Venus Williams is back at Wimbledon at age 43 and ready to play on Centre Court again Venus Williams is 43 and about to play singles at Wimbledon for the 24th time The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2023
Aryna Sabalenka cannot escape questions on invasion of Ukraine Aryna Sabalenka, the world No 2, faced questions on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the Belarusian president, Alexander Lukashenko, from the media before Wimbledon The Guardian - UK · Jul 1, 2023
Wimbledon order of play and Monday’s schedule Novak Djokovic, Iga Swiatek and Venus Williams are in action on the opening day of Wimbledon The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2023
Wimbledon Women’s Seed Report: Can Anyone Beat Iga Świątek? The Polish star is coming off her fourth Major title and is primed to add to her trophy cabinet. Sports Illustrated · Jun 30, 2023
Russia’s Daria Kasatkina hails ‘respectful’ British crowds ahead of Wimbledon The Eastbourne finalist is among a number of Russian players set to return to Wimbledon. The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2023
Andy Murray to face Ryan Peniston in Battle of Britain at Wimbledon The Scottish former world No.1 will face a fellow Brit at the All England Club for only the second time in his career. The National (Scotland) · Jun 30, 2023
Andy Murray to face fellow Brit in Wimbledon first round Murray will face a blockbuster match against either Stefanos Tsitsipas or Dominic Thiem should he progress to the second round The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2023
Andy Murray handed all-British Wimbledon opener against Ryan Peniston The winner will face either Stefanos Tsitsipas or Dominic Thiem. The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2023
Wimbledon bans its merchandise from being sold in Russia and Belarus The All England Club has confirmed it will not ship products to the two countries because of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2023
Why are Russian and Belarusian players allowed back at Wimbledon? Top players such as Aryna Sabalenka and Daniil Medvedev are back after the All England Club lifted its controversial ban The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2023
Elina Svitolina: Mentally I feel safer in Ukraine than anywhere else The Ukrainian is making her return to Wimbledon next week after the birth of daughter Skai in October. The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2023
Daria Kasatkina reveals family fears after first match in Britain for two years The 26-year-old has been following the news on a daily basis since the outbreak of war. The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2023
Wimbledon announce wild cards for five-time singles champion Venus Williams and Ukrainian star Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina will be involved after missing last year’s tournament due to her pregnancy The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2023
Five-time singles champion Venus Williams handed Wimbledon wild card Ten singles wild cards have been handed to British players. The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2023
The Times of India · Jun 20, 2023 Venus Williams gets her first victory over a top-50 opponent in four years Venus Williams, the former world number one and seven-time Grand Slam champion, secured her first victory over a top-50 opponent in four years at the WTA event in Birmingham. Despite a knee problem that required treatment and left her emotional, Williams fought through the challenges to defeat Camila Giorgi, the…
The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2023 Venus Williams fights for over three hours to beat Camila Giorgi in Birmingham The 43-year-old claimed just her second victory in two years with a 7-6 (5) 4-6 7-6 (6) win.
Sports Illustrated · Jun 7, 2023 Mailbag: French Open Swamped With Sportsmanship Debates in Final Week Tennis conventions like handshakes, or the lack thereof, are stirring up reactions from fans as the action heats up at Roland Garros.
Radio France Internationale · Jun 7, 2023 Roland Garros: 5 things we learned on Day 10 - Silence and boos Carlos Alcaraz stunned the night time centre court crowd into silence during his ruthless demolition of the fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas. Earlier in the day, spectators booed Elina Svitolina - yes she who is married to a Frenchman.
The Times of India · Jun 7, 2023 French Open: Sabalenka storms past Svitolina Belarusian prevails in tense battle against Ukrainian to reach semis
Radio France Internationale · Jun 6, 2023 Alcaraz masters Tsitsipas to set up semis showdown with Djokovic at French Open If Stefanos Tsitsipas ever manages to lord it over Carlos Alcaraz, he may look back at the third set of their quarter-final clash at the French Open on Tuesday night for the template to supremacy.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2023 Sabalenka reaches French Open semis and says she does not back Lukashenko Aryna Sabalenka beat Elina Svitolina 6-4, 6-4 but the Ukrainian ignored Sabalenka, who was waiting at the net after their match
Radio France Internationale · Jun 6, 2023 Djokovic wears down Khachanov to advance to last four at French Open Third seed Novak Djokovic moved into the semi-final at the French Open on Tuesday after grinding down a doughty Karen Khachanov in four sets.
The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2023 Aryna Sabalenka: I don’t support war so I don’t support Alexander Lukashenko The second seed did her first press conference in six days after beating Elina Svitolina to reach the semi-finals.
Evening Standard · Jun 6, 2023 French Open 2023: Elina Svitolina booed after losing to Aryna Sabalenka at Roland Garros Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina accused Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka of adding fuel to the fire by standing at the net waiting for a handshake she knew would never happen at the end of their French Open quarter-final on Tuesday.
The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2023 Belarus' Sabalenka waits for a handshake from Ukraine's Elina Svitolina at French Open, meets media Aryna Sabalenka has spoken at a postmatch news conference after beating Ukraine's Elina Svitolina to reach the French Open semifinals for the first time