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ENGLAND - After moving within a victory of his sixth consecutive Wimbledon title, Roger Federer found time to catch only a few games of Rafael Nadal's semifinal. Federer does have a DVD of Nadal's match, but he wasn't exactly rushing to use it for scouting purposes before they meet for the Wimbledon championship Sunday. ...more
July 6, 2008
Once again, it will be Roger Federer against Rafael Nadal for the Wimbledon title. It will be left-hander against right-hander; finesse against force; cardigan against clam-diggers. ...more
July 6, 2008
Add up all of Roger Federer's greatness on grass courts, and the numbers are striking: 40 wins in a row at Wimbledon, 65 overall on the surface. ...more
July 5, 2008
Roger Federer is back to his old self on the Wimbledon grass, and Rafael Nadal is moving ever closer to a new level of success at the All England Club. ...more
July 4, 2008
Lest anyone forget that Roger Federer has, indeed, lost at Wimbledon, the BBC filled time during a rain delay Wednesday by rolling tape of his 2002 first-round exit against Mario Ancic. ...more
July 3, 2008
While Roger Federer glided to another victory on Centre Court, and Rafael Nadal won despite a scary stumble on Court 1, the Williams sisters found themselves playing back to back Monday on cozy, clattery Court 2, known as the "Graveyard of Champions." ...more
July 1, 2008
Rafael Nadal has helped his nation cure its longtime aversion to lawn tennis, and he'll be one of three Spanish men playing today in the fourth round at Wimbledon. ...more
June 30, 2008
One swing from completing her week's work, Venus Williams toed the baseline, dribbled the ball, gave it a toss and delivered yet another thunderclap serve at sun-kissed Wimbledon. ...more
June 29, 2008
The 2008 Nike Fashion Show - er, Wimbledon Tennis Championships continued Tuesday and Maria Sharapova's tuxedo-inspired shorts ensemble got more attention than her first-round win against Stephanie Foretz. Of the 22 questions in her postmatch news conference, 15 were about fashion, and there were only two token queries about the match. ...more
June 25, 2008
The world's oldest and most tradition-bound tennis tournament is in transition. A retractable roof over Wimbledon's Centre Court is still a year from completion, but an overhead cover for fans is back after the ongoing project left them with no protection last year. Capacity has increased from 13,800 to 15,000. ...more
June 22, 2008
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