Police issue dispersal order in Wimbledon Common Serena Williams' quarter-century professional tennis career came to end with a 7-5, 6-7 (4), 6-1 loss to Ajla Tomljanovic in the third round of the U.S. LONDON (AP) A tennis fan who was temporarily removed from Centre Court during the men's Wimbledon final following a complaint by Nick Kyrgios is taking legal action against the Australian tennis player for what she describes as a reckless and entirely baseless allegation.. Dick Savitt, who won the Australian Open and Wimbledon in 1951 shortly before walking away from a tennis career at age 25, has died. Please report any comments that break our rules. A dispersal order has been issued in the area of Wimbledon Common following an incident on Thursday evening. Novak Djokovic won his seventh Wimbledon title and 21st Grand Slam title overall by beating Nick Kyrgios 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (3) on Centre Court. Savitts son, Bob, said the 1976 inductee to the International Tennis Hall of Fame passed away at home in New York on Friday. The Russian who eliminated top-seeded Anett Kontaveit in the quarterfinals seeks her second WTA title after she won Istanbul in April. 1-ranked woman hasnt played a match on tour since Jan. LONDON (AP) Russian and Belarusian players will be able to compete at Wimbledon as neutral athletes after the All England Club on Friday reversed its ban from last year. Have you found any personal belongings? - Abigail Fewkes Wimbledon High School, Take a chance on abba voyage! This year's Championships will also be Sue Barker's last before stepping down from her role as the presenter of the BBC's Wimbledon coverage, bringing to an end her 30-year career at the BBC. 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