Serena Williams celebrates winning a point against Maya Joint. (AP Photo) The long-awaited return of Serena Williams Wimbledon ended in defeat, but the 23-time Grand Slam champion received the kind of ovation reserved for sports royalty as Center Court celebrated one of the greatest players in tennis history.Playing her first singles match in nearly four…
Jannik Sinner reacts during the men’s singles match against Miomir Kecmanovic. (AP Photo) LONDON: There was little of the authority that came to define Jannik Sinner these past few seasons. The defending champion splashed 52 unforced errors in three hours and 32 minutes, but when his Wimbledon The title defense threatened to unravel, recovering from…
Serena Williams during a practice session. (AP Photo) Serena Williams has launched a scathing critique of tennis’ anti-doping system ahead of her long-awaited debut. Wimbledon return, branding parts of the current testing protocol “unprofessional” and “unreasonable” while admitting the rules almost convinced him not to return to professional tennis.The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion, who…
Italy’s Jannik Sinner returns (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) The Times of India at Wimbledon: Jannik Sinner arrived at Wimbledon having left little to chance.After his dramatic collapse in the second round of the French Open, where he was on the verge of victory before melting down in the heat, the 24-year-old underwent a battery of tests…
Serena Williams of the United States (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) The Times of India at Wimbledon: Aorangi Park is always buzzing in the days leading up to Wimbledon, but on Saturday, as the temperature reached 30 degrees, every camera lens and pair of eyes seemed to be fixed on a person. Then, when he finally stepped…
Serena Williams of the United States holds a ball during a practice session before the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo) Serena Williams’ return to Wimbledon will begin with a first-round match against Australia’s Maya Joint, a player less than half her age, as the 44-year-old prepares for her first…
Marketa Vondrousova (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali, file) NEW DELHI: Senior Wimbledon Champion Marketa Vondrousova was banned for four years after she refused to take an anti-doping test at her home in December 2025. The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) said an independent tribunal found the Czech player guilty of violating anti-doping rules. His suspension will last…
The Wimbledon Championships (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: As Wimbledon 2026 is approaching, the Indian doubles veteran Rohan Bopanna he picked defending champion Jannik Sinner and Elena Rybakina as his favorites to win the men’s and women’s titles. Despite calling the field highly competitive, the 46-year-old backed Sinner to retain her crown and…