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Roger Federer in action during his semi-final match against Spain’s Rafael Nadal. (Adrian Dennis/Pool via Reuters)

Wimbledon to celebrate Federer career on Centre Court

There will be a special ceremony for the 41 year old on the court where his rise began

Kevin Anderson and Lloyd Harris played an exhibition match in Soweto on February 2. A match that gave South African tennis hope. (Lefty Shivambu/Gallo)

Do we finally have a reason to be excited about tennis in SA?

After years of struggle, the sport seems to be taking some genuine steps in the right direction at local level

Young guns: Dominic Thiem will meet Alexander Zverev in the Australian Open semifinals today. (Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
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Aussie Open may herald new era

“The young guns are missing a bit of guts. A bit of balls. A bit of ‘Okay, I’m here and I want to win and I’m going to do whatever it takes’.” John McEnroe It’s been 19 years…

Rafael Nadal celebrates with the championship trophy after beating Daniil Medvedev of Russia in the men’s singles final on day fourteen of the 2019 U.S. Open tennis tournament. (Robert Deutsch/USA TODAY Sports)

Nadal wins 19th Slam title by edging five-set US Open thriller

At four hours and 50 minutes, the match finished four minutes short of equaling the longest final in US Open history

Nick Kyrigios at the Citi Open. (Rob Carr/M&G)

Nick Kyrgios can play, he just doesn’t want to

The Australian has outrageous talent with a racquet, although his tongue and antics steal the show more often than his talent

Roger Federer in action during his semi-final match against Spain’s Rafael Nadal. (Adrian Dennis/Pool via Reuters)

‘Stars align’ as Federer seeks to break Djokovic spell in Wimbledon final

Whoever emerges as champion on Sunday, it will yet again confirm the dominance of the ‘Big Three’ of Federer, Djokovic and Nadal

Federer, 37, is the oldest man in the semi-finals of a Slam since 39-year-old Jimmy Connors at the 1991 US Open. (Hannah McKay/Reuters)

Federer, Nadal braced for Wimbledon epic

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal battle for a place in the Wimbledon final on Friday

Where’s Wally? Spectators watch a match at Wimbledon. Tickets are expensive, and hard to come by. (Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

A walkabout at Wimbledon

Poorer fans watch screens on Murray Mount and the posh mingle with stars in Rosewater Pavilion

Fed express: Grass-court maestro Roger Federer is looking to capture a ninth Wimbledon title after winning at Halle for the 10th time (AFP)

Can Federer defy age at Wimbledon?

The 37-year-old is setting his sights on becoming the oldest man to win a Grand Slam singles title

Frances Tiafoe of the U.S. in action during the match against Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov. (Reuters/Edgar Su)

Rise of Tsitsipas and Tiafoe — new era or false dawn?

And every 12 months as the first Grand Slam heralds a fresh season they come… and they go.

‘I believe that Chris probably did some good work out there, and I don’t see him doing negative things or enough negative things to not continue in the position,’ says Rafael Nadal. (AFP)

Tensions rise as Nadal backs under-pressure ATP boss

Rafael Nadal says he didn’t believe it is healthy to chop and change the ATP leadership

No stopping Novak: The world’s highest-ranked tennis player made history by rising from number 22 to number one last season. He is now the oldest year-end world number one. (Ibraheem Al Omari/Reuters)

Big four in tennis still the ones to beat, says Djokovic

Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray and himself — were still the favourites to win Grand Slam titles in 2019

Australian Open organisers said Serena Williams was among the entries for the opening Grand Slam of the year as she attempts to equal Margaret Court’s record of 24. (Reuters/Toby Melville)

Serena, Nadal and Murray all confirmed for Australian Open

Serena Williams will make her return to the Australian Open for the first time since winning in 2017 when eight-weeks pregnant

Roger Federer will take on Australian John Millman, who reached the last 16 of a major for the first time with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 victory over Kazakhstan’s Mikhail Kukushkin. (Geoff Burke/USA TODAY Sports/Reuters)

Federer out-manoeuvres Kyrgios, Cilic survives as Kerber, Zverev fall at US Open

If Roger Federer makes it past John Millman, he could find Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic waiting in the last eight

Kevin Anderson.

‘I just went after it’ — Anderson recalls saving match point

It was Anderson’s fist win over Federer at his fifth attempt. In fact, he had lost all 10 sets he played against the Swiss in their prior meetings

Switzerland’s Roger Federer attends a press conference after losing his quarter final match against South Africa’s Kevin Anderson.

‘It’s terrible’: Stunned Federer feeling low after Wimbledon shock

It was Federer’s earliest departure from Wimbledon since his shock second round defeat against Sergiy Stakhovsky in 2013

Kevin Anderson

Epic five-setter: Anderson defeats Federer at Wimbledon

From match point down in the third set, South Africa’s Kevin Anderson recovered to beat defending champion Roger Federer

City of Johannesburg mayor, Herman Mashaba. (Gallo)

Federer, Nadal and Djokovic face Wimbledon centre court dilemma

Despite being a three-time champion, Djokovic has featured just once on Centre Court in the opening four rounds

After Roger Federer

Is Roger Federer in danger of losing his iconic logo?

While die hard Roger Federer fans still deck themselves out in RF Nike apparel, Federer himself took to centre court decked in gear from Uniqlo

Serena Williams in action during her match against Viktoriya Tomova on day three at the All England Lawn and Croquet Club.

Federer, Serena in Wimbledon masterclass as Wozniacki crashes

Serena Williams powered to her 16th successive win in Wednesday’s second round action