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Carlos Alcaraz has gotten his Wimbledon defence underway

Alcaraz begins Wimbledon defence with straight-sets win

Carlos Alcaraz got his Wimbledon title defence off to an encouraging start with a straight-sets victory on centre court.

Tennis • 01 Jul 24

Stan Wawrinka will face defending champion Novak Djokovic

Wawrinka rolls back years to set up Djokovic clash

Stan Wawrinka rolled back the years as the 38-year-old Swiss proved the old adage that class is permanent and form temporary by knocking out seeded Argentine Tomas Etcheverry to reach the third round at Wimbledon.

Tennis • 06 Jul 23

Rafael Nadal continues to struggle with injuries

Injury worries mount for Nadal after Italian Open exit

Defending champion Rafael Nadal was hampered by a foot injury as his bid for a record-extending 11th Italian Open crown was ended by a three-set defeat to Denis Shapovalov.

Tennis • 12 May 22

Injured Wawrinka to miss Wimbledon

Three-times Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka has pulled out of Wimbledon due to a foot injury that also ruled him out of the ongoing French Open.

Tennis • 05 Jun 21

Murray should stop taking wildcards - Wilander

Andy Murray should consider whether he has the right to accept wild cards into major tournaments at the expense of emerging young players, seven-time Grand Slam champion Mats Wilander said.

Tennis • 28 Sep 20

Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland (R) knocks racquets with Andy Murray of Great Britain as part of Covid-19 precautions following victory

Murray's French Open over at hands of old foe Wawrinka

Andy Murray's return to clay was a chastening one as he was brushed aside by old foe Stan Wawrinka in the first round of the French Open.

Tennis • 27 Sep 20

Alexander Zverev of Germany celebrates winning match point

Alexander Zverev reaches first grand slam semi-final

Germany's Alexander Zverev is into a Grand Slam semi-final for the first time in his career as he beats Stan Wawrinka at the Australian Open

Tennis • 29 Jan 20

Stan Wawrinka racked up 71 winners in a typically aggressive performance

Wawrinka rolls back the years to beat Medvedev in five

Former champion Stan Wawrinka shocked Russian fourth seed Daniil Medvedev in five sets to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals with a 6-2 2-6 4-6 7-6 (7-2) 6-2 victory.

Tennis • 27 Jan 20

Daniil Medvedev: "So many people support me, so many people don't like me."

Medvedev marches on as he revels in being the bad guy

Daniil Medvedev continued to wind up the US Open crowd after knocking out Stan Wawrinka to reach his first grand slam semi-final.

Tennis • 03 Sep 19

Novak Djokovic's US Open defence is over

Djokovic's US Open title defence derailed by injury

Novak Djokovic's US Open title defence came to an end after he retired injured while two sets down to Stan Wawrinka.

Tennis • 02 Sep 19

Novak Djokovic had no issues against Denis Kudla

Novak Djokovic in cruise control to sail through

Novak Djokovic sailed smoothly into the third round of Wimbledon after a trouble-free straight-sets win over Denis Kudla.

Tennis • 03 Jul 19

Federer will now face defending champion Rafael Nadal

Federer and Nadal to meet in French Open semi-finals

Third seed Roger Federer subdued some fierce Stan Wawrinka resistance to beat his fellow Swiss 3-1 and reach the French Open semi-finals.

Tennis • 04 Jun 19

Novak Djokovic is seeking a third successive Grand Slam title and a record seventh Australian Open

Djokovic dismantles Tsonga to power on Down Under

Eleven years after beating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to win the 2008 Australian Open title, top seed Novak Djokovic bested the Frenchman again at Melbourne Park to reach the third round early on Friday.

Tennis • 17 Jan 19

French Open: Djokovic breezes through

Novak Djokovic eased through to the second round of the French Open after a straight-sets win over Rogerio Dutra Silva.

Tennis • 28 May 18

Novak Djokovic is a six-time Australian Open champion

Injured trio ready for Australian Open

Tennis' walking wounded have all committed to making the startline of the Australian Open but serious question marks remain about Novak Djokovic and Stan Wawrinka in particular.

Tennis • 13 Jan 18

Rafa Nadal has been struggling with injury but will compete in Melbourne

Nadal and Wawrinka boost for Australian Open

Former champions Rafa Nadal and Stan Wawrinka gave Australian Open organisers a massive boost on Tuesday when they both said they were looking forward to next week's season opening grand slam after battling long-term injuries.

Tennis • 09 Jan 18

Stan Wawrinka is a three-times grand slam winner

Wawrinka's coach steps down for personal reasons

Three-times grand slam winner Stan Wawrinka's coach Magnus Norman is ending his four-year partnership with the Swiss player for personal reasons.

Tennis • 25 Oct 17

Stan Wawrinka will miss this year's US Open

Wawrinka to miss US Open title defence

Stan Wawrinka will not defend his US Open title and will miss the rest of the season after deciding he required a knee operation.

Tennis • 04 Aug 17

Three-time major winner Stan Wawrinka defeated Novak Djokovic in last year's US Open final

Wawrinka fighting to be fit for US Open defence

Reigning US Open champion Stan Wawrinka is battling to be fit for this year's tournament after announcing his withdrawal from the forthcoming events in Montreal and Cincinnati.

Tennis • 02 Aug 17

Marin Cilic stormed into the fourth round at Wimbledon

Cilic reaches fourth round without dropping a set

Seventh seed Marin Cilic swept into the fourth round at Wimbledon with a 6-4 7-6(3) 6-4 win over American Steve Johnson to end an imperious opening week with a third consecutive straight sets victory.

Tennis • 07 Jul 17

Nadal & Murray roll on, Medvedev throws coins at umpire

Rafa Nadal continued his imperious run of form as he swept aside American Donald Young 6-4 6-2 7-5 in the Wimbledon second round on Wednesday.

Tennis • 05 Jul 17

Rafa Nadal becomes the first man to reach double figures at a single slam

Nadal crushes Wawrinka to secure 10th French title

Rafael Nadal completed his own La Decima by crushing Stan Wawrinka to win an unprecedented 10th French Open title.

Tennis • 11 Jun 17

Stan Wawrinka has won each of the three grand slam finals he has contested.

Immovable Wawrinka to collide with unstoppable Nadal

It has been a breeze for Rafa Nadal so far at this year's French Open - but a storm is brewing.

Tennis • 10 Jun 17

Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka reacts after scoring a point

Wawrinka edges Murray in five-set classic

Stan Wawrinka has beaten Andy Murray in five sets to claim a place in the French Open final.

Tennis • 09 Jun 17

Murray digs deep, Wawrinka powers past Dolgopolov

Andy Murray huffed and puffed before booking his place in round three of the French Open with victory over Martin Klizan.

Tennis • 01 Jun 17