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After all the confidence and the hype around one of the fastest rising stars on the WTA, royal connections (albeit by just a name), it was down to the shy former champion to shine while rain clouds threatened, as Petra Kvitova thundered past Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard in straight sets 6-3 6-0 to win a second Wimbledon title.
Eugenie Bouchard (Westmount, QC) came up short in her first Grand Slam final on Saturday at Wimbledon, falling 6-3, 6-0 to world no. 6 Petra Kvitova in 55 minutes.
It was tennis at 2:00 p.m. sharp for the two women who had outlasted all the others at The Championships. On paper, it looked as if the match could be either woman’s prize. But the game isn’t played on paper.
Click here for the latest draws and schedule for the MercedesCup in Germany.
Click here to check out the draws and order of play from the SkiStar Swedish Open in Bastad.
Friday at the All-England Club could have been a natural passing of the torch, with Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic both going up against 23-year-old challengers. Instead, the Wimbledon final will feature a familiar matchup between Federer and Djokovic.
The Amazing Bryan Brothers. The travelling road show continues and it's become that we expect to find them in finals. They are truly amazing to watch play. They move in tandem as smoothly as Roger Federer glides around a court.
Forget “How The West Was Won” – this was how SW19 was won by Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic both stopped two rising stars of the ATP in their tracks on Saturday.
Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON) was defeated by Switzerland’s Roger Federer 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in his first Grand Slam semifinal at Wimbledon on Friday. / Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON) s'est incliné 6-4, 6-4 et 6-4 aux mains du Suisse Roger Federer à sa première participation à une demi-finale du Grand Chelem, vendredi, à Wimbledon.
Click here for the updated draws and order of play for Wimbledon.
John McEnroe, Tim Henman, Mark Philippoussis and Mansour Bahrami are just some of the stars that will light up the Royal Albert Hall at the Statoil Masters Tennis, 3rd - 7th December.
Check out these awesome EPA photos of the day.
Before the matches began, there could have been a prediction that a woman whose last name ended with “ova” would be in Centre Court on the Final Saturday of Wimbledon. Quite a while ago, Bud Collins asked if anyone knew how many women with an “ova” ending to their name were in the draw.
With the exception of 2011 champion Petra Kvitova, it was a treat to see new names in the frame for a place in Saturday’s final, when the women’s semi-finals were played on Thursday.
Click here to view the latest Wimbledon draws and tomorrow's order of play.
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