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Wimbledon is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, and widely considered the most prestigious tennis championship. Held in London at the All England Club in Wimbledon since 1877, it is the only tennis major still played on grass.

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Former German tennis superstar Boris Becker was released from prison on December 15, after serving eight months out of a two-and-a-half-year sentence for financial misdemeanours – but what happened?

Wimbledon will allow female players to wear dark-coloured undershorts from next year’s tournament to ease anxiety over playing during their period, the All England Club announced on Thursday.

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From his mysterious ‘magic potion’ to his belief that it’s possible to manipulate the colour of water through emotions, here are some of tennis star Novak Djokovic’s weirdest food and drink takes

‘We’ll get through this together somehow … It’s been a perfect journey,’ Roger Federer tells emotional crowd in London after doubles loss with Rafael Nadal.

Exercise dresses are not just for the gym or the tennis court any more. With designs almost as flattering as a designer dress – and much more comfort – they are being worn by women of all ages for any activity.

The sport will miss Federer – the player, statesman, and instantly recognisable global ambassador known as much for the way he carried himself as the hardware he accumulated.

Laver Cup in London set to be Roger Federer’s swansong, with an outpouring of sadness as current and former players celebrate one of sport’s greatest athletes.

The 21-year-old defeated Ons Jabeur 6-2, 7-6 (7-5) in an hour and 50 minutes at Flushing Meadows to add her first hard-court major trophy to her two French Open successes.

As the legend announced she’ll retire after the 2022 US Open, we look back at her 30 years of sports success – from achieving a ‘Golden Slam’ to competing while pregnant

The gorgeous wives of tennis champs Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are true fashionistas, wearing stunning outfits to Wimbledon and red carpets alike

Like father, like son? When Prince George joined his parents at the Wimbledon men’s final, all we could think about was his dad’s own tournament debut three decades earlier …

Readers discuss the slow pace of Hong Kong’s railway expansion, the impact of the national security law on the city’s economy, and the need for gender parity at Wimbledon.

He lost to eventual 2022 champion Novak Djokovic in the semi and – true to his low-key nature – prefers to ride his bike to Wimbledon than use the chauffeured Range Rover provided

Serbian hoping he is on the way to becoming a ‘people’s champion’ after beating Nick Kyrgios in four sets to move into second on all-time list of grand slam winners.

The Serb stretched his unbeaten streak at Wimbledon to 28 matches as he seized the initiative after being eclipsed in an opening set dominated by the Kyrgios serve.

Rybakina rallied from a set down to defeat Tunisia’s Jabeur 3-6 6-2 6-2 on Saturday to become the first player from Kazakhstan to win a grand slam singles title.

Novak Djokovic expects ‘fireworks’ against Nick Kyrgios on Sunday, as ‘weird bromance’ blooms between two men who have rarely seen eye-to-eye.

Zhang says she is ‘very lucky’ to play in ‘this great stadium with a history of 100 years’ after battling semi-final win on Centre Court.

Rafael Nadal suffered abdominal tear and told tennis officials he couldn’t play in Friday’s semi-final against Nick Kyrgios after 45-minute practice session.

Abdominal injury troubles the No 2 seed as he aims to renew Wimbledon acquaintance with Nick Kyrgios, who caused an upset by beating him in the 2014 tournament.

Hongkonger becomes first tennis player from city to reach last eight of the boys singles at All England Club. He will play his doubles partner Michael Zheng for a spot in the last four

From yelling at umpires to smashing rackets, 27-year-old Kyrgios is as controversial as they come – but tennis’ original bad boy John McEnroe still called him the most talented player of recent times

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