What a difference a year makes. It has been nearly one year since Roger Federer ended his 2016 campaign following a semi-final defeat at Wimbledon to Milos Raonic. One year since the Swiss hung up his racquet in order to continue to rehab his knee following surgery. As all eyes once again turn to the All England Club for the Wimbledon Championships, Federer is back and ready to retake his throne. Fresh and fit, the 35 year old says the right preparation is essential to success. How does the seven-time champion get ready for his 19th consecutive appearance at SW19? "Today, for instance, I was just trying to have good energy in practice," Federer told the assembled media on Saturday....
On paper, the 2017 Wimbledon Championships, which start on Monday, could be Rafael Nadal's best chance in years to win another title at the All England Club. The Spaniard has won 24 of his past 25 matches, including three titles – Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell and the Mutua Madrid Open – en route to his 10th Roland Garros crown during the European clay-court swing. He's been healthy all season long, has posted a 43-6 record so far and appears to be in good health heading into his 12th Wimbledon. “You can imagine playing here in Wimbledon for me has always been very, very special. It was one of the biggest goals that I had when I started to...
As the tennis world descends on the All England Club for the 2017 Wimbledon Championships, the top four seeds of Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have grabbed the headlines. The quartet are the only former champions to feature at the grass-court Grand Slam. Relishing his under-the-radar status, Stan Wawrinka is looking to crash the party in his quest to claim a slice of history of his own. The Swiss, seeded fifth, will etch his name in the records books with a Wimbledon crown, as the latest player to secure the Career Grand Slam. He would become the ninth player in history to achieve the monumental feat and just the second to do so at SW19, joining...
Top seeds Henri Kontinen and John Peers headline a strong doubles field on the grass at Wimbledon. The Finnish-Australian duo haven’t won a title since taking their first Grand Slam crown at the Australian Open, but will look to change that when they open their campaign against Italian duo Fabio Fognini and Andreas Seppi. Defending champions and second seeds Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut have a difficult first round against Roland Garros finalists Santiago Gonzalez and Donald Young. Herbert/Mahut prevailed earlier this year at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event in Rome. View Draw Looming in their quarter of the draw are fifth seeds and three-time Wimbledon champions Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan, who start their fortnight against Australian...
Rafael Nadal has been practising at full throttle in the build up to Wimbledon. The Spaniard has set himself a goal of playing his best tennis at Wimbledon, something he hasn't been able to do in the past five years for various reasons, and was to be found on Thursday morning engaged in a high intensity two-hour practice with Alexander Zverev. "In 2014 I made the fourth round and it was my best year since reaching the final in 2011," said Nadal. "Since then I've had many problems with my knees. In 2012 and 2013 it was really bad and then in 2015, my knees were fine, but I felt bad for many other reasons. Last year unfortunately I broke...
