Kvitova beats Sharapova to win Wimbledon title

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) Petra Kvitova won her first Grand Slam title Saturday by beating Maria Sharapova 6-3 ... is the first left-handed woman to win the Wimbledon title since Martina Navratilova ... Read More

"Made me unhappy seeing Maria Sharapova win" - Andrea Petkovic reveals 'real reason' why Russian beating Serena Williams at Wimbledon made her uneasy

Andrea Petkovic recently opened up about the time she watched Maria Sharapova beat Serena Williams in the final of the 2004 Wimbledon Championships to win her ... over the world at 17, she herself ... Read More

World tunes in for Sharapova's win over Halep at the US Open

Down to the end, Halep pushed Sharapova and they rewarded the prime-time crowd with world-class strokes ... "This is a big win for me, and I will enjoy it, then move on to the next one." ... Read More

On This Day in 2016 – Maria Sharapova shocks tennis world with failed drugs test

Maria Sharapova ... The former Wimbledon champion returned to competitive tennis in April 2017 before retiring in February 2020. The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking news brand ... Read More

US Open: Maria Sharapova stuns world number two Simona Halep in first Grand Slam match in 19 months

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Emma Raducanu ‘should get advice from Maria Sharapova’ on dealing with spotlight

Sharapova experienced something similar after winning Wimbledon aged 17 but balanced demands on and off the court very effectively through her career, going on to win four more grand slam titles ... Read More

Did Serena let Venus win Wimbledon?

I wanted them to be No 1 and No 2 in the world,' he is reported to have told a friend. Serena, then 18, was the red-hot favourite to win the Wimbledon showpiece after displaying scintillating form ... Read More

Murray has everything in his locker to win Wimbledon, says Billie Jean

SIX-TIME Wimbledon women's singles champion Billie Jean King has tipped Scotland's Andy Murray to win the championship ... The former world No 1 was legendary for her ability to play the big ... Read More

Rybakina ends Swiatek’s Stuttgart reign and will face Kostyuk in final

STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Elena Rybakina has defeated top-ranked Iga Świątek 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 to reach the Porsche Grand Prix final and end her opponent’s hopes of a third consecutive title. Read More

Nadal grinds out win at Wimbledon, gets Kyrgios in semifinal

Nadal stayed out there, adjusted his service motion and his strategy – and figured out a way to win ... Wimbledon. In 2014, Kyrgios, then just 19 and ranked 144th, announced himself to the world ... Read More

Rybakina ends Swiatek’s Stuttgart reign in 3-set semifinal win

Rybakina, the world No. 4, hit 10 aces and saved 11 of the 13 break points she faced to win the ... Maria Sharapova from 2012-14. Rybakina awaits Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk or Wimbledon champion ... Read More

TopSpin 2K25 review: a strong return for the series but it's not quite the Ace it should've been

The TopSpin series is back with a return to form that has some surprises in store for veterans, with revamped mechanics that makes even more satisfying gameplay than TopSpin 4. Read More