“When I was a kid I was always dreaming to one day be the No. 1 player in the world, to win Grand Slams. And today is the day. All the dreams came true this year.” — Angelique Kerber
What a year indeed for Angie Kerber: 3 Grand Slam finals, silver at the Olympics and the number one spot. Here’s a look at Kerber’s career by the numbers:
2003: Kerber turned pro in 2003, aged 15
2012: she wins her first WTA tournament, the Open GDF in Paris, defeating Marion Bartoli in the final
10: Kerber has won 10 tournaments in her career so far
0: she has never won a Premier tournament (the WTA’s equivalent to the ATP Masters 1000)
10: her rankings at the start of the season
8730: her number of WTA points
22: Kerber became the 22nd player to reach the number one spot since the WTA ranking was introduced in November 1975.
1: at 28 years old, she became the oldest female player to debut at the top spot.
2: she’s the second German player to reach number one, 21 years after her idol Steffi Graf.
3: she’s only the third left-handed player, after Martina Navratilova and Monica Seles.
Video credit: C Yorkie
Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber is in the semifinals of the US Open for the first time since 2011 (she lost to eventual winner Sam Stosur). Kerber dispatched last year’s finalist Roberta Vinci 7-5 6-0. She will next face Caroline Wozniacki who defeated the surprising Anastasija Sevatsova 6-0 6-2.
Enjoy a few pictures from Nadal’s practice on Sunday:
Wimbledon’s official car provider Jaguar and its brand ambassador Andy Murray star in a new advert testing the world number two serving accuracy.
Check out the video and find out who’s the mysterious driver:
Follow our Wimbledon 2016 coverage.
BBC coverage begins at 11:30am on Monday 27 June on BBC Two, serving up 13 days of the tournament’s unmissable action. Sue Barker will bring viewers the action from the BBC’s studio in the grounds of Wimbledon, with its iconic view of the All England Club.
Lleyton Hewitt, who has been given a wildcard to play the mens doubles tournament, joins the BBC TV team with Jim Courier and former British No. 1 Annabel Croft:
It’s an honour to join the BBC team this year – I won my second major championship singles title at Wimbledon, and have so many great memories from the tournament, so it’s going to be really exciting to be covering the action!
He joins an expert field of Wimbledon regulars, including: Martina Navratilova, Virginia Wade, Tracy Austin, Lindsay Davenport, John McEnroe, Pat Cash and Tim Henman.
Clare Balding will present the staple highlights programme Today At Wimbledon, alongside two expert guests every day on BBC Two.
Just call me Martina, a special documentary looking back at Martina Navatilova‘s career and featuring exclusive footage and interviews will be broadcast at 10:45 on Monday 4 July.
Check out the trailer for BBC Sport’s Wimbledon 2016 coverage:
