Tennis

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Jul 28, 2024, 09:46 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LESS THAN TWO hours after his devastating loss in the Wimbledon final, Novak Djokovic was already laser-focused on the rest of the season. Djokovic, 37, had just been defeated by Carlos Alcaraz 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 (4), his dreams for a record-breaking 25th major

Associated Press Jul 28, 2024, 07:44 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Rafael Nadal decided to play singles at the Paris Olympics, starting by facing Marton Fucsovics of Hungary in the first round on Sunday, Nadal’s manager, Benito Perez-Barbadillo, told The Associated Press. The 38-year-old Nadal has dealt with a series of injuries the

Jul 28, 2024, 03:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Alex de Minaur has withdrawn from his Olympic singles first round clash with German Jan-Lennard Struff, opting to focus on doubles as he manages his hip injury. The Australian No.1 suffered the injury at Wimbledon, tearing his hip cartilage in the dying moments of his round-of-16

Connor O’Halloran Jul 27, 2024, 02:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — The final days of Andy Murray‘s tennis career won’t play out like most of the others that came before. It won’t involve a singles match, nor is it likely that he will make a stirring run to a final or a classic

ESPN News Services Jul 27, 2024, 11:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Novak Djokovic opened his bid for a first Olympic gold medal with a 6-0, 6-1 victory at Roland Garros that could set up a second-round matchup with longtime rival Rafael Nadal. No. 2 seed Carlos Alcaraz of Spain, the reigning French Open and

Associated Press Jul 25, 2024, 06:06 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Top-seeded Novak Djokovic could meet longtime rival Rafael Nadal in the second round of the Paris Olympic tennis tournament. Djokovic was drawn Thursday against Australian Matthew Ebden, and Nadal faces Hungarian Marton Fucsovics, with the winners of those matches meeting in Round

Coley Harvey, ESPN Staff WriterJul 25, 2024, 12:39 PM ET Close Previously covered Florida State for Orlando Sentinel and Georgia Tech for Macon Telegraph Northwestern University graduate Open Extended Reactions PARIS — As the reigning U.S. Open champion and the current No. 2 women’s tennis player globally, Coco Gauff was already going to be fairly

Jul 25, 2024, 12:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Third seed Elena Rybakina became the latest high-profile withdrawal from the Olympic tennis competition Thursday, hours after the draw was made at Roland Garros. Kazakhstan’s former Wimbledon champion has pulled out of the singles and mixed doubles in which she was due to partner

Jul 25, 2024, 06:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — The focus on gender equity at the Paris Olympics is the latest win in a terrific run of progress for women’s sports, tennis champion and pioneer Billie Jean King told Reuters, as organizers trumpet the progress made for women at the Games. The Paris

Jul 25, 2024, 04:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Andy Murray will retire after his Olympic Games finishes. Clive Brunskill/Getty Images Andy Murray has confirmed his singles career is over, withdrawing from the individual event at the Paris 2024 Olympics to focus on the doubles competition with Dan Evans. Two-time Olympic champion Murray had been entered

Jul 25, 2024, 06:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Rio Olympic silver medalist Angelique Kerber, who won three different Grand Slam titles, will retire from tennis after the Paris Games, the German said Thursday. Former world No. 1 Kerber, 36, finished runner-up to Puerto Rican Monica Puig at Rio in 2016 and won the Australian

Jul 24, 2024, 05:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Holger Rune has withdrawn from the Paris Olympics due to a wrist injury, the Dane said on Wednesday. The 21-year-old Rune, who is 16th in the world rankings, was set to make his Olympics debut in Paris. “I am really sorry that I will be unable

Jul 24, 2024, 11:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — World No. 1 Jannik Sinner has withdrawn from the Paris Olympics because of tonsillitis, the Italian said on Wednesday. “I am saddened to inform you that unfortunately I will not be able to participate in the Paris Olympic Games,” Sinner wrote in a post

Jul 23, 2024, 09:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions We spent last week counting down our list of the top 100 athletes of the 21st century, and two women’s tennis players made the list, starting with Serena Williams at No. 2 overall. We also voted on an overall top 10 for women’s tennis. Who else

Jul 23, 2024, 09:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions We have spent the past week counting down our list of the top 100 athletes of the 21st century, and four men’s tennis players made the list, starting with Roger Federer at No. 6. We also voted on an overall top 10 for men’s tennis. Who

Connor O’Halloran Jul 23, 2024, 03:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray has announced he will retire from tennis after the Paris Olympics, bringing an end to his 19-year career. Murray, 37, withdrew from the Wimbledon singles championship earlier this month after failing to recover in time from a spinal

ESPN News Services Jul 23, 2024, 01:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Australia’s Alex De Minaur said he is ready to fulfill his Olympic dream after shaking off a hip injury that cut short his Wimbledon campaign and threatened his participation at the Paris Games. The world No. 6 pulled out of his Wimbledon quarterfinal

Associated Press Jul 22, 2024, 10:17 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Tokyo Olympics tennis silver medalist Marketa Vondrousova withdrew from the Paris Games on Monday because of a hand injury. The 25-year-old from the Czech Republic won Wimbledon last year despite being unseeded and was the runner-up at the French Open — played