French Open champion Garbine Muguruza says she had to play ugly to negotiate Wimbledon’s perilous grass courts and a dangerous opponent. But for an appreciative Centre Court crowd, the powerful …

Marcus Willis’ Wimbledon tale is so far fetched even he thinks it’s beyond fantasy. “It’s gotten out of hand, a little bit out of hand,” Britain’s world No.772 said after …

Roger Federer has opened his 18th consecutive Wimbledon challenge with a 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (7-3) 6-3 win over Argentina’s Guido Pella. The Swiss third seed, bidding for an eighth Wimbledon …

Sam Groth is in desperate fight to make the US Open main draw after his grand slam troubles continued with a tough first-round loss at Wimbledon. Groth will tumble to …

Samantha Stosur is pledging to “fight fire with fire” when her Wimbledon hopes go on the line against explosive German Sabine Lisicki on Wednesday. Stosur is bracing for a torrid …

Lleyton Hewitt is backing Nick Kyrgios and Bernard Tomic to rise to the occasion when Australia’s two biggest hopes launch their Wimbledon title quests on Tuesday. The two former quarter-finalists …

Under the watchful gaze of new coach and tennis royalty John McEnroe, Canadian sixth seed Milos Raonic got off to a solid start with a 7-6 (7-4) 6-2 6-4 win …

French Open champion Garbine Muguruza had to work hard to transfer her punch on Paris clay to Wimbledon’s grass, beating Camila Giorgi 6-2 5-7 6-4 with a performance of powerful …

Novak Djokovic has sent local hope James Ward on his bike after being warned not to ride his to Wimbledon. The world No.1 was reported to have been involved in …

As she has done for most of the past 19 British summers, Venus Williams took a large, languid stride into the second round of Wimbledon. The oldest woman in the …

Novak Djokovic has opened his bid for a third straight Wimbledon title and a fifth successive Grand Slam with a straight-sets win over Britain’s James Ward. In keeping with tradition, …

Samantha Stosur has launched her 14th Wimbledon campaign with a straight-sets victory over little-known Pole Magda Linette. Australia’s top-ranked player safely progressed to the second round with a relatively comfortable …

Wimbledon rookie Jordan Thompson has snapped up a surprise invitation to partner Lleyton Hewitt in doubles on his debut at The All England Club. Thompson could barely believe it when …

John Millman is vowing to “give it a red hot crack” as he returns for an encore to his spectacular Wimbledon debut last year. Millman emerged from years in the …

Nick Kyrgios will cool his heels as French Open semi-finalist Samantha Stosur and Newcombe Medallist Sam Groth fly the Australian flag on day one at Wimbledon. Stosur, Australia’s top-ranked player …

Daria Gavrilova planned to pore over tapes of Wang Qiang in a bid to gain some insight into her first-round Wimbledon opponent. Australia’s summer sensation admits she knows little about …

Top-ranked Serena Williams hasn’t won a grand slam since Wimbledon a year ago, but the 21-time major champion appeared confident about her chances of retaining the title on the eve …

On court, Novak Djokovic is taking tennis to extraordinary new levels with his single-minded obsession with winning; off it, the Serbian is more than happy to share power. The 29-year-old …