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Tatjana Maria sealed a stunning quarter-final comeback victory.Tatjana Maria vs Jule Niemeier is only the third all-German Grand Slam quarter-final in the Open era. Tatjana Maria reached her first Grand Slam semi-final with a comeback victory over Jule Niemeier at Wimbledon. https://twitter.com/wimbledon/status/1544338505257652225?s=21&t=n-mfW1yUNioue1-K93U0PQ World number 103 Maria beat her German compatriot 4-6 6-2 7-5 in a high-quality encounter. Armed with a slice forehand and extraordinary resilience and self-belief, Tatjana Maria came from 2-4 down in the final set of her all-German match with Jule Niemeier to reach a Grand Slam semi-final for the first time. Ranked outside the world’s top 100,…

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NATO’s 30 allies signed an accession protocol for Finland and Sweden to allow them to join the nuclear-armed alliance once allied parliaments ratify the decision, the most significant expansion of the alliance since the mid-1990s. NATO Ambassadors signed the Accession Protocols for Finland and Sweden at NATO Headquarters on Tuesday (5 July 2022), in the presence of Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto and Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde. The signing at NATO headquarters follows a deal with Turkey at last week’s NATO summit in Madrid, where Ankara lifted its veto on the Nordic membership bids following assurances that both countries…

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Rafael Nadal secures his spot in the quarter-finals with some magical moments of tennis against Botic van de Zandschulp. https://twitter.com/wimbledon/status/1544049356952797185?s=21&t=MAFg5V6e1LvhyITZRfSJWw Rafael Nadal reached his eighth Wimbledon quarter-final with a clean and crisp 6-4, 6-2, 7-6(6) win over Botic Van De Zandschulp. It took two hours and 22 minutes and Nadal barely put a foot wrong. https://twitter.com/wimbledon/status/1544051515823980545?s=21&t=MAFg5V6e1LvhyITZRfSJWw That eighth ticket to the quarter-finals put the Spaniard level with Bjorn Borg and a certain Tim Henman. Slightly more impressive is that it is his 47th Grand Slam quarter-final in all, putting him behind only Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic in the all-time…

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It’s back-to-back Wimbledon quarter-finals for Ajla Tomljanovic.The Aussie fights from a set down against Alize Cornet to win 4-6, 6-4, 6-3. Ajla Tomljanovic becomes the first Australian woman to reach back-to-back Wimbledon quarter-finals since Jelena Dokic in 1999-00. https://twitter.com/wimbledon/status/1544062320132952067?s=21&t=8uqydme14tiQWymY23eodw Overcome with emotion after reeling in Cornet, who had ended the 37-match winning streak of world No.1 Iga Swiatek on Saturday, Tomljanovic said her own belief was tested early on in their encounter. https://twitter.com/wimbledon/status/1544018323448504321?s=21&t=8uqydme14tiQWymY23eodw “I didn’t think I could do it,” she said. “From the get-go her level was really high. She never goes away. It is tough to play…

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Former world No.1 and 2019 champion Simona Halep produced a dominant performance to stroll into the fifth Wimbledon quarter-final of her career with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over No.4 seed Paula Badosa on Monday. https://twitter.com/wimbledon/status/1544008094950346753?s=21&t=MAFg5V6e1LvhyITZRfSJWw The 2019 champion has now won her last 11 consecutive matches at the All England Club and will next take on American Amanda Anisimova. Former world No.1 Halep, seeded No.16 at these Championships, saved the sole break point she faced throughout the match and dropped just two points on her first serve on her way to a maiden career triumph. https://twitter.com/wimbledon/status/1544010756542324740?s=21&t=MAFg5V6e1LvhyITZRfSJWw “I missed a lot to play Wimbledon, three…

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Amanda Anisimova’s impressive reemergence as a formidable force in 2022 has continued at Wimbledon with the American ending the dream run of Frenchwoman Harmony Tan. Displaying significant power from the baseline, the 20-year-old proved far too strong for the woman who upset Serena Williams in the opening round, posting a decisive 6-2, 6-3 victory. Anisimova, who has overcome some significant challenges to recapture the form that identified her as a talent of the future when a teenager, was outstanding against Tan. World No.1 Iga Swiatek and fellow American Coco Gauff, who Anisimova defeated in three sets on Saturday, have been…

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Australian Nick Kyrgios has reached the quarter-finals at wimbledon for the first time in eight years after winning a five-set match against American Brandon Nakashima. https://twitter.com/wimbledon/status/1543986359349682177?s=21&t=cvWNo3UFK-ynSpEWP8aoTw The unseeded Australian, who needed medical attention on Centre Court for his shoulder, and who dropped the opening set, won 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(2), 3-6, 6-2 to advance to a match against Chile’s Cristian Garin. The last time Kyrgios made the last eight on the Wimbledon grass was in 2014, the year he defeated Rafael Nadal. Nick Kyrgios’ entertaining Wimbledon run continued as he shrugged off a shoulder injury to beat American Brandon Nakashima and reach his first major…

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Cristian Garin was done for. The crowd was running on fumes. It had taken four hours and 34 minutes but finally – he had reached his first Wimbledon quarter-final. https://twitter.com/wimbledon/status/1543969842616832001?s=21&t=MAFg5V6e1LvhyITZRfSJWw Garin had just beaten Alex de Minaur, the No.19 seed and the form grass court player of the two, 2-6, 5-7, 7-6(3), 6-4, 7-6(6). And he could not quite believe it. https://twitter.com/wimbledon/status/1543973605184241665?s=21&t=MAFg5V6e1LvhyITZRfSJWw “I don’t have any words right now,” he said, still panting from the effort. “It was a very tough fight; it was a battle. I think Alex is an incredible player. For me, one of the best on grass.” And…

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Kazakhstan’s tennis star Elena Rybakina mostly focused on gymnastics and ice skating. But told she was too tall to consider either of those sports at a professional level, her attention turned to tennis. It proved a wise career choice, for the No.17 seed from Kazakhstan is now a Wimbledon quarter-finalist. Adding to the Grand Slam quarter-final milestone she also reached at 2021 Roland-Garros, Rybakina’s new career high at Wimbledon comes in only her second main draw appearance at The Championships. https://twitter.com/wimbledon/status/1543951167490768897?s=21&t=MAFg5V6e1LvhyITZRfSJWw The 23-year-old achieved that feat with a 7-5, 6-3 win over Petra Martic that was tighter than the straight sets score suggested,…

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Wimbledon marked 100 years of its Centre Court on Sunday with a musical celebration and a parade of former champions. 2022 is a very special year for Wimbledon, marking 100 years since our move to Church Road, and the centenary of Centre Court, an unparalleled cathedral of sport. This year’s Championships pays homage and celebrates Centre Court: an engineering marvel of a structure built in just nine months; its iconic status in tennis and wider in sport, and the drama and iconic moments that have unfolded over the last 100 years. Eight-time men’s champion Roger Federer, who is not playing…

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