Cilic beats Querrey in second longest match
Marin Cilic, the 16th seed from Croatia, beat American Sam Querrey 7-6, 6-4, 6-7, 6-7, 17-15 in a match lasting five hours and 31 mins, the second longest men’s singles match in The Championships history.
Giantkiller Rosol brought down to earth
Lukas Rosol, the man who beat Rafael Nadal in the biggest shock of the Championships, failed to get past the third round when he was beaten by Germany’s Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-2, 6-3, 7-6.
Pole vault in Olympic stadium
My sister is competing in pole vault but we don’t know where the pit will be. Does anyone know where , which end or what sections are best for viewing the pole vault? We can’t find a layout of the…
Athletes’ Village opens its doors
BBC reporter Gordon Farquhar spends a night in the Athletes’ Village by Olympic Park.
Schiavone sets up meeting with Kvitova
Francesca Schiavone’s 48 consecutive Grand Slam appearances are the most of any other player on tour and as she demonstrated in a 6-0, 6-3 win over Klara Zakopalova experience matters.
Thousands mark Armed Forces Day
Veterans are to march in London in one of the events to honour the country’s armed service personnel.
Tsonga given plenty to smile about
It seems Jo-Wilfried Tsonga likes to smile. When the No.5 seed strolled out on No.1 Court to do battle with Slovak Lukas Lacko this afternoon he was sporting a grin.
Peliwo determined to make it third time lucky
As the men’s and women’s singles tournaments progress on the show courts, the more intimate side courts at Wimbledon begin to pave the way for the future stars of the game.
What was the injury That Zara Phillips forced to with draw from her horse 3RD Olympic team?
I am so sad for her. It must be a gut wrenching blow to have a horse injured at Such a time. At least she was sporting enough to uplift the rest of the team. I wish them all well.
Broady keeps flag flying for British juniors
The Middle Saturday at Wimbledon is a day for sporting superstars in the Royal Box, a packed Henman Hill, but, more importantly for the purposes of this piece, lots and lots of little people.
Fish ends run of young pretender
American Mardy Fish, the No.10 seed, needed all of his guile and experience to deal with the 21-year-old Belgian wild card David Goffin before clinching a place in the last sixteen at Wimbledon.
Get set for the gridlock games
With stations overrun and roads closed, will London’s transport system cope with the Olympics, asks Andrew Gilligan.
Amid the concerts, fireworks, and general elation of last week’s Jubilee, one of…