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By Sudipto Ganguly LONDON (Reuters) -Elise Mertens stayed solid against an error-prone Angelique Kerber of Germany to defeat the former Wimbledon champion 6-4 7-5 on Friday and reach the fourth round....

By Pritha Sarkar LONDON (Reuters) - She is known as the "Minister of Happiness" back home in Tunisia and Ons Jabeur is hoping she can live up to that moniker by becoming the first African woman to win...

By Steve Keating SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) - British police said they have credible intelligence a group of protesters are planning to disrupt the Grand Prix at Silverstone this weekend and issue...

LONDON (Reuters) - American John Isner broke the all-time record for serving aces on Friday early in his Wimbledon third-round match against Italian youngster Jannik Sinner. Needing five aces to beat ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic clinically disposed of fellow Serb Miomir Kecmanovic as he continued his relentless pursuit of a fourth successive Wimbledon title with a 6-0 6-3 6-4 victory on Frida...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Four-times Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles and twice World Cup winner Megan Rapinoe are among 17 individuals set to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest Unite...

LONDON (Reuters) - Germany's Tatjana Maria, at 34 the oldest player left in the women's draw, knocked fifth seed Maria Sakkari out of Wimbledon 6-3 7-5 on Friday to make the fourth round of a Grand Sl...

By Mitch Phillips LONDON (Reuters) - Heather Watson seemed the least surprised of everyone at Wimbledon when she advanced to the last 16 of a Grand Slam for the first time on Friday, saying she would ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Order of play on the main show courts on the sixth day of the Wimbledon championships on Saturday (play starts at 1230 GMT unless stated, prefix number denotes seeding): CENTRE COUR...

By Pritha Sarkar LONDON (Reuters) - Ons Jabeur was kept on court for more than hour - but only just - as the speedy Tunisian dispatched former junior number one Diane Parry 6-2 6-3 on Friday to reach ...