Marion Bartoli, a Wimbledon finalist in 2007, captured the 2013 title on Saturday after her 6-1, 6-4 victory over Sabine Lisicki for her first ever Grand Slam title. At her post-match news conference, Bartoli was still in amazement at her victory, "I still can’t realize I’m a Wimbledon champion, it’s just so overwhelming." After her win, Bartoli…
In front of 15,000 on Sunday at the All-England Lawn Tennis Club, Andy Murray broke a 77-year singles title drought for British players at Wimbledon, defeating top-seeded and 2011 champion Novak Djokovic 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 in the finals. Fred Perry was the last native Brit to win the title in 1936. Last year, Murray was a Wimbledon…
Great Britain’s Andy Murray will sit out of the Davis Cup next month against Slovakia. The reasoning behind his absence is due to "a few injuries" that he sustained in his quest during the Australian Open which has just concluded. Murray is fourth-ranked in the world, and lost to eventual winner Novak Djokovic in a…