http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/WimbledonFind stories, videos, and photos about Wimbledon from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:18:48 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Wimbledon14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Wimbledon from CNN.com.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/jon_wertheim/09/14/fifty.things.open/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/jon_wertheim/09/14/fifty.things.open/index.htmlNEW YORK -- The U.S. Open felt like two separate tournaments. The first was an exciting, spirited 10-day party, played amid ideal conditions. The second was a soggy circus. But in the end, the sun came back out and we were treated to some compelling finals. Herewith, some scattered observations and opinions:Tue, 15 Sep 2009 02:41:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/jon_wertheim/08/27/usopen.women/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/jon_wertheim/08/27/usopen.women/index.htmlSI.com's Jon Wertheim breaks down the men's and women's seeds at the U.S. Open. Read on for the top first-round matchups, dark horses to watch and his predicted winners.Thu, 27 Aug 2009 22:22:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/bryan_armen_graham/08/04/passing.shots/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/bryan_armen_graham/08/04/passing.shots/index.htmlThe grassroots renaissance of tennis in the United States was the subject of an Associated Press feature that appeared online and in many newspaper sports sections over the weekend. The story argues, among other things, that "today's dearth of top American professionals" hasn't curtailed the sport's post-2000 growth:Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:04:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/jon_wertheim/07/15/servevolley.mailbag/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/jon_wertheim/07/15/servevolley.mailbag/index.htmlIt's always struck me as shabby when a commentator or columnist ignites controversy and then slips away like Laura Dern in the last scene of Citizen Ruth. Last week, I took issue with Roger Federer's Wimbledon attire -- and, more specifically, the Nike taste-makers who determined Federer's dignity and humility required more edge. The responses, pro and con, were as intense as they were numerous.Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:22:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/jon_wertheim/07/08/federer.mail/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/jon_wertheim/07/08/federer.mail/index.htmlWhile mourning Mathieu Montcourt and thinking how downright creepy it is that two players penalized recently by the ATP for petty gambling infractions --Federico Luzzi is the other -- have died ...Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:39:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/selena_roberts/07/06/roger.federer/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/selena_roberts/07/06/roger.federer/index.htmlThe Wimbledon grass has always been a bit of a yoga mat for Roger Federer, who routinely moves around Centre Court at mental and physical ease while his more bruiser-like counterparts clip-clop on its blades.Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:07:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/jon_wertheim/07/05/wimbledon.thoughts/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/jon_wertheim/07/05/wimbledon.thoughts/index.htmlSome scattered thoughts on a historic Wimbledon ...Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:25:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/kevin_armstrong/07/04/serena.wimbledon/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/kevin_armstrong/07/04/serena.wimbledon/index.htmlFour things we learned while watching the all-American women's final at the All England Club on Independence Day ...Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:11:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/jon_wertheim/07/02/wimbledon.thursday/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/jon_wertheim/07/02/wimbledon.thursday/index.htmlThis is our last "crumpet" for Wimbledon 2009. Time to do magazine work (though I'll continue periodic tweeting and podcasting). If you'd like, you could read this tomorrow; think of it as tape-delay. Thanks to everyone who wrote in. We'll be back Sunday with a Wimbledon wrap-up!Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:26:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/jon_wertheim/06/30/wimbledon.tuesday/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/jon_wertheim/06/30/wimbledon.tuesday/index.htmlWIMBLEDON, England -- While marveling at Venus Williams's play on grass....Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/07/01/wimbledon.flu/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/07/01/wimbledon.flu/index.html#cnnSTCTextA total of 28 staff at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships have been asked to stay at home with suspected swine flu.Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:18:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/bryan_armen_graham/06/30/passing.shots/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/bryan_armen_graham/06/30/passing.shots/index.htmlTwo years are tattooed on the English sports consciousness like scarlet letters of anguish and self-pity. One is 1966, the first and only time the Three Lions hoisted the World Cup. The other is 1937, the last time a British player won at Wimbledon.Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:15:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/jon_wertheim/06/29/wimbledon.monday/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/jon_wertheim/06/29/wimbledon.monday/index.htmlWIMBLEDON, England -- Here's a Monday baguette, or, as reader Art Wong suggests we call it during Wimbledon, "a crumpet." While wondering what Roger Federer is making of the prospect of facing Ivo Karlovic...Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:01:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/jon_wertheim/06/27/Wimbledon.midterm/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/jon_wertheim/06/27/Wimbledon.midterm/index.htmlRafael Nadal, the defending champion, stayed away from Wimbledon. Which gives him something in common with the rain. You remember, the Wimbledon rain, right? Wet stuff ... fell from the sky ... constantly disrupted play. The only umbrellas unfurled last week were used to repel the sun. And that may have been the biggest upset of Week 1. Herewith, our midterm grades:Sun, 28 Jun 2009 02:23:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/jon_wertheim/07/23/mail.0723/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/jon_wertheim/07/23/mail.0723/index.htmlFederer or Nadal, who's your pick at the U.S. Open? -- Chas, New YorkWed, 23 Jul 2008 19:12:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/jon_wertheim/07/09/wertheim.mailbag/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/jon_wertheim/07/09/wertheim.mailbag/index.htmlThat was unquestionably one of the greatest tennis matches I have ever witnessed. But let's digest it a little bit and let the heat of the moment pass before we dub it "the greatest of all time." This one had a lot at stake, with a lot of underlying stories attached to it on the most prestigious stage in all of the sport. But I'm not ready to dismiss Agassi-Blake in the 2005 Open quarters just because we saw a match of its equal. -- Steve, New York, NY Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:18:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/jon_wertheim/07/06/wimbledon.50.things/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/jon_wertheim/07/06/wimbledon.50.things/index.htmlCleaning out the Wimbledon notebook while still in awe of that final.Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:22:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/jon_wertheim/07/05/williams.final/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/jon_wertheim/07/05/williams.final/index.htmlFive things we learned from women's final Saturday at Wimbledon:Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:56:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/jon_wertheim/06/28/wimbledon.midterm.grades/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/jon_wertheim/06/28/wimbledon.midterm.grades/index.htmlAfter six days of play, here are our midterm grades from the 2008 version of Wimbledon:Sun, 29 Jun 2008 03:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/getaways/06/20/wimbledon/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/getaways/06/20/wimbledon/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe world's oldest tennis tournament retains many of the same customs and quirks 131 years after it was first staged. It's the only Grand Slam event still played on grass, despite perennial moans from the clay- and hard-court specialists who struggle to adjust. Players--who are always referred to as "gentlemen" and "ladies"--must wear predominantly white, and the courts are unsullied by conspicuous corporate logos.Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:26:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/jon_wertheim/06/18/bag.0618/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/jon_wertheim/06/18/bag.0618/index.htmlHi everyone, check back in a few days for a Wimbledon seed report.Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:32:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/lisa_raymond/02/15/destiny/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/lisa_raymond/02/15/destiny/index.htmlIt's been nearly two weeks, but the sports world is still buzzing over the Giants' last-minute victory over the Patriots in Super Bowl XLII. Eli Manning's third-down conversion to David Tyree has become the latest play talked about around the water cooler. How did Manning get away from those massive Patriot linemen, pass the ball to a tightly covered Tyree, who then somehow leaped into the air, grabbed the football with his fingertips, and managed to come down with it, all while juggling it off his helmet? Was it just phenomenal athleticism or just luck? Or maybe, in that enclosed stadium on a rainy afternoon in Arizona, it was their destiny.Sat, 16 Feb 2008 03:30:00 ESThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20156183,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20156183,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnTennis star Martina Hingis says she has been accused of testing positive for cocaine at Wimbledon, an accusation she calls "horrendous," the Associated Press reports.Fri, 02 Nov 2007 16:22:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/richard_deitsch/08/31/murray/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/richard_deitsch/08/31/murray/index.htmlNEW YORK -- He is the British number one, a designation that carries little weight in New York but the weight of the world at Wimbledon. Fri, 31 Aug 2007 07:13:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/jon_wertheim/07/18/grass.mailbag/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/jon_wertheim/07/18/grass.mailbag/index.htmlOnce upon a time there was a surface called "grass." It rewarded aggressive play, and people who served and volleyed and returned and came in did very well. People who sliced and came to the net, like Martina Navratilova, were almost unstoppable when they got on a roll. Since the grass at Wimbledon is so slow, wouldn't it be "fair" to speed up the kitty litter-like surface called "clay" that the rest of the world is so enamored with? Wed, 18 Jul 2007 09:24:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/jon_wertheim/07/08/50.things/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/jon_wertheim/07/08/50.things/index.htmlWIMBLEDON, England -- Cleaning out the notebook from a wild and wet Wimbledon. Some random notes and thoughts, trying to incorporate as many of your questions as possible.Mon, 16 Jul 2007 08:13:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/jon_wertheim/07/10/wimbledon0716/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/jon_wertheim/07/10/wimbledon0716/index.htmlLet's pretend you are, say, an insurance salesman. You're damn good at your job, world-class even. You clock in every day. You miss family functions on account of work. You try like hell to improve your performance rating and keep ascending the ladder. But there are these two colleagues -- siblings, no less! -- blocking your progress. They seem to pop into the office only when the mood strikes. They miss all the meetings and those insufferable "team building" outings because they're off acting or designing clothes or doing Lord knows what else. They take lots of sick leave, too. But when there's money on the table, they're the best around. They swoop in, perform with breathtaking skill and close the biggest accounts. Argh!Tue, 10 Jul 2007 05:37:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/jon_wertheim/07/06/five.things/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/jon_wertheim/07/06/five.things/index.htmlWIMBLEDON, England -- Five things we learned during a memorable day of tennis on Friday:Fri, 06 Jul 2007 08:16:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/lisa_raymond/07/06/wimbledon.threats/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/lisa_raymond/07/06/wimbledon.threats/index.htmlWIMBLEDON, England -- In the sheltered world of professional athletes, sometimes we need a reality check. Outside of the locker rooms, practice courts and VIP lounges we inhabit on a daily basis, there's a world that exists that we seem to be protected from and even ignore from time to time. Until it becomes personal.Fri, 06 Jul 2007 05:13:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/jon_wertheim/07/02/wimbledon/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/jon_wertheim/07/02/wimbledon/index.htmlAnd it was written: As long as there are rain delays, there will be baguettes:Mon, 02 Jul 2007 09:07:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/jon_wertheim/07/01/mailbag/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/jon_wertheim/07/01/mailbag/index.htmlA quick Baguette, while waiting out still another rain delay ...Sun, 01 Jul 2007 07:39:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/jon_wertheim/06/30/midterm.grades/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/jon_wertheim/06/30/midterm.grades/index.htmlIn this hyper-commercialized age, let's acknowledge just how aberrational it is for a sporting event to forego play on a Sunday. As rain continued Saturday, it looks as though play won't resume here until Monday. Herewith, our marks from the first week at Wimbledon.Sat, 30 Jun 2007 06:15:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/jon_wertheim/06/29/wimbledon.postcard/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/jon_wertheim/06/29/wimbledon.postcard/index.htmlSo I arrived on the grounds Friday morning and, in the wake of last night's car bomb scare in downtown London, the security was tighter than Tim Henman in a fifth set. (Cheap shot. Sorry.) Fri, 29 Jun 2007 05:22:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/justin_gimelstob/06/25/roddick.wimb/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/justin_gimelstob/06/25/roddick.wimb/index.htmlWIMBLEDON, England -- I can tell you from first-hand experience on Monday that life doesn't always imitate art. Mon, 25 Jun 2007 09:38:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/jon_wertheim/06/22/seed.reports/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/jon_wertheim/06/22/seed.reports/index.htmlA quick preliminary note to clear up some confusion: While Wimbledon doesn't follow the rankings to seed players, the seedings are not "subjective" or based on the whims of crusty committee members. There is a formula, and it is explained here: Sun, 24 Jun 2007 08:03:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/justin_gimelstob/06/20/roddick.wimbledon/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/justin_gimelstob/06/20/roddick.wimbledon/index.htmlLONDON -- Wimbledon means Roger Federer time. The world's No. 1 player has won the last four and is undeniably the favorite for a fifth. Beyond him is a small, elite group of players who are capable of hoisting the trophy at the end of the fortnight.Thu, 21 Jun 2007 04:33:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/jon_wertheim/06/20/mailbag/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/jon_wertheim/06/20/mailbag/index.htmlA quick Mailbag before the Big Show. Check back on Friday for our Wimbledon seed reports.Wed, 20 Jun 2007 03:24:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/lisa_raymond/06/19/pre.wimb/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/lisa_raymond/06/19/pre.wimb/index.htmlLONDON -- Grass-court season has arrived, and I couldn't be happier. Once June arrives, the clay-court shoes of spring are tossed aside in exchange for the pimpled-bottomed soles for the grass court of England.Tue, 19 Jun 2007 03:15:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/tennis/specials/wimbledon/2007/06/14/draw/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/tennis/specials/wimbledon/2007/06/14/draw/index.htmlCheck back Friday, June 22, for the official Wimbledon draw and schedule.Thu, 14 Jun 2007 06:07:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/04/pf/fortune_goodlife/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/04/pf/fortune_goodlife/index.htmIt happens every year. That smug bastard in the next office scores amazing seats to some exotic sporting event, then spends months regaling everyone with tales from his adrenaline-fueled travels.Mon, 08 May 2006 20:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/07/13/bt.corporate.entertainment/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/07/13/bt.corporate.entertainment/index.htmlWhen it comes to corporate hospitality, companies are constantly trying to outmaneuver each other.Wed, 13 Jul 2005 09:44:00 EDT