Back to the Tennis Newsfeed

Wimbledon Has a New Doubles Event: Tennis and the World Cup

WIMBLEDON, England — One notable result on Saturday was enough for the tennis fans at No. 1 Court. They had just watched Hsieh Su-wei topple the top-seeded Simona Halep in a 2-hour 20-minute, third-round match at Wimbledon that bled into the start of England’s World Cup quarterfinal match against Sweden 2,000 miles away in Samara, Russia.

Sure enough, as Hsieh was signing autographs for spectators gathered courtside, a wave of sound crashed over her. Harry Maguire had scored in the 30th minute to propel England to a 1-0 lead. As news of his goal spread throughout the show court, the initial roar gave way to a singsong chant, “Come on, England!