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Novak Djokovic beats Nick Kyrgios for 7th Wimbledon title

Sunday, 10 July 2022, 19:28 Last update: about 3 years ago Associated Press

Novak Djokovic waited. He waited for Nick Kyrgios to lose focus and lose his way. Waited to find the proper read on his foe’s big serves. Waited until his own level rose to the...

Djokovic moves into 8th Wimbledon final; will face Kyrgios

Saturday, 9 July 2022, 08:36 Last update: about 3 years ago Associated Press

This deficit was less daunting for Novak Djokovic. The tension less palpable. It's not that he wants to fall behind in matches, of course. It's that when he does, he knows how to...

Injured Nadal out of Wimbledon; Kyrgios advances to final

Friday, 8 July 2022, 07:21 Last update: about 3 years ago Associated Press

Rafael Nadal withdrew from Wimbledon because of a torn abdominal muscle on Thursday, a day before he was supposed to play Nick Kyrgios in the semifinals. It is the first...

At Wimbledon, Jabeur 1st woman from Africa in pro Slam final

Friday, 8 July 2022, 07:19 Last update: about 3 years ago Associated Press

Ons Jabeur's steady progress from year to year — up the tennis rankings, through the draws of various tournaments and, now, at Wimbledon — has carried her to a Grand Slam...

Hampered Nadal gets past Fritz at Wimbledon; Kyrgios next

Thursday, 7 July 2022, 07:16 Last update: about 3 years ago

Wincing from abdominal pain, unable to ply his customary relentless style of tennis, Rafael Nadal thought he might need to stop playing in the Wimbledon quarterfinals against...

2 sets down, Djokovic wins 26th consecutive Wimbledon match

Wednesday, 6 July 2022, 06:08 Last update: about 3 years ago Associated Press

It says a lot about Novak Djokovic that a two-sets-to-none hole at Wimbledon on a day he was hardly at his best never seemed insurmountable. Not to him. Not to anyone...

Quieter, calmer Kyrgios in Wimbledon quarters years later

Tuesday, 5 July 2022, 07:04 Last update: about 3 years ago Associated Press

 Nick Kyrgios stepped into a nearly full Centre Court to polite applause at precisely 1:30 p.m. on Monday, exited about 3 1/2 hours later to a louder ovation and, somehow, the...

Wimbledon wild-card entry steals set, not win, from Djokovic

Monday, 4 July 2022, 08:40 Last update: about 3 years ago Associated Press

Even knowing what an unusual Wimbledon this has been, what with so many unexpected results and new faces popping up, and so few top seeds — and major champions — remaining,...

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