The Spanish tennis star beat Djokovic in straight sets
Wimbledon
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Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)
Emirates announces Wimbledon sponsorship: Live tennis shown on journeys, strawberries and cream in-flight meals and new-look planes
Emirates has been named the Official Airline Partner of the Wimbledon tennis championships
Arabsat
UK’s Hammond presses Saudis to deal with illegal sports broadcasting
Saudi government has denied any links to BeoutQ, a satellite-TV broadcaster and streaming service that global sports bodies say is tapping illegally into coverage of their top events
Abu Dhabi
Serena Williams to take on sister Venus in Abu Dhabi tournament
Williams sisters will face each other in this year’s annual Mubadala World Tennis Championship, which takes place December 27 to 29
2018 FIFA World Cup
Ras Al Khaimah opens Sports Lounge ahead of World Cup
Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority launches air-conditioned sports lounge on the shores between Al Hamra Village and Al Marjan Island
Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships
In-form Kvitova forced out of Dubai with injury
Japan’s Naomi Osaka earned the first upset win of the week, knocking out eighth seed Kristina Mladenovic
England
In pictures: Roger Federer wins 8th Wimbledon title
His first major title came at Wimbledon in 2003, and was followed by others in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007. He won again in 2009 and 2012. But then he lost finals in 2014 and 2015 to Novak Djokovic.