Stich, the 1991 Wimbledon winner, had to fight off a match point in the tie breaker before edging Grant Stafford of South Africa, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (9-7).

The triple Wimbledon winner gained a dose of confidence on clay in time for the start of the French Open in just over a week with his one hour, 37-minute victory.

In an effort to defuse the pressure on himself as Britain's great hope for a Wimbledon winner in the year of the queen's golden jubilee, the redesigned Henman has a simple mantra: be the hype.

Despite being ranked 280th in the world coming into the tournament, Weiner came close to beating the previous year's Wimbledon winner, Richard Krajicek, in the second round.

Krajicek, another Wimbledon winner, predicted Murray would win his first slam in 2011; he still sees it happening in 2012.

A Swedish news magazine was ordered by a court in Stockholm yesterday to pay $12,500 to Bjorn Borg, the five-time Wimbledon winner, for defaming him by reporting allegations that he used cocaine.

The steady flow of Russian woman into the top ranks of tennis has become an avalanche, as Kuznetsova followed Myskina and Maria Sharapova, the Wimbledon winner.

Jones, Wimbledon winner, respected referee and, just as significantly, mother of three, confines herself to: 'It's very tough, not helped in our girls' case by the computer.

I don't know many coaches who would take the responsibility of crowning an 8-year-old as a future Wimbledon winner.

He had upset the top-ranked French Open champion Gustavo Kuerten, the Wimbledon winner Goran Ivanisevic and the former No. 1 Pete Sampras.