Wheelchair tennis history beckons at Wimbledon

Wheelchair tennis history beckons at Wimbledon

Australia’s Dylan Alcott, The Netherlands' Diede de Groot and Argentina’s Gustavo Fernández will continue their individual quests to become the first player to win a calendar year Grand Slam of wheelchair tennis singles titles this week at Wimbledon, where quad singles and doubles events are included on the competition schedule for the first time.





Men's top seeds enjoy serene progress on Manic Monday at Wimbledon

Men's top seeds enjoy serene progress on Manic Monday at Wimbledon

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Seven-times Wimbledon champion Serena Williams cruised into the quarter-finals with victory over Spain's Carla Suárez Navarro ©Getty Images
Seven-times Wimbledon champion Serena Williams cruised into the quarter-finals with victory over Spain's Carla Suárez Navarro ©Getty Images
Rafael Nadal also made light work of his last-16 opponent as he eased past João Sousa of Portugal ©Getty Images
Rafael Nadal also made light work of his last-16 opponent as he eased past João Sousa of Portugal ©Getty Images
Coco Gauff's fairytale run came to an end as she was beaten by Simona Halep ©Getty Images
Coco Gauff's fairytale run came to an end as she was beaten by Simona Halep ©Getty Images
Karolina Muchova sprung a surprise as she knocked out compatriot and third seed Karolína Plíšková ©Getty Images
Karolina Muchova sprung a surprise as she knocked out compatriot and third seed Karolína Plíšková ©Getty Images
Novak Djokovic joined Rafael Nadal in the last eight by defeating Frenchman Ugo Humbert ©Getty Images
Novak Djokovic joined Rafael Nadal in the last eight by defeating Frenchman Ugo Humbert ©Getty Images
Two-times champion Petra Kvitová was among the other players to exit the tournament today as she lost to Johanna Konta ©Getty Images
Two-times champion Petra Kvitová was among the other players to exit the tournament today as she lost to Johanna Konta ©Getty Images
Roger Federer controlled his last-16 encounter with Italian Matteo Berrettini to reach the quarter-finals ©Getty Images
Roger Federer controlled his last-16 encounter with Italian Matteo Berrettini to reach the quarter-finals ©Getty Images
Kei Nishikori of Japan awaits the Swiss veteran in the last eight ©Getty Images
Kei Nishikori of Japan awaits the Swiss veteran in the last eight ©Getty Images
There was plenty of fancy dress on show on
There was plenty of fancy dress on show on "Manic Monday" ©Getty Images