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Wimbledon: Murray comes from behind to register thrilling win in 2nd round

Britain's tennis player Andy Murray came from behind to register a thrilling win in the second round of the ongoing Wimbledon 2021.Murray defeated Germany's Oscar Otte 6-3, 4-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 here at the Centre Court to progress to the third round. The 34-year-old Murray will now lock horns against Denis Shapavalov in the third round.The Britain tennis player made light work of his opponent Otte in the first set, and he ended up winning it 6-3.However, Otte came back strongly and the German went on to win the next two sets by 6-4 margin and as a result, Murray's back was against the wall, and he needed to win two sets to progress to the third round.At that stage, Murray showed his class and determination, and he went on to win the fourth and fifth set. In the fourth set, Murray dropped four games while in the fifth, he just dropped two.Earlier on Wednesday, world No.1 Novak Djokovic also progressed to the third round of the ongoing Wimbledon.Later in the day, Roger Federer will be in .

Serena Williams out of Wimbledon after suffering injury in 1st-round match

American tennis star Serena Williams on Tuesday was forced to retire during her opening match of the ongoing Wimbledon tournament

Wimbledon 2021: Andy Murray makes winning return to the grass court

Britain's Andy Murray on Monday made a winning return to the grass-court as he won his first-round match of the ongoing Wimbledon

Wimbledon 2021: Andy Murray's return to action; Coco Gauff's second time

The former No. 1-ranked man returned to action at the Queen's Club tuneup after going three months between singles matches and is currently outside the Top 100.

Britain's Johanna Konta out of Wimbledon because of Covid-19 contact

Three-time Grand Slam semifinalist Johanna Konta, the only British woman seeded in singles at Wimbledon, was dropped from the tournament because a member of her team tested positive for Covid-19

Tsitsipas brothers join forces to play doubles at Wimbledon this year

World No. 4 Stefanos Tsitsipas apart from looking to win his maiden Grand Slam title at Wimbledon this year, will also team up with brother Petros Tsitsipas in the doubles event.

Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer could meet in Wimbledon final; Halep out

A clash in the final would be a rematch of their epic 2019 title showdown.

World number five Dominic Thiem withdraws from Wimbledon with injured wrist

World Number five Dominic Thiem on Thursday announced his withdrawal from Wimbledon due to a right wrist injury he suffered during his match Tuesday at the Mallorca Championships."I'm going to do everything the doctors say in order to recover as quickly as possible," Thiem said in the note which he posted on all social media platforms. "They've informed me that I might be out for several weeks, but I will do my best to be back on court soon."Tests in Barcelona found that the Austrian star has a "detachment of the posterior sheath of the ulnar side of the right wrist". He will wear a splint for five weeks, and Dr. Angel Ruiz Cotorro and his team will monitor Thiem's progress.Thiem is the second top 10 ATP player to pull out of Wimbledon after two-time champion Rafael Nadal said he was pulling out of the tournament and Tokyo Olympics to rest after the French Open. The 27-year-old is 9-9 on the season.The US Open, where Thiem is the defending champion, gets underway on 30 August.

Zhang Zhizhen first Chinese man to qualify for Wimbledon draw in Open era

Zhang Zhizhen is the first man representing China to earn a spot in the main draw at Wimbledon in the Open era, which began in 1968 when professionals were admitted to Grand Slam tennis tournaments. Zhang won three matches in qualifying rounds for Wimbledon, capped by a 6-0, 6-3, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (6) victory over Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina on Thursday. The 24-year-old Zhang is ranked 178th. He failed in three previous attempts to qualify at Grand Slam tournaments. China's greatest success in the sport came via Li Na, who won women's singles titles at the 2011 French Open and 2014 Australian Open and was inducted to the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2019. Main-draw play at the All England Club begins Monday.

Naomi Osaka withdraws from Wimbledon, 'excited' to play at Tokyo Olympics

Women's world No. 2 Naomi Osaka has pulled out of this year's Wimbledon and has shifted her focus on the upcoming Tokyo Olympics

Rafael Nadal pulls out of Wimbledon, Tokyo Olympics to prolong career

The 35-year-old Spaniard said the two-week gap between the French Open and Wimbledon - which starts on June 28 - was not enough time for him to recuperate

20-time grand slam champion Nadal pulls out of Wimbledon, Tokyo Olympics

The 13-time French Open champion said his goal is to prolong his career and to compete at the highest level of the sport

Naomi Osaka pulls out of Berlin event, question mark over Wimbledon

Osaka controversially exited the French Open tennis citing mental health issues

Game for three sets

Beyond demands on players from the crowded tennis calendar, two arguments have been forwarded in defence of the three-set switch

Wimbledon invents a time machine

Over the past fortnight, the All England Club has been live streaming via Wimbledon.com a retrospective of tennis matches dating back to its centenary in 1977

Wimbledon will pay prize money to all players despite cancellation

In addition, 120 players who would have competed in doubles will each receive 6,250 pounds ($7,800)

Outgoing Wimbledon chief disappointed with images from Adria Tour

The images were disappointing and I think that ... what needs to come out of it is everybody involved - not just players, says Outgoing Wimbledon chief Richard Lewis

Pushing 39, taking a year off - is the end of Roger Federer's career nigh?

By employing instinct and reacting faster than his opponents, Federer, over the last two decades, seized control of what matters most in tennis: time

Insurance business insecure and uncertain as Covid-19 damage claims mount

Insurance companies around the world were sailing smoothly until late February, when markets realised Covid-19's impact. Now, is insurance secured to survive? Joydeep Ghosh explains

The business of leisure

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