wimbledon
To commemorate 100 years of the iconic Centre Court, Wimbledon—better known as The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club—has announced the release of The Centenary Collection, a selection of ten digital collectibles designed for life-long tennis fans. The NFT collection has been curated by Glorious Digital, a New Zealand-based digital art studio whose work takes inspiration from the court’s history as […]
Critics are praising King Richard, the Will Smith-powered biopic about Venus and Serena William’s father – still, some are calling the film sexist, even though the tennis stars serve as executive producers. A Twitter user sparked outrage this weekend after questioning why a Williams sisters biopic is named after and centers around their father, Richard Williams. “Did they seriously make a film […]
Fans of tennis got an incredible deal out of today’s Wimbledon singles final. While they might have tuned in for a couple of hours of rallies and aces, no one could have predicted Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic would go for almost five hours in the longest singles final in the tournament’s history. Djokovic […]
Simona Halep won the Wimbledon Women’s Singles Final against Serena Williams, but the 23-time Grand Slam winner is not letting the loss get in the way of what’s most important to her. In a post-match press conference, Williams was asked what she would say to those who thought she should just stick to tennis instead of activism. […]
Prior to the official start of this year’s Wimbledon, Serena Williams allegedly damaged one of the tennis courts during a practice session. She’s been hit with a $10,000 fine. The Associated Press reports that the 23-time Grand Slam champion threw her racket and inflicted damage to the court while practicing on Sunday. The All England Club, which organizes the annual event, […]
Cori “Coco” Gauff, the youngest player to qualify for Wimbledon, continues to dominate the tournament. On Friday, the 15-year-old from Atlanta advanced to the fourth round after with a stunning come-from-behind victory against Slovenia’s Polona Hercog, 3-6, 7-6, 7-5, on Centre Court. Gauff thwarted Hercog’s match-point when Gauff was down 6-3, 5-2, plus another match-point later. Gauff, who is now […]
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