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Boris Johnson Booed By Tennis Fans, Boosted By GQ

Win some, lose some…

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Music Choice: 4-10 July

This week’s best gigs.

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Wimbledon 2011: How To Queue (Standing & Surfing)

Everything you need to know to secure your place at the tennis.

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LTM Launch Wimbledon Designs

Wimbledon frenzy will be at its height today as Andy Murray takes on Rafael Nadal, but if the tennis fortnight is too short for you then we’re loving the new range of products launched by the London Transport Museum Shop. The All England Lawn Club …

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Epic Tennis Match Covered By Epic Liveblog

Xan Brooks of The Guardian can’t have put too much thought into being given the job of liveblogging the record book-shredding Isner-Mahut match yesterday. Yet as the game stretched out into the evening, Brooks, obliged to report on every single bit of action, was forced …

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Queen In Rare Wimbledon Visit

33 years ago, in her Silver Jubilee year, the Queen visited Wimbledon to watch Virginia Wade become the last British tennis player to win the tournament. Her Maj can’t have been impressed, because she hasn’t been back since, until today: she’s in SW19 to take …

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Wimbledon 2010: How To Queue (Standing & Surfing)

Caroline’s queue card from 2009 What with all the palaver about the underperformance of Rooney and co in the southern hemisphere you may find that this year’s Wimbledon tennis championships has crept up on you unawares. It starts on Monday morning and doubtless by the …

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Man Called “World’s Worst Tennis Player” Loses Libel Case

A tennis player dubbed the “world’s worst pro” by the Daily Telegraph has lost his libel case in the HIgh Court. Bexley resident Robert Dee, who racked up an impressive 54 defeats in a row, sued the paper after they published a small front-page article …

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Andy Murray is Back in Town

Yes, England’s favourite Brit (when he wins), and least favourite Scot (when he loses) is proving to be a real crowd pleaser at the ATP World Tour Finals, which are currently being held at the O2. Murray impressively defeated Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro, who …

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24 Hours @ Wimbledon 2009: The Queuing Experience

On Sunday night we decided to put all queuing tips to the test and headed to Wimbledon to camp for tickets. Despite arriving by 8 PM, our hopes of reaching Centre Court were sadly dashed as soon as the honourary staff members handed us our …

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Where to Play Tennis in London

View Where to play Tennis in a larger map Has watching Wimbledon 2009 gotten you itching to reach into the depths of your cupboard for that dusty old tennis racquet? Or perhaps you’re convinced that Andy Murray isn’t British enough and that you will one …