Tennis
Federer takes place in history on longest day
Swiss claims record 15th Grand Slam after triumph over Andy Roddick.
Inside Tennis
James Lawton: Roddick's courage ensures an epic finale
Monday, 6 July 2009
Roddick can say that he challenged one of the greatest to fight as hard as he ever has
David Ashdown's Wimbledon Picture Diary
Monday, 6 July 2009
Each day of the Wimbledon championship The Independent's award winning photographer David Ashdown has been selecting his favourite images and explaining the story behind the lens. Here's the diary in full.
Nick Bollettieri: Holy Goat! He is the greatest of all time
Monday, 6 July 2009
Wimbledon Dossier: Exclusive briefing from the man who has coached champions from Agassi to Sharapova and the Williams sisters
Serena claims the crown
Monday, 6 July 2009
Triumph over Venus delivers title for younger Williams sister and confirms beyond doubt her standing as the world's best player
Who's your Wimbledon champion of champions?
Monday, 6 July 2009
Each day during Wimbledon, we’ll be running a series of opinions from the great and good of the tennis world, telling us who is their Wimbledon champion of champions – but we also want to know your thoughts.
Federer's epic win - and an epic ordeal for his pregnant wife
Monday, 6 July 2009
Mirka's exhausting afternoon ends in triumph as Federer eclipses Sampras's record. James Lawton reports
'Roger is a legend – and an icon too'
Monday, 6 July 2009
Roger Federer last night described winning his record 15th Grand Slam singles title as "an unbelievable moment", and his vanquished opponent, Andy Roddick, agreed he had lost to the greatest player ever.
Bryan twins denied ticket to US party
Monday, 6 July 2009
America was able to celebrate two successes here on this Independence Day holiday weekend, thanks to the Williams sisters winning Saturday's ladies doubles after Serena had lifted the solo crown, but the US endured disappointment in other finals. The Californian twins, Bob and Mike Bryan, ranked No 1 in the men's doubles, lost Saturday's final in that event to Daniel Nestor of Canada and Nenad Zimonjic of Serbia.
Dom Joly: Lobsters, Serena and a glum Sir Cliff
Monday, 6 July 2009
Serena is built like a stout tree and stomps around the court screaming at herself
Roger Federer wins record fifteenth grand slam title
Sunday, 5 July 2009
Roger Federer survived another epic final to win his sixth Wimbledon and record 15th grand slam title.
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