The 134th edition of the prestigious grass-court Grand Slam Wimbledon 2021 main-draw action begins on Monday, June 28 and will run until Sunday, June 11, in All-England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London.
The 2020 tournament was cancelled last year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Novak Djokovic and Simona Halep are the defending menâs singles and womenâs singles champions from 2019.
The Colombian duo of Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah had won the menâs doubles title back then, while Hsieh Su-wei and Barbora Strycova claimed the womenâs doubles crown. Ivan Dodig and Latisha Chan were the mixed doubles champs.
Nadal will not be playing at Wimbledon this year, having decided to rest. World No. 2 Naomi Osaka who withdrew from the French Open, decided to withdraw from Wimbledon too to take âpersonal time with friends and familyâ. Her focus is now on Olympics and is excited to play in front of her home fans.
Andy Murray and Venus Williams have been handed over wildcard entries for Wimbledon.
Letâs share the Grand Slam updates and discuss the match results on this thread.
It is almost two years since Novak Djokovic claimed the momentous Wimbledon final win by edging Roger Federer who was on the brink of Championship points twice. In that epic five-set victory, it just seemed that Djokovic snatched away the trophy from Federer with sheer determination and proved to the world that âimpossibleâ word doesnât exist in his dictionary.
Since that historic victory, the menâs singles game has remained in the Serbâs stranglehold. Djokovic has claimed three of the next six majors with Rafa Nadal bagging two and Dominic Thiem one.
Roger Federer of Switzerland (Menâs Singles) - 8 Championships.
Martina Navratilova of the Czech Republic and United States (Womenâs Singles) - 9.
Todd Woodbridge of Australia (Menâs Doubles) - 9 [6 titles with Australiaâs Mark Woodforde and 3 with Swedenâs Jonas Bjorkman].
Elizabeth Ryan of the United States and United Kingdom (Womenâs Doubles) - 12 [1 title with Agatha Morton, 6 with Suzanne Lenglen, 1 with Mary Browne, 2 with Helen Wills and 2 with Simonne Mathieu].
Ken Fletcher of Australia, Vic Seixas of United States, Owen Davidson of Australia and Leander Paes of India (Mixed Doubles Male) - 4 titles each.
Elizabeth Ryan (Mixed Doubles Female) - 7.
Laurence Doherty of United Kingdom (Most combined titles Male) - 13 [5 singles and 8 doubles].
Navratilova and Billie Jean King of United States (Most combined titles Female) - 20 titles each [9 singles, 7 doubles, 4 mixed and 6 singles, 10 doubles, 4 mixed].
Eight-time champion Roger Federer has been placed in the bottom half of The Championships draw, but will have to potentially overcome Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Zverev if he wishes to reach a 13th Wimbledon final.
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic, who beat Federer 7-6(5), 1-6, 7-6(4), 4-6, 13-12(3) in a memorable 2019 Wimbledon final, is targetting a third straight crown â and sixth overall â in south-west London. He may need to overcome Stefanos Tsitsipas, the player he beat in the Roland Garros final two weeks ago, or two-time former champion Andy Murray, in the semi-finals.
The Wimbledon Championships have been annually awarding equal prize money for both the womenâs and menâs sections since the 2008 edition.
The total prize money for the tournament this year will be ÂŁ35 million, with the menâs and womenâs singles champions each receiving ÂŁ1.7m. The cut in prize funds represents a 5.2% decrease from 2019 when the menâs and womenâs champions won ÂŁ2.35m.
Wimbledon 2008 Federer vs Nadal Final was the Greatest Match in Tennis History
This match was played on 6 July 2008. After 4 hours and 48 minutes of play, Nadal defeated Federer 6â4, 6â4, 6â7, 6â7, 9â7.
McEnroe, whose 1980 final against Borg had for so long been tennisâs gold standard, turned to his fellow NBC commentator Ted Robinson and said: âWeâll never see anything like that again.â
Andy Murray Wins on Wimbledon Return After Djokovic Win and Tsitsipas Loss
Day 1 saw Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Andrey Rublev the big names in action. While Murray, Djokovic and Rublev won their Round 1 matches, Tsitsipas, French Open Finalist, lost to Frances Tiafoe causing a huge upset on the first day itself.
Among the women, Swiatek, Kenin, Muguruza and Sabalenka all won their matches. Sloane Stephens knocked out 10th seed Petra Kvitova.
16 of the scheduled 64 first round matches at Wimbledon were cancelled on Monday as the tournamentâs return after two years suffered a soggy start. Play on the All England Clubâs outside courts had been due to get under way at 11:00 am local time. However, that start time was constantly revised with 3:30 pm the latest start time set by organisers.
Menâs Singles
First upset of Wimbledon 2021 comes on the first day of the tournament! Third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas was knocked out of the tournament with a 4-6, 4-6, 3-6 loss to American Frances Tiafoe. Tsitsipas wasnât in his elements at all as Tiafoe easily broke him in all the three sets to win the match.
Andy Murray wins on Wimbledon return as he beats Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-4, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 to advance to the second round.
Start as you mean to go onâŚDjokovicâs pursuit of a third consecutive Wimbledon title is off to a winning start, beating Britainâs 253rd-ranked Jack Draper 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2.
Russian Andrey Rublev came from a set down to beat Facundo Delbonis 4-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 to advance to the second round of Wimbledon 2021.
Iga Swiatek faced no real trouble as she beats Hsieh Su-wei 6-4, 6-4 to advance to the second round of Wimbledon 2021.
Sofia Kenin eases past Wang Xinyu 6-4, 6-2 into the second round of Wimbledon.
Former US Open champion Sloane Stephens beats 10th seed and two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova 6-3, 6-4 to advance to the second round of Wimbledon 2021.
11th seed Garbine Muguruza crushes Fiona Ferro 6-0, 6-1 to storm into the second round of the tournament.
Eight-time Champion Roger Federer advanced to the second round after he received a walkover from Adrian Mannarino. Federer and Mannarino were equal at 6-4, 6-7(3), 3-6, 6-2 in the match when Mannarino pulled out.
Russiaâs Daniil Medvedev beat Germanyâs Jan-Lennard Struff in four sets 6-4, 6-1, 4-6, 7-6(3) to progress to the second round.
Fourth seed Alexander Zverev of Germany fired 35 winners and sent down 20 aces to ease past Dutch qualifier Tallon Griekspoor 6-3 6-4 6-1 in 89 minutes.
20-year-old American Sebastian Korda made his Wimbledon debut and upset No. 15-seeded Alex de Minaur 6-3, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5).
World number one Ashleigh Barty overcame a mid-match blip to beat Spaniard Carla Suarez Navarro 6-1 6-7(1) 6-1 on Centre Court and advance to the second round.
Venus Williams of the US beats Romaniaâs Mihaela Buzarnescu 7-5, 4-6, 6-3.
Former world number one Karolina Pliskova began her quest for a maiden Grand Slam title with a 7-5 6-4 victory over Sloveniaâs Tamara Zidansek.
Serena Williamsretires hurt in the first round against Aliaksandra Sasnovich! It was 3-3 in the first set.
7th seed Iga Swiatek beats Vera Zvonareva 6-1 6-3.
The No.4 seed is out! Former Australian Open champion Sofia Keninâs disappointing year hit another low when she was eliminated in the second round at Wimbledon by World No.82 Madison Brengle, 6-2, 6-4.
A day after sister Serena endured a heart-breaking Wimbledon exit after suffering an injury in the first round, Venus Williams also bowed out of the singles on Wednesday.
Venus, aged 41 and playing in her 90th Grand Slam tournament, pushed Tunisian 21st seed Ons Jabeur hard in the opening set but eventually succumbed to a 7-5 6-0 defeat.
Roger Federer, Ash Barty, Coco Gauff cruise into third round
Doubles: Sania Mirza-Bethanie Mattek-Sands advance; Ankita Raina bows out; Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan bowed out
Roger Federer outclassed Richard Gasquet 7-6(1), 6-1, 6-4.
Nick Kyrgios also advanced to the third round with a 7-6(7), 6-4, 6-4 win over Italian Gianluca Mager.
Gael Monfils is also out of Wimbledon after a 3-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-7(5) loss to Pedro Martinez. This is Martinezâs debut Wimbledon.
Second seed Daniil Medvedev subdued some early fight from Spainâs Carlos Alcaraz before brutally dispatching the talented teenager 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 to reach the third round.
Alexander Zverev produced a solid performance to beat Tennys Sandgren in straight sets in his second round match.
The menâs doubles pair Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan bowed out of the Championship with a 6-7(6), 4-6 loss to 13th seed Edouard Roger-Vasselin-Henri Kontinen.
Coco Gauff returned to the Centre Court for the first time since her famous Venus Williams clash and beat Elena Vesvnina comfortably.
Three-time Grand Slam champion Angelique Kerber held off a spirited challenge from Spainâs Sara Sorribes Tormo to win 7-5 5-7 6-4 and book her place in the Wimbledon third round.
Ash Barty beat Anna Blinkova 6-4, 6-3 to advance to the third round.
Third seed Elina Svitolina was knocked out in the second round.
Sania Mirza-Bethanie Mattek-Sands advanced to the womenâs doubles second round with a straight sets win.
Ankita Raina bowed out in the first round at her debut Wimbledon after she and her womenâs doubles partner Lauren David lost 3-6, 2-6 to 14th seeds Asia Muhammad-Jessica Pegula.
The 134th edition of the prestigious grass-court Grand Slam Wimbledon 2021 main-draw action begins on Monday, June 28 and will run until Sunday, June 11, in All-England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London.
It took the Big 3 5+ years since debut to attain glory at the Wimbledon! 
