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Czech Mate: How a Nation of Ten Million Keeps Winning Wimbledon

Czech Mate: How a Nation of Ten Million Keeps Winning Wimbledon

When Karolina Muchova saved a match point against Coco Gauff in a ten-point tiebreak on Thursday, the roar inside Centre Court was for her. But in a quieter sense, it was also for Martina Navratilova, Jana Novotna, Petra Kvitova, and every Czech player who spent decades building something that

Why Wimbledon Turns Down Sponsorship Money

Why Wimbledon Turns Down Sponsorship Money

Walk the grounds at Wimbledon and you'd struggle to guess you're standing inside one of the most valuable two weeks in sport. There's no LED ring flashing around Centre Court. No naming rights deal stamped across the gates. No logo wallpaper behind every press

Vondrousova's Four-Year Ban Exposes Tennis's Doping Double Standard

Vondrousova's Four-Year Ban Exposes Tennis's Doping Double Standard

Marketa Vondrousova won Wimbledon in 2023 as the first unseeded woman in the Open Era to do so, a fairytale run that turned a 19-year-old Roland-Garros runner-up into one of the most likeable champions the All England Club has produced this decade. Three years later, on