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After 4 hours, 48 minutes of gruelling encounter, Rafael Nadal, who won the match, went over to give del Potro a lengthy hug. Then they walked to the sideline together, arms draped across each others shoulders. (Photo: AFP)

Djokovic awaits in semis but first let's talk about Rafa Nadal-del...

Nadal won 7-5, 6-7 (7), 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 Wednesday and earned a trip to the semifinals.

12 July 2018 11:14 AM IST

Defending champion Federer, chasing a 21st Grand Slam title, lost a Court One epic, 2-6, 6-7 (5/7), 7-5, 6-4, 13-11 as 32-year-old Anderson became the first South African in the Wimbledon semi-finals since Kevin Curren in 1983. (Photo: AP)

Wimbledon 2018: Kevin Anderson knocks out Roger Federer, reaches semis

Eighth seed Anderson will play 2016 runner-up Milos Raonic or American ninth seed John Isner on Friday for a place in...

11 July 2018 11:18 PM IST

Serena hasnt won a Grand Slam since the birth of daughter Olympia in September and her last trophy came at the 2017 Australian Open. (Photo: AFP)

It's been a while: Serena Williams sets sights on eight Wimbledon...

Williams avoided a major upset on Tuesday as the former world number one battled back to beat unseeded Camila Giorgi...

11 July 2018 12:22 PM IST

Akula Sreeja poses with the winners trophy.

Table Tennis Championships: Akula Sreeja is champion; Snehit second...

Sreeja became the first paddler from Telangana to win this championship.

11 July 2018 1:43 AM IST

During his Wimbledon fourth-round victory over Adrian Mannarino on Monday, with the ball having already been called out, Federer played a stroke that was more akin to cricket than tennis. (Photo: AP)

Video goes viral: When Roger Federer showed off his cricketing skills...

Federer will resume his title defense on Wednesday when he faces eighth-seeded Kevin Anderson.

10 July 2018 6:59 PM IST

While Nadal has found grass difficult of late, he insists some of those results were misleading. (Photo: AFP)

Wimbledon 2018: Rafael Nadal reaches quarterfinal after 7 years, beats...

Nadal hit 37 winners to only 12 unforced errors and erased the only break he allowed by breaking back immediately in the...

10 July 2018 1:21 PM IST

The All England Club has come under increasing pressure to rethink its 2pm (1300GMT) start time for Sundays mens singles final with the football showpiece in Moscow kicking off at 4pm in the UK (1500GMT). (Photo: AFP)

England in final or not, Wimbledon won't budge on FIFA World Cup 2018...

Should England beat Croatia in Wednesday's semis then they will feature in a World Cup final for the first time since...

10 July 2018 10:23 AM IST

The 36-year-old faces Italian world number 52 Camila Giorgi on Tuesday for a place in the semi-finals. (Photo: AP)

18 in a row! Serena Williams extends Wimbledon winning run to make...

Williams, who won the Wimbledon title on her last two visits in 2015 and 2016, is now on an 18-match winning streak at...

9 July 2018 9:15 PM IST

Federer has now won 32 consecutive sets at Wimbledon to move within one straight-sets victory of breaking his previous longest streak at the All England Club, when he won 34 in a row between the third round in 2005 and the final in 2006. (Photo: AP)

Wimbledon 2018: Roger Federer advances to 16th quarterfinal, beats...

Mannarino became the first man to earn a break point against Federer at this Wimbledon, but was unable to take any of...

9 July 2018 7:55 PM IST

While former champions Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic continued their march, Alexander Zverev and womens world number one Simona Halep wilted in 33-degree heat and crashed out of Wimbledon in round three. (Photo: AP / AFP)

Wimbledon 2018: Halep, Zverev crash out, Nadal, Djokovic move on

French Open champion Halep lost to Taiwan's Hsieh Su-Wei 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 which leaves just one of the top 10 seeds in the...

8 July 2018 12:18 PM IST

Venus, a five-time champion, had slumped to a 6-2, 6-7 (5/7), 8-6 loss to Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands over on Court One. (Photo: AFP)

Wimbledon 2018: Advantage Serena as sister Venus joins seeds exit,...

While the women's draw was being blown wide open, it was business as usual for defending men's champion Roger Federer.

7 July 2018 10:41 AM IST

Only two of the top eight seeded women are still in the field after four days of action. (Photo: AFP)

Wimbledon: 2017 champion Garbine Muguruza; Marin Cilic dumped out

Muguruza was stunned in the second round 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 by 47th-ranked Alison Van Uytvanck of Belgium.

6 July 2018 9:24 AM IST