate begin
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20:20:20 — Let the ‘GOAT’ Debate begin

July 19, 2021

By U.B. Acharya With Novak “Nole” Djokovic winning the Wimbledon 2021 and thus winning his 20th Major title (same as Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal), it is time to start a debate on “Greatest of All Times”. Though it is difficult to compare athletes of different eras, in this case the three great players have…

Barty wins maiden Wimbledon Crown
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Barty wins maiden Wimbledon Crown

July 11, 2021

Ashleigh Barty won her first Wimbledon title on the 50th anniversary of fellow indigenous Australian Evonne Goolagong Cawley’s maiden crown, beating Karolina Pliskova 6-3, 6-7 (4/7), 6-3 in the final on Saturday. The 25-year-old Australian — who wore a specially-designed dress in tribute to Cawley’s iconic scallop one she sported in 1971 — adds the…

‘We’re the Messi and Ronaldo of Tennis’
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‘We’re the Messi and Ronaldo of Tennis’

July 2, 2018

Federer relishes Nadal rivalry as Wimbledon kicks off today London: Roger Federer marked the 10th anniversary of his epic Wimbledon final loss to Rafael Nadal by claiming his rivalry with the Spaniard is the equal of the battle between football superstars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Federer will start his bid for a ninth Wimbledon…

Serena Williams made to wait over Wimbledon Seeding
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Serena Williams made to wait over Wimbledon Seeding

May 7, 2018

London: Wimbledon Chiefs have admitted they will hold an internal debate to clarify if seven-time champion Serena Williams can be seeded at Wimbledon. Serena is currently 449th in the WTA rankings after taking time off to get married and have her first child last year. Following the difficult birth of daughter Alexis Olympia, which left…

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