All-white kits have been laid out, the strawberries and cream are ready to be served and not a blade of grass is out of place. It's that time of year again. Day One at the Wimbledon Championships is less than 24 hours away. As is tradition, the defending champion is first to step on the pristine lawns of Centre Court. Top seed and two-time winner Andy Murray opens with an intriguing clash against #NextGenATP Alexander Bublik at 1pm on Monday. It is their first meeting. Murray is bidding to win his third Wimbledon crown and move into joint-fourth place on the list for most titles by a British man. Bublik, meanwhile, reached his first main draw at the All England...
Fresh from a run to the Eastbourne semi-finals, NextGenATP Daniil Medvedev is hoping to use his good grass-court form to upset Stan Wawrinka in the Wimbledon first round on Monday.
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...