Jezebel: Wimbledon

A Big, Sweaty Look At Wimbledon So Far

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:52:00 EDT

Wimbledon 2011 is a prestigious championship tournament, where tennis players from around the world compete in grueling matches. We like to check out the hot bodies and orgasm-ish strained faces. More »

Women Apparently Ruining Tennis With Their Excessive Grunting

Erin Gloria Ryan — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:07:00 EDT

Wimbledon, the sacred summertime rite celebrating the best and brightest of the tennis world, is once again upon us. But an ominous shadow darkens the crisp white shorts of the world's oldest tennis tournament, a stain that threatens to compromise the very integrity of not only tennis and sports competitions in general, but of civilization itself: women making too much noise when they hit the ball. Yes, the tournament with a history that has spanned nearly 150 years is about to be ruined by loud ladies. Nice going, jerks. More »

Female Athletes Try To Dress Up For Pre-Wimbledon Party

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 13:20:00 EDT

Last night, female tennis players and British celebs gathered in London to celebrate the WTA Tour Pre-Wimbledon Party while wearing some questionable outfits.

Good As Gold

Hortense Smith — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 12:05:00 EDT

[London, July 4. Image via Getty.]

Holding Court

Katy Kelleher — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 13:15:00 EDT

[London, June 30. Image via Getty]

Point Taken

Katy Kelleher — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:10:00 EDT

[London, June 28. Image via Getty]

Doubles Trouble

Katy Kelleher — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 17:10:00 EDT

[London, June 28. Image via Getty]

Serena Williams Receives Royal Snub At Wimbledon

Katy Kelleher — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 11:20:00 EDT

In a surprising announcement, Wimbledon officials have decided that Serena Williams will not be playing in front of the Queen, despite the US tennis champ's obvious excitement about the opportunity. But why? More »

Standing Room Only

Anna Holmes — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 19:10:00 EDT

[London, June 22. Image via Getty]

The Grass Is Always Greener

Anna Holmes — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:10:00 EDT

[London, June 22. Image via Getty]

Twinkle Twinkle Little Stars

Anna Holmes — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 10:10:00 EDT

[London, June 22. Image via Getty]

"Sex Appeal" Doesn't Sell Women's Sports, Just Sex

Margaret Hartmann — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:00:00 EDT

In response to officials' admission that "physical attractiveness is taken into consideration" when making court assignments at Wimbledon, some commentators actually argued that there's nothing wrong with using sex to sell women's sports, but research suggests otherwise. More »

Federer Defeats Roddick To Win Wimbledon Title For The Sixth Time

Hortense Smith — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 14:15:00 EDT

Roger Federer defeated Andy Roddick in today's Wimbledon finals, capturing his sixth Wimbledon win and fifteenth Grand Slam tennis title—a record that makes Federer the top Grand Slam winner of all time. [CNN] More »

Dynamic Duo

Hortense Smith — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 11:00:00 EDT

[Wimbledon, England, July 4. Image via Getty.]

Winslet Wowed By _______ At Wimbledon

Anna Holmes — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:50:00 EDT

[London, July 1. Image via Getty]

Billie Jean King On "Grunting"; Centre Court Comeliness

Margaret Hartmann — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:20:00 EDT

Billie Jean King has weighed in on two tennis controversies, saying that she doesn't consider "grunting" a form of cheating and that at Wimbledon, "appearances on Centre Court should be based on accomplishments not looks." [NYTimes] More »

The Light Stripes

Anna Holmes — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:10:00 EDT

[London, July 1. Image via Getty]

Scotsman Goes A-Courtin'

Anna Holmes — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:50:00 EDT

[London, June 29. Image via Getty]

Little Shot Of Horrors

Anna Holmes — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:10:00 EDT

[London, June 30. Image via Getty]

Nothing But Net

Anna Holmes — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:15:00 EDT

[London, June 29. Image via Getty]

Foul Ball

Margaret Hartmann — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:40:00 EDT

An All England Club spokesman admitted, "Good looks are a factor," when scheduling women's matches on Wimbledon's Centre Court, which is why Venus and Serena Williams are often relegated to other courts, despite advancing to the quarter-finals. [BBC, Daily Mail] More »

17-Year-Old American Pulls Stunning Upset At Wimbledon

Hortense Smith — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:30:00 EDT

17-Year-Old Melanie Oudin of Marietta, Georgia, currently ranked 124th in the world of women's tennis, pulled an upset at Wimbledon today, knocking off Serbia's Jelena Jankovic, one of the top ranked tennis players in the world. More »

You Go, Girl

Anna Holmes — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:10:00 EDT

[London, June 26. Image via Getty]

Guns & Wham-O

Anna Holmes — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:10:00 EDT

[London, June 26. Image via Getty]

The Whites Of Her Eyes

Anna Holmes — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:10:00 EDT

[London, June 25. Image via Getty]

Larcher De Brito Says She Won't Stop "Grunting"

Margaret Hartmann — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:30:00 EDT

"Definitely if the matches are going to be tougher, obviously I'm going to start grunting... I'm not here really to be quiet for anybody. I'm here to play. I'm here to win. That's it." — Michelle Larcher De Brito [Reuters] More »

Strange Fruit

Anna Holmes — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:10:00 EDT

[London, June 23. Image via Getty]

"Grunting" Controversy Continues On Wimbledon's Opening Day

Margaret Hartmann — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:20:00 EDT

Michelle Larcher de Brito beat Klara Zakopalova today in the first round at Wimbledon, but among spectators there was more discussion of her "grunting" than her tennis game. More »

English Rows

Anna Holmes — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:10:00 EDT

[London, June 22. Image via Getty]

Williams Sisters Closer To Wimbledon Finals • Ignored Woman Dies On ER Floor In Brooklyn Hospital

Maria — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:40:00 EDT

The Williams sisters could both qualify for the Wimbledon final as they both reached the semifinals. • Missouri, the home of Megan Meier, has outlawed harassment via computers, text messages and other electronic devices. • A woman collapsed and was ignored by patients, doctors, and security guards as she died on the floor of an emergency room in Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn. Absolutely disgusting behavior from these people. •"Divorce experts" report that a rocky marriage could have something to do with birth order/ believing ridiculous claims about divorce. • Protests of a teen girl's death in China have forced police to reopen the case and highlight the growing distrust of local officials by Chinese citizens. More »

At Wimbledon, The Focus Is On What The Women Are Wearing

Sadie Stein — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:20:00 EDT

Maria Sharapova "upset the traditionalists" recently by announcing that she'll be playing uber-conservative Wimbledon in shorts. Not just any shorts, mind you. As Vogue UK reports, Nike has designed a unique outfit for the star, which pays homage to London's "history in bespoke tailoring." Says the third-seeded Sharapova (who is herself about to make her design debut ), "Call it menswear. It's kind of like a tuxedo look, very simple lines, classic." Meanwhile, Serena Williams' white belted trench coat has made major headlines ("Game, Set and Mac, Miss Williams," screamed the Daily Express - although the match was in fact a close one), while Roger Federer's dapper warmup looks (notably a recent gold-trimmed cardigan) are critiqued in the daily style pages and bookmakers are giving odds on Brit Andy Murray appearing in a kilt. Um, what the hell? More »

Venus Williams To Go For Wimbledon Singles Title #4

Anna Holmes — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 16:25:58 EDT

Serena didn't make it but Venus did: The oldest tennis-playing Williams sister has made it into the Wimbledon finals for the 6th time. She'll play Marion Bartoli tomorrow on center court. [SportsIllustrated]

Gimpy Serena Williams Doesn't Let The Terrorists Win

Anna Holmes — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 17:33:05 EDT

Our favorite tennis-playing Williams sister, Serena, opened a can of major whupass at Wimbledon earlier today, despite a strained calf muscle. She'll go after Justine Henin in the quarterfinals next. [SportsIllustrated]

News Roundup

Anna Holmes — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 11:52:51 EST

More evidence of Oprah's questionable judgment. [Crooks and Liars] More »

Odds and Sods

eurotrash — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 09:12:27 EST

The Brits are dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century. Now only the French remain, and we all know how hopeless they are. [The Times] More »