Tuesday, 17 July 2018

The 2018 Wimbledon Championships

The 2018 Wimbledon Championships was a Grand Slam tennis tournament which took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom.

The main tournament began on Monday 2 July 2018 and finished on Sunday 15 July 2018.

The 2018 tournament was the 132nd edition of The Championships, the 125th staging of the Ladies’ Singles Championship event, the 51st in the Open Era and the third Grand Slam tournament of the year.

 It was played on grass courts and was part of the ATP World Tour, the WTA Tour, the ITF Junior tour and the NEC Tour.

The tournament was organised by All England Lawn Tennis Club and International Tennis Federation.

Roger Federer was the defending champion in the Gentlemen's singles, but lost in the quarterfinals to Kevin Anderson.

Garbiñe Muguruza was the defending champion in the Ladies' singles, but lost in the second round to Alison Van Uytvanck.

Champions
Seniors
men's Singles
 2018 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles

    Serbia Novak Djokovic def. South Africa Kevin Anderson, 6–2, 6–2, 7–6(7–3)

women' Singles
 2018 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

    Germany Angelique Kerber def. United States Serena Williams, 6–3, 6–3

men's Doubles
  2018 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles

    United States Mike Bryan / United States Jack Sock def. South Africa Raven Klaasen / New Zealand Michael Venus, 6–3, 6–7(7–9), 6–3, 5–7, 7–5

women' Doubles
 2018 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles

    Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková / Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková def. United States Nicole Melichar / Czech Republic Květa Peschke, 6–4, 4–6, 6–0

Mixed Doubles
  2018 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles

    Austria Alexander Peya / United States Nicole Melichar def. United Kingdom Jamie Murray / Belarus Victoria Azarenka, 7–6(7–1), 6–3