A peculiarly scorching sun had its way with the Wimbledon grass over this fortnight. But the sun also sets. Here, our ongoing roundup of passing shots from SW19, a curated much-ado-about-everything–if a bit less manicured than the Wimble-lawns themselves.
See No. 14.
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Retirements galore. That was the story of the first round on the men's side at Wimbledon, as seven gents stopped their matches to find physical relief. Even Novak Djokovic, the three-time champ, ceased his efforts to avoid further injury in the quarterfinal round.
Then there was Bethanie Mattek-Sands. In the most gripping, flat-out scary moment of the tournament, she twisted her knee, severely injuring her patella on a net approach early in the third set against Sorana Cirstea.