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Wimbledon 2021: Wimbledon defends state of courts after players' criticism & slips
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Wednesday, 30 June 2021 08:46
Wimbledon says its courts are "as good as they have always been" in response to mounting criticism as players continued to suffer falls on Wednesday.Serena Williams and Adrian Mannarino retired injured on Centre Court following slips on Tuesday.Meanwhile, Australian Nick Kyrgios said the courts were a "joke" and too slow.Former British number one Tim Henman, a member of the All…
Wimbledon 2021: Novak Djokovic beats Kevin Anderson in straight sets to reach third round
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Wednesday, 30 June 2021 08:24
World number one Novak Djokovic brushed aside Kevin Anderson in straight sets to reach the third round at Wimbledon.The defending champion, chasing his sixth Wimbledon title and record-equalling 20th Grand Slam, won 6-3 6-3 6-3 on a Centre Court surface that continues to cause problems underfoot.Djokovic will play Andreas Seppi or qualifier Denis Kudla next.The 34-year-old Serb, who made just…
Wimbledon 2021: Nick Kyrgios says Wimbledon grass courts are "a joke"
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Wednesday, 30 June 2021 03:37
Australia's Nick Kyrgios uses a change of ends during his first round match with Ugo Humbert to tell viewers the Wimbledon grass courts are "a joke" and playing too slow.WATCH MORE: Roger Federer, Dan Evans and Coco Gauff in best of day twoFOLLOW LIVE: Wimbledon day three - watch, listen & follow live textAvailable to UK users only.
Wimbledon 2021: Fifth seed Bianca Andreescu beaten by Alize Cornet
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Wednesday, 30 June 2021 05:08
Canadian fifth seed Bianca Andreescu suffered a first-round defeat in straight sets at Wimbledon as she was dominated by France's Alize Cornet. World number 58 Cornet produced an impressive display to record a 6-2 6-1 victory over the 2019 US Open champion.Cornet will meet Australian Ajla Tomljanovic or Belgian qualifier Greet Minnen in the second round.The 21-year-old Andreescu's only other…
Wimbledon 2021: Roger Federer says grass is 'slippery under roof' after Mannarino & Williams injuries
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Tuesday, 29 June 2021 14:55
What is making Wimbledon's Centre Court so slippery? World number one Novak Djokovic said he did not recall "falling this many times on court" after several tumbles in his opener against Britain's Jack Draper on Monday, while Andy Murray says it is "extremely slippy out there".Federer suggested it was "more slippery under the roof", which was on for much of…
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