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Serena Williams slams authorities for excessive drug tests; claims discrimination
Tennis ace Serena Williams accused the US doping chiefs of “racial discrimination” claiming that she is targeted for drug tests more than any other players. The 36-year-old who had…
Ramkumar Ramanathan has no regrets over missing out on history
A win could have etched his name into the Indian tennis folklore, but Ramkumar Ramanathan, who missed out on a maiden ATP title, is not ready to cry over a missed chance and he would rather…
Jaidip Mukerjea reviews the Wimbledon 2018 for The Live Mirror
The legendary former India Davis Cup captain speaks on this year's Wimbledon which was partly overshadowed by the FIFA World Cup. Besides other things, Mukerjea believes that Roger Federer…
Angelique Kerber stuns Serena Williams to win maiden Wimbledon title
Angelique Kerber raced into her maiden Wimbledon title, leaving Serena Williams still waiting to match Margaret Court's grand slam singles record, with a 6-3, 6-3, straight sets victory at…
Wimbledon 2018: All England Club refuses to accede to WC request
Fans can silently watch the World Cup matches in their mobile devices, without disrupting the Tennis match but Wimbledon will start at its traditional time, said the All England Club chiefs…
Wimbledon 2018: Nadal, Djokovic march into the quarter-finals
Rafael Nadal marched into his first Wimbledon quarter-final in seven years with an emphatic 6-3, 6-3, 6-4, victory over Czech Republic's Jiri Vesely. The world number one who came into the…
Wimbledon 2018: Federer, Williams extends winning run to reach the quarter-finals
Roger Federer and Serena Williams progressed into the quarter-finals with straight game victory at Wimbledon on Monday. Eight-time champions Federer continued to assert his dominance…
Wimbledon: Chance for ‘Fedal’ to rescript history
It so fits that Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal stepped into the Wimbledon 2018 as two of the World's best ranked players, but at par with themselves. Nadal came into the competition as the…
Wimbledon 2018: Nadal has the edge over Federer if they meet in the final, says former Indian player…
Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer stepped into Wimbledon as the hot-favourites for this year's title and so far has shown no signs to prove why they wouldn't be so. Nadal and Federer as the…
Wimbledon 2018: Nadal, Djokovic advance into third round; Cilic, Wawrikna crash out
Former champions Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic progressed into the third-round but last year's runner-up Marin Cilic crashed out of the Wimbledon on Thursday. World No. 1 Nadal may have…
Frustrated Roger Federer hits out at ‘lethargic’ Switzerland following World Cup exit
Roger Federer vented out his frustration at the Switzerland football team for their disappointing 0-1 defeat to Sweden in the World Cup knockouts last week. The 20-time Grand Slam champion…
Wimbledon 2018: Serena Williams powers into thrid round; Wozniacki eliminated
Seven time-champion Serena Williams raced into the third round of Wimbledon 2018 brezzing past Bulgarian qualifier Viktoriya Tomova, 6-1, 6-4, in just 66 minutes on Wednesday. It was the…