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Wimbledon 2024: A thrilling tournament and a celebration of tennis excellence in SA

AMEX TENNIS TOWN, Nedbank’s collaboration with American Express, successfully promoted tennis development

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

Not only has Serena Williams encouraged people to dream crazier — as the most successful tennis player in history — but to push boundaries of creative dressing on the courts. Photo: Supplied

World Tennis Day uniforms that go hard

Tennis is one of fashion’s favourite sports, on and off the court

Serena Williams

Serena Williams: Not just the best ever

For more than two decades we have had the privilege to watch an athlete who embodies black excellence

Naomi Osaka of Japan laughs after missing a shot against Alize Cornet of France during the Melbourne Summer Set at Melbourne Park on January 04, 2022 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by TPN/Getty Images)

Osaka vows to have fun after making winning return from long break

The former world number one from Japan had mostly laid low before flying into Melbourne last week to prepare for her Australian Open defence

Motivated: Kgothatso Montjane first started playing tennis when she was 19 and despite all odds made it to the top. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Q&A Sessions: Montjane: The unlikely tennis star

Kgothatso Montjane speaks to Athandiwe Saba about her becoming the first black woman South African player to reach the Wimbledon final, her ‘robotic’ leg, being a DJ and the love…

HBO’s Fake Famous is a humorous dive into the Instagram racket, but it misses the painful collateral damage of the influencer economy. (Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

SCREEN GRAB: Funny, not funny

HBO’s Fake Famous is a humorous dive into the Instagram racket, but it misses the painful collateral damage of the influencer economy

Japan’s Naomi Osaka celebrates after winning against Romania’s Patricia Maria Tig during their women’s singles first round tennis match on Day 1 of The Roland Garros 2021 French Open tennis tournament in Paris on May 30, 2021. (Photo by MARTIN BUREAU / AFP)

Osaka crisis throws light on stars’ mental health and media ‘voyeurism’

The 23-year-old world number two, and four-time major winner, said she will now take a break from tennis, putting her participation at Wimbledon and even her home Olympics at risk

World number one Novak Djokovic

‘No-vax’ Djokovic against compulsory coronavirus vaccination

The Serbian tennis ace, who is in lockdown in Spain, spoke out against being forced to receive a vaccination in order to travel to tournaments

Anthony Harris started the academy in 2012 with his wife, Dionne Harris, with the ultimate aim of producing a tennis champion from Africa.  (Ihsaan Haffejee)

The making of an African tennis champ

The singular vision behind the Anthony Harris Tennis Academy means giving South Africa’s young talent an equal opportunity to excel, irrespective of background or financial means

Preventative measures: Paris Saint-Germain (right) and Dortmund line up in an empty Parc des Princes stadium in Paris stadium.  (Getty Images/UEFA/AFP)

Covid-19 red cards major events

Sporting events, from football and tennis to rugby and cycling, on this year’s calendar are in doubt

Italian Serie A games have been postponed and played behind closed doors due to the coronavirus outbreak. (Silvia Lore/Getty Images)

How the coronavirus has hit global sport

Here is a look at the effects on sport of the coronavirus, which on Monday had killed over 3 800 people while infecting more than 110 000 in over 100 countries

Maria Sharapova announced her retirement from tennis this week. (Adam Pretty/Bongarts/Getty Images)

Sharapova ends a career that was stuff of Hollywood

The Russian shot to international fame as a giggly 17-year-old Wimbledon winner in 2004, the third youngest player to conquer the All England Club’s famous grass courts

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…

With bushfires burning around Australia, will the first grand slam of the decade be affected? (Daniel Pockett/Getty)

Will bushfires affect Australian Open tennis?

Here are the implications the Australian fires might have on tennis players as they gear up for the first grand slam of the new decade

Serena Williams serves at the Australian Open in 2017. The former World No?1 is seeded eighth in this year’s US Open, but is aiming to win her home Grand Slam for the seventh time. (Jason Reed/Reuters)

Flushing sorrows: Serena targets 24

Williams is looking to put last year’s US Open final trauma behind her and equal Margaret Court’s record of Grand Slam titles

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Serena wary of Riske factor at Wimbledon

The 37-year-old seven-time champion is moving into something resembling her best form after an unconvincing first week

Cori Gauff. (Visionhaus/Getty Images)

‘My goal is to win Wimbledon,’ says teen Gauff after Venus shock

The teenage American, who was not even born when Williams won her first two Wimbledon singles titles, showed not an ounce of fear on Court One

Williams had suffered life-threatening blood clots when she gave birth to her daughter Alexis Olympia in 2017. (Susan Mullane/USA TODAY Sports)

Serena survives scare at Roland Garros, wins 800th match

Williams won her most recent major at the Australian Open in 2017 while pregnant