Wimbledon

However, he never got to a "major" final, let alone win one, and on 4 occasions lost a Wimbledon semi final.

That's the way I went with it. If I had come here and lost, I would have flown home and continued to prepare for Wimbledon and the summer.

As far as Wimbledon, that's really my least concern at the moment, she said Sunday at a news conference.

I need to work with my team to recover well, work on my physical condition to be at my top form and get ready to play on grass at Wimbledon.

You know, it happens sometimes. You know, I think the first round in Wimbledon was tough this year. I had the feeling I was sort of heavy.

It is not as though Chelsea are the reincarnation of Wimbledon. They have been prettier this season, especially away from home.

Tommy Haas would have had cause to feel distinctly queasy had he taken a look at them before his semi-final at Wimbledon this afternoon.

The way Nadal appeared on the court at Wimbledon at the end, I interviewed him afterwards, and it looked as if he was pretty psyched out.

The first tennis championship in England took place in 1877 sponsored by the All England Croquet Club at a little place called Wimbledon.

Q. As the winner of Wimbledon, do you think your favorite surface is still grass or could be a hard court ?

Jamie was well into his Wimbledon stuff, but you'll have to read the biography on his website for that. . .

Thanks! Interesting question. . . I actually like the "all-white" tradition at Wimbledon. It's part of what makes the tournament special.

The American tennis player Serena Williams has won the ladies' singles title at Wimbledon in London.

Spectators watch a match during the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club June 28 in London.

Wimbledon is not a nighttime event, even if illumination is possible.

AFP FEAR and loathing at London's main airport has become as much a part of the British summer as strawberries and cream and Wimbledon.

As John McEnroe used to say at Wimbledon, you cannot be serious.

Like the rest of Wimbledon, and the rest of the world, it couldn't compute the match that just would not end.

For two months now, Alejandro Falla has answered questions about the Wimbledon match he did not win.

Has winning Wimbledon taken the pressure off you for the rest of the year and in a sense altered your mentality?

At Wimbledon, the two rivals played one of the best matches ever, and even though he was only a point away from winning, Federer lost.

Like her or not, Williams deserves much respect for playing at Wimbledon in the aftermath of a life-threatening illness.

The world number one tennis player Rafael Nadal has pulled out of next week's Wimbledon Championships due to a recurring knee injury.

That 2008 setback ended Federer's streaks of 40 consecutive wins at Wimbledon and 65 in a row on grass, and he is ready to start anew.

The Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal has won his second men singles' title in Wimbledon in London.

Rafael Nadal ended Roger Federer's five years of dominance at Wimbledon, beating the top-ranked player.

Go out with some friends and have a good time, although not too a good time otherwise that would be the end of Wimbledon for me.

I'm curious to know what you were shouting after winning some of the big points at Wimbledon.

They told us we had interactive Sky TV where you could watch any court at Wimbledon, but that's not the case.

And after surgery, I got to the finals of Wimbledon.

The UK may not seek to prosecute companies for offering Wimbledon tickets, but Merck of the US would deem such an invitation excessive.

Two hours later, he announced that he would not defend his Wimbledon title.

I say chat, but I actually gave him a "what to do" speech as far as winning Wimbledon!

Some of the great events of the season are Henley Royal Regatta, Wimbledon, Cowes Week and Glyndebourne.

I feel deeply honored to be playing against the former Wimbledon Champion.

Wimbledon champion Pete Sampras has cast doubts over his appearance in the upcoming set of Davis Cup matches.

Its name sounds like "Wimbledon" , because one of its founders loves tennis.

A southwestern suburb of London, Wimbledon is of course famous for hosting the annual Wimbledon tennis championships.

In any case, at four hours, 48 minutes, it turned out to be the longest men's singles final in Wimbledon history.

It was Jack's proposal that she return to competition, perhaps by Wimbledon in June.

"Sport has to be beautiful to be enjoyed, " as my son put it to me while watching Roger Federer at Wimbledon.

The main tournament is the annual Wimbledon fortnight, one of the 4 tennis "Grand Slam" tournaments.

After reaching the last eight of a Grand Slam for the first time, Murray cannot wait for Wimbledon next year.

In this sense, London has become to finance what Wimbledon is to tennis: a place where the best international players come to compete.

Take a look at this new retractable roof over the Center Court at Wimbledon.

Handler Wayne Davis carries Rufus the Hawk onto Centre Court at Wimbledon June 29 as he patrols the grounds to scare away pigeons.

The company is also the exclusive outfitter of the Wimbledon tennis tournament, through 2010.

In her career she won also 8 Wimbledon titles and 4 French Open titles - amazing piece of remarkable history.

He won a total of eight Grand Slam titles, covering the U. S. , French and Australian Opens, and Wimbledon.

Davenport has flirted for years with retirement, and she hesitated when asked if she expects to be back at Wimbledon in 2009.

She becomes only the second Chinese player to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals, matching the achievement of Li Na two years ago.

I felt deeply honoured to be playing against the former Wimbledon Champion.

In tennis, Novak Djokovic of Serbia has beaten the defending Wimbledon champion Rafael Nadal in four sets in the men's singles final.

The Wimbledon Open competetion goes on in London every year.

Wembley Stadium is the site the Football Association Cup Final and Wimbledon the site of the International Lawn Tennis Championship.

Playing in his fourteenth Wimbledon, the American lost in straight sets to Rafael Nadal.

Wimbledon is a suburb in London.

The victors had a top-notch run this summer, winning the Queen's Club, Wimbledon and Toronto titles in succession.

It's Williams sisters' fourth Wimbledon title together, part of their haul of nine Grand Slam women's doubles championships.

He is the only player to have won both the Wimbledon and U. S. Open singles titles in three consecutive years (2004-2006).

There's a marvellous match on at Wimbledon at the moment.

The dirty weather caused the cancellation of a whole day's play at Wimbledon.

Fourth-seeded Azarenka and No. 5 seed Sharapova each notched victories at rainy Wimbledon Tuesday, moving into the Wimbledon semifinals.

And Tim Henman was unfortunate to be playing at the same time as Pete Sampras, who twice accounted for his Wimbledon semi final defeats.

In 2008 he broke through at Wimbledon, beating Federer to win the men's singles title in a spectacular fashion.

And get all messages published about any of the players in any of the matches in the Wimbledon tournament.

For Murray, Wimbledon 2008 has provided some treasured memories - and a harsh lesson learned.

Nadal and Federer have played in seven Grand Slam finals: three at Wimbledon, three at the French Open and one at the Australian Open.

Tim Henman's struggles at Wimbledon highlight the difficulties many players face when approaching the short grass court season.

That may be tolerable for Wimbledon, but not for the 2012 London Games mostly paid for out of public funds.

Nenad Zimonjic won the Wimbledon doubles title, the year-end doubles trophy and finishes the season as the No. 1 doubles player.

My question is do you think you should wear something other than white at Wimbledon?

If you continue to dominate at Wimbledon the way you are now, do you think your greatest opponent might end up being yourself?

John McEnroe, a three-time Wimbledon champ, proclaimed it the best tennis tussle he had ever seen.

The weather stayed dry at Wimbledon on Tuesday and some of the top seeds took full advantage.

I remember the picture in my head when I saw him lifting up the Wimbledon trophy and I imagined myself in that position.

After experiencing her climax, Li throw herself into preparation of Wimbledon Open immediately.

Wimbledon is the only Grand Slam to still be played on grass.

Summer is not summer in Britain without the Wimbledon Tennis Championships.

Here it is currently ranked sixteenth in the world but he is still confident of another good showing in the Wimbledon warm up.

Until now the City has been the Wimbledon of finance: the players may be foreign but they play on Britain's court.

Her body took knocks here, there, and everywhere with the final unfortunate injury on the lawns of Wimbledon.

You dominated him last month at Wimbledon. How did today's match compare to that?

And the Czech tennis player Petra Kvitova has won the women's singles final at Wimbledon, her first appearance in a Grand Slam final.

Williams is seeking her third straight Wimbledon title . The sixth-seeded Roddick is hoping to win his first.

MARIA SHARAPOVA: No. You can't be surprised in a semifinal of Wimbledon. Everybody's going to play their best tennis.

Novak Djokovic continued his imperious run of form by winning the Wimbledon men's singles title last Sunday.

Historically , there is no play at Wimbledon on this day.

The tennis elite moves from the red clay of the French Open to the green grass of Wimbledon.

Each year there are approximately 250 ball boys and girls (BBGs) at Wimbledon, with an average age of 15 years.

Security for the Wimbledon tournament will be stepped up for 2005.

Zheng made the semifinals at Wimbledon four years ago, but never has the prospect loomed of an all-Chinese women's Grand Slam final.

And only one other African-American woman had ever won the championship at Wimbledon.

They hurt even more so like if you're that close, like at Wimbledon or like here at the Australian Open.

WIMBLEDON, England -- Start buying your tickets for next year's Wimbledon final.

Playing her first match since Wimbledon Justine found the right moves and raced ahead.

Zheng, for instance, had a lightning run when she shared in the Australian Open and Wimbledon women's doubles victories in 2006.

Many current players figure Federer is set to re-establish his supremacy at Wimbledon.

The very least I'm looking for at Wimbledon is to reach the quarter-finals.

In 1877, Britain held its first lawn tennis championships, Wimbledon tennis championships.

The travel show was on hiatus during coverage of Wimbledon.

She was seeded fourth at Wimbledon.

You beat me at Wimbledon, and now if you lose early, I'm going to freakin' kill you.

Cork is the son of former Wimbledon star Alan Cork and he is tipped for big things in the game.

Four years later, Zheng Jie became the first Chinese singles player in any Grand Slam semifinal at Wimbledon.

June also sees the start of the Wimbledon tennis tournament.

The result was emphatic victories at the Australian Open, Wimbledon and U. S. Open.

The Williams sisters compete -- one wins Wimbledon.

Lleyton Hewitt, seventh, he and the remaining top seeds survived the first round at Wimbledon.

It was the third of Graf's seven Wimbledon titles.

China's Zheng Jie beat Agnes Szavay to reach her first Wimbledon quarter-final.

Created by Street Advertising Services in the UK for the 2011 Wimbledon tournament.

This is part of a wider phenomenon some call "the Wimbledon effect" .

"Missing the clay courts wasn't so tough, but Wimbledon I was concerned about, " she told Reuters in Bali.

Annie: Yes. Wimbledon is a small town in England. It is about ten miles from London.

What sport is played at the Wimbledon tournament?

Jones left Wimbledon in 1989 and played for several other teams, including Chelsea and Leeds, before returning to Wimbledon in 1992.

It will be Li's first grand slam semi-final, and Zheng's second, after her run at Wimbledon a couple of years ago.

Maybe someone up above showed mercy, because the skiescleared for the official opening of the new Wimbledon Number One Court.

They're picked the day before being served, arrive at Wimbledon at 5: 30 a. m. and are individually inspected before being hulled.

Then , Polka Children's Theatre in Wimbledon, England performs a play for the students both in the UK and in Los Angeles .

Hip injury sidelines Agassi at Wimbledon.

His 10 titles this year include victories at the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the US Open.

His best result of 2011 came at Wimbledon, where he advanced to the third round.

Coventry, currently bottom of the league, took a 3-3 draw at home against Wimbledon in spite of having two men sent off in the first half.

Had he won the second set, he probably would have won a first Wimbledon title.

Rafael Nadal returns to London next week for the first time since his epic victory over Roger Federer in the 2008 Wimbledon final.

However, Kuznetsova says she has prepared well since Wimbledon.

And, true, few of us will ever step onto the grass court at Wimbledon.

hard on the heels of Wimbledon comes the Henley Regatta.

Being back here in the semis at Wimbledon, it's just fantastic.

It read: "Wimbledon women's champs in 2029-2040 . . . . the Federer girls: congrats to the new parents! "

Another classic date in the diary of the English Summer Season is Wimbledon.

The pair also secured the Wimbledon title in the same year.

You need art, you need the West End, you need Wimbledon.

in the Wimbledon women's doubles this weekend, 5 of the 8 competitors are from the Netherlands.

Li makes tennis history at Wimbledon!

Big-serving American Andy Roddick is confident he has what it takes to win Wimbledon, but thinks Roger Federer is a deserved favourite.

Q. Talking about legends, in 2003 you beat Pete Sampras in Wimbledon.

Its first ground was situated off Worple Road, Wimbledon.

Sharapova's breakthrough came in 2004, when she won her first Grand Slam title at Wimbledon.

Has this tournament taken away any of the effects of taking a month off? Are you feeling any effects of not playing since Wimbledon anymore?

Wimbledon is a shrine for all lovers of tennis.

Serena Williams claimed her third Wimbledon singles title with a 7-6, 6-2 victory over sister Venus in the women's final.

Go kick some ass at Wimbledon for me!

8226; The match required 77 games, the most ever in a Wimbledon final.

In 1990, Becker met Edberg for the third consecutive year in the Wimbledon final, losing a long five-set match.

It's his first Wimbledon title.

Do you feel more at home in Melbourne than maybe Wimbledon or New York or Paris?

I can't play Wimbledon and it's my favourite tournament.

We want to make Wimbledon a destination town centre for people to visit.

I think I was way too nervous at Wimbledon.

Nadal is the only player in the open era to have won the French Open, the London Queen's club, and Wimbledon in the same year.

Scoreboard : If you ever come to Wimbledon, watch a match on a small side court, where hand-operated scoreboards are still in use.

Once he recaptures Paris, he'll have a lot of confidence headed into Wimbledon.

I am going to try until Wimbledon.

So winning two titles and playing the semifinals of Wimbledon made it an incredible year.

Becker, then ranked World No. 2, was upset in the second round of Wimbledon in 1987 by the World No. 70 player, Peter Doohan.

The draw for Wimbledon 2010 will be made on Friday.

Nadal, on the other hand, won his third consecutive French Open title last month and could snatch the NO 1 ranking with a win at Wimbledon.

1996-2004 Scored aged 17 on debut at Wimbledon, to become the club's youngest scorer.

They went to Wimbledon yesterday.

In the study, three scientists independently reviewed TV footage of 4, 457 points from Wimbledon in 2007.

London hasn't had the Olympics for a long time, and it will be special to play at Wimbledon to try and win a medal.

Earlier Saturday on Center Court, Serena beat Venus 7-6 (3), 6-2 in singles to win her third Wimbledon title.

I want to play in Wimbledon because he always said that we should practice because so that you will be like the williams sisters.

It's not long now until Wimbledon. Be honest, are you everannoyed by 'Murraymania' and the extra pressure it brings?

After leaving the court to a rousing standing ovation, he confirmed his Wimbledon career was over

Roger's mom had this to say about Nadal and Roger after this year's Wimbledon final on Swiss television;

become Wimbledon's third youngest women's champion ever

Winbulton balances prize money between men and women Wimbledon Evens Prize Money for Men and Women

Joined the Wimbledon F. C. ; won the Football Association Challenge Cup in 1988

Take Away English --Wimbledon Warm-up

The Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum

Best Grand Slam result in 2011: Wimbledon SFs

Sport, eg "Have you been watching Wimbledon? " (actually, British men often talk about football)