Boris Becker arrives at Wimbledon under the cover of an umbrella as Day One of the championships kicks off amid drizzly London weather By Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 13:19 BST, 28 June 2021 | Updated: 13:19 BST, 28 June 2021 Boris Becker arrived at Wimbledon on Monday under the cover of an umbrella as … Read more
British tennis institution Wimbledon poised to relaunch clothing and sports ranges after drafting in former Bond Street fashion guru to spearhead plan By Neil Craven, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:51 BST, 26 June 2021 | Updated: 22:44 BST, 26 June 2021 British tennis institution Wimbledon is poised to relaunch its clothing and sports ranges … Read more
Andy Murray has opted to mark his first appearance at Wimbledon in four years by wearing a new kit – par of which is made from wool. The British tennis star, 34, who has not played at the prestigious tournament since 2017, will wear a merino wool jersey. Stars have not routinely worn wool since … Read more
Naomi Osaka withdraws from Wimbledon to spend time with friends and family after pulling out of the French Open in wake of her media boycott, but insists she will be ready for the Olympics By Charlotte Daly For Mailonline Published: 19:38 BST, 17 June 2021 | Updated: 19:50 BST, 17 June 2021 Naomi Osaka has withdrawn … Read more
Rafael Nadal PULLS OUT of Wimbledon and the Olympics ‘after listening to my body’ and having struggled to cope with just a two-week break after the French Open By Jordan Seward For Mailonline Published: 12:39 BST, 17 June 2021 | Updated: 16:43 BST, 17 June 2021 Rafael Nadal has announced he will not be playing … Read more
Naomi Osaka will not receive any special treatment at Wimbledon this summer after the world No 2 withdrew from the French Open on Monday because of mental health concerns. The Japanese star pulled out at Roland Garros after refusing to attend mandatory post-match press conferences and revealing she had been suffering from bouts of depression … Read more
Close to 80,000 tickets for Wimbledon are to be sold to the public online for the first time ever, replacing the traditional ballot. A minimum capacity of 25 per cent is currently being planned for this year’s competition, starting June 28, with the hope that this can increase as lockdown eases. According to The Times, … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: Wimbledon’s traditional day of rest on Middle Sunday is set to be scrapped from 2022, bringing it in line with the other three Grand Slams as a 14-day tournament Wimbledon will end its tradition by having no rest day in middle of tournament It’ll become 14-day Grand Slam from 2022, moving it in … Read more
The country’s major sporting bodies have written a joint letter to Boris Johnson and other party leaders collectively backing the idea of Covid passports to enable full stadiums at events this summer. The FA, Scottish football, Premier League, EFL, Wimbledon, Lawn Tennis Association England and Wales Cricket Board and Silverstone have made clear that the … Read more
Major UK sporting events including Wimbledon and the British Grand Prix will go ahead with crowds this summer if coronavirus lockdown restrictions continue to be eased ‘as planned’, the Sports Minister said today. Nigel Huddleston insisted the Government was keen to get events back to full capacity as soon as possible and the current roadmap … Read more