While 256 of the best tennis players in the world battle on a beautiful canvas, local businesses in Wimbledon stage their own competition.

Tennis star Novak Djokovic gave fans a rare glimpse of his softer side this week at Wimbledon, courtesy of a sweet family celebration with his adorable children. The tennis ace, 38, scored his 100th Wimbledon singles victory this weekend—but it was his children who stole the show.

Italy's Fabio Fognini announced his retirement from tennis on Wednesday, calling time on a 21-year career that culminated with a memorable five-set thriller against defending Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz that left Centre Court on its feet.

Sinner in fact dropped a record-low 17 games on his way to the fourth round of Wimbledon, beating Roger Federer’s long-standing tally of 19 from 2004. Sinner was without doubt the standout player in the first week of the tournament. Speaking after his opening win, BBC commentator John Lloyd said he was ‘impossible to play against’.

The first day of quarterfinals action at Wimbledon finally brought about a day without any stunning upsets -- although it wasn't for a lack of effort. The four top seeds in action

Grass is more hospitable to servers than any other surface. Winning on it requires being able to get those serves back with interest.

Alcaraz, threatening to dominate Wimbledon in much the same way as predecessors Bjorn Borg, Pete Sampras, Roger Federer and Djokovic, continues his title defence with an intriguing semi-final against big-serving Fritz.

Martina Navratilova has blasted Donald Trump’s policies as the tennis icon issues a worrying plea to the US president. Navratilova, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, was speaking following civil unrest in the States regarding Trump’s immigration stance.