While BBC commentator had made an insensitive remark on the Wimbledon champion's looks only to apologise later, Dr. Walther Bartoli says he is hardly angry because he shares an unbelievable relationship with his daughter.
The grass courts, ivy-covered walls, roses, and purple and white hydrangeas. The wooden benches, picnic tables and canvas patio chairs. Live music every day, Pimm's, Champagne, strawberries and cream. It's like having a backyard party with 40,000 of your closest friends.
Before Tuesday's quarterfinals began, one thing was certain: For the first time since the 2011 Australian Open, the women's semifinals at a major would be without at least one of the top three players: Serena Williams, Victoria Azarenka or Maria Sharapova. Instead, No. 15 Bartoli will play No. 20 Flipkens, and No. 23 Lisicki will play No. 4 Agnieszka Radwanska, last y...
World number one Novak Djokovic was 20 when he won his first major at the 2008 Australian Open while Roger Federer was 21 when he lifted his maiden Grand Slam trophy at Wimbledon in 2003.
Darcis' career best singles ranking of 44 may not have posed a serious threat to Nadal but his ability to fight and shock veterans has been seen previously as well.
Djokovic will open his Wimbledon campaign on Monday against Germany's Florian Mayer who he beat in the quarter-finals last year. Despite not having played a competitive grasscourt warm-up event, Djokovic said he needed time to recover after his dramatic five-set, semi-final defeat to Rafael Nadal at the French Open earlier this month.
Ten years after Roger Federer made his Grand Slam breakthrough at Wimbledon, the 17-time major winner returns to the All England Club next week as defending champion, but with the clock ticking.