Wimbledon

Most Extensive Digital Rights Allows Fans to Watch in More Ways

June 16, 2008 -- With the start of a new six-year agreement between ESPN and the All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club, U.S. tennis fans will receive nearly 100 hours of Wimbledon: The Championships on ESPN2, plus the most extensive digital rights in Wimbledon history, largely via ESPN360.com, ESPN’s premier broadband service. In addition, Wimbledon programming will be found on ESPN Deportes, ESPN Classic, ESPN International and, for the first time, on ESPN Interactive Television.    » read more »

08 July 2007 -- American tennis player Venus Williams has won her fourth women's title at Wimbledon by scoring a straight-sets victory over Marion Bartoli of France.

Williams, seeded 23rd at this event, beat the French player easily, 6-4, 6-1. It took only 90 minutes for the American to win the title for the fourth time.

This was the first time the two players have met on the WTA Tour. Bartoli had upset top seed and world number one Justine Henin of Belgium in the semifinals.    » read more »

08 July 2007 -- Roger Federer of Switzerland has captured his fifth consecutive Wimbledon tennis title by defeating nemesis Rafael Nadal of Spain in a five-set epic.

Federer appeared to be in trouble in the fifth set Sunday before turning the tables and holding on for a 7-6, 4-6, 7-6, 2-6, 6-2 victory.

With the win, Federer becomes the first man to win five straight titles at the All England Tennis Club since Sweden's Bjorn Borg did it between 1976 and 1980.    » read more »

02 July 2007 -- Top-seeded Justine Henin of Belgium waited through a one-hour rain delay before defeating number-15 Patty Schnyder of Switzerland to claim the first spot in the women's quarterfinals at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London.    » read more »

29 June 2007 -- More rain has fallen on the fifth day of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, but women's top seed Justine Henin of Belgium overcame her interrupted match to become the first player to reach the fourth round.

The French Open champion had little difficulty in her 6-1, 6-3 victory over Elena Vesnina of Russia. The match was suspended for more than one hour by rain with Henin leading 3-2 in the second set. She broke Vesnina's serve when play resumed then served out for the win.    » read more »

29 June 2007 -- More rain has fallen on the fifth day of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, but women's top seed Justine Henin of Belgium overcame her interrupted match to become the first player to reach the fourth round.

The French Open champion had little difficulty in her 6-1, 6-3 victory over Elena Vesnina of Russia. The match was suspended for more than one hour by rain with Henin leading 3-2 in the second set. She broke Vesnina's serve when play resumed, then served out for the win.    » read more »

28 June 2007 -- World number one men's tennis player Roger Federer of Switzerland and Marat Safin of Russia have advanced to the third round of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London.

Federer won his 50th straight match on grass when he earned a rain-delayed three-set victory over Argentina's Juan Martin Del Potro 6-2, 7-6, 6-1. Federer was leading the match two sets to none when play was suspended Wednesday because of rain.

In the third round, Federer takes on Safin, a straight-sets winner over Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi of Pakistan (6-4, 6-2, 7-6).    » read more »

27 June 2007 -- Top-seeded Justine Henin of Belgium has advanced to the third round of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London with a 6-0, 6-4 win over Russia's Vera Dushevina.

Men's top-seed Roger Federer of Switzerland also appears to be on the way to the third round. He was leading 18-year-old Argentine Juan Martin Del Potro 6-2, 7-5, 2-0 Wednesday when rain forced play to be suspended for the second time of the day.    » read more »

26 June 2007 -- French Open tennis champion Rafael Nadal of Spain and fourth seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia have advanced to the second round of the Wimbledon championships in London.

The second-seeded Nadal scored a 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 win over American Mardy Fish, while Djokovic dismissed Potito Starace of Italy, 6-0, 6-3, 6-4.

Sixth-seeded Nikolay Davydenko knocked out countryman Evgeny Korolev, (7-6, 6-4, 7-6) number seven Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic eliminated Nicolas Massu of Chile (7-6, 6-4, 6-2) and number nine American James Blake topped Russia's Igor Andreev, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.    » read more »

25 June 2007 -- World number one tennis player Roger Federer of Switzerland has opened his campaign for a fifth straight Wimbledon crown with a straight-sets win, after the start of play at London's All-England Club was delayed more than two hours by rain.

The top-seeded Federer faced little opposition after skies cleared Monday, dominating Russia's Teimuraz Gabashvili, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4. In other results, third-seeded Andy Roddick beat fellow-American Justin Gimelstob, 6-1, 7-5, 7-6, while number five Fernando Gonzalez of Chile topped Robby Ginepri of the United States, 3-6, 7-6, 6-2, 6-2.    » read more »

20 June 2007 -- Roger Federer of Switzerland and Spain's Rafael Nadal have been named the top two men's seeds at the Wimbledon tennis Championships, which get under way Monday in London.

Federer will be trying for his fifth straight title on the grass courts of the All England Club, after he beat Nadal in last year's final. But Nadal, who has dominated Federer on clay, is expected to give Federer a bigger challenge this year. The Spaniard is trying to become the first player since Sweden's Bjorn Borg in 1980 to follow up a French Open victory with a win at Wimbledon.    » read more »