Longtime tennis followers are deeply saddened by the cancelation of Wimbledon this year, equating it in some ways with a death in the family. The last time the world’s preeminent tournament was not ...

Niki Pilić, who has died aged 86, was a charismatic Yugoslav tennis star of the 1960s and 1970s who sparked the controversial 1973 Wimbledon players’ boycott. Although he was a top 10 player, ...

The walkout was the result of the tennis federation banning Nikola Pilic, an instance of player unity that is still felt today. By Cindy Shmerler Stan Smith’s 1972 Wimbledon cup sits alongside his ...