Tennis

11:27 AM ET Associated Press Caroline Garcia won her first tour title in three years after coming back from a set and a break down to beat 2019 U.S. Open champion Bianca Andreescu 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday in the final of the Bad Homburg Open. Garcia took a medical timeout for what seemed

7:01 AM ET A three-time defending champion. An eagerly anticipated return to the sport. A player with an astonishing win streak. And emerging stars all over the place. On Monday Wimbledon begins, and with it, some of the biggest names in the sport will take the court. Serena Williams will be back for the first

The tennis world has made the transition from France to England, from Paris to London, and — perhaps, most importantly — from clay to grass. It has been fewer than three weeks since the conclusion of the French Open, but — ready or not — it’s time for Wimbledon. The players have made the switch

1:08 PM ET Associated Press PALMA, Spain — Stefanos Tsitsipas advanced to the final of the Mallorca Championships after beating Benjamin Bonzi in straight sets Friday. The second-seeded Tsitsipas saved all three break points he faced to beat Bonzi of France 6-4, 6-4. Tsitsipas, ranked sixth, will be seeking his second title of the season

6:07 AM ET Serena Williams was drawn to face France’s Harmony Tan in the Wimbledon first round as the 23-times Grand Slam champion returns to singles action after a year out. The 40-year-old American avoided any of the big names and will get the chance to ease into the tournament against world No. 113 Tan

2:08 PM ET Associated Press PALMA, Spain — Top-ranked Daniil Medvedev will remain without a title on grass this season after a straight-sets loss to Roberto Bautista Agut in the quarterfinals of the Mallorca Championships on Thursday. Medvedev lost 6-3, 6-2 after entering the match with an 8-2 record on the surface for the year,

3:42 PM ET Associated Press BAD HOMBURG, Germany — Bianca Andreescu reached her first semifinal in over a year, and first on grass, with a 6-4, 6-1 win over top-seeded Daria Kasatkina at the Bad Homburg Open on Thursday. The former U.S. Open winner broke Kasatkina’s serve five times in a dominant showing. It’s the

6:12 AM ET Serena Williams‘ comeback tournament at Eastbourne is over after her doubles partner Ons Jabeur withdrew with a knee injury. The duo were set to face Magda Linette and Aleksandra Krunic in the semifinals but those two have now advanced to the final following Jabeur’s withdrawal. 1 Related The tournament was Williams’ first

5:00 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The US Open will double the size of its men’s and women’s wheelchair singles and doubles tournaments, and add a junior championship at this year’s tournament. The expansion announced Wednesday means there will be 16 men and 16 women in the singles draws, along with eight men’s

4:21 PM ET Associated Press EASTBOURNE, England — Serena Williams might yet win a title in her comeback event. The American star moved into the semifinals of the women’s doubles at Eastbourne by partnering with Ons Jabeur in a 6-2, 6-4 win over Shuko Aoyama and Hao-Ching Chan on Wednesday. And, ahead of playing in

6:41 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com The ATP announced on Tuesday it will allow off-court coaching during the second half of the season on a trial basis. Starting with events held after the conclusion of Wimbledon in July, coaches will be allowed to sit in designated seats and provide verbal and non-verbal coaching (hand signals) during

5:07 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com The Eastbourne capacity crowd was on its feet as Serena Williams made her entrance from the tunnel to Centre Court with “What a Feeling” from “Flashdance” blaring over the sound system. She gave a wry smile and a wave as all eyes were locked on her every move. By the

2:00 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Four-time major champion Naomi Osaka announced the launch of her new media company on Tuesday. Called Hana Kuma, which translates to “flower bear” in Japanese, the company is a partnership with LeBron James‘ SpringHill Company and will produce documentaries as well as scripted and unscripted series. “What excites me is

1:10 PM ET Associated Press EASTBOURNE, England — Serena Williams skipped her scheduled practice session at Eastbourne with late notice on Monday as the 23-time Grand Slam champion prepares to make her return to competition after a year away. Williams trained at a nearby club over the weekend and was expected to have an on-site

3:55 AM ET South Africa’s Kgothatso Montjane narrowly missed out on Roland Garros wheelchair doubles glory with Yui Kamiji, but will be back with former doubles partner Lucy Shuker for Wimbledon. Montjane and Japan’s Kamiji lost the French Open women’s final 7-6, 1-6, [10-8] to Dutch duo Diede de Groot and Aniek van Koot. They

6:26 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — A women’s doubles player who was born in Moscow will be able to get around the ban on Russians at Wimbledon this year because she now represents the country of Georgia. Natela Dzalamidze, a 29-year-old who is currently 44th in the doubles rankings, is listed as being from

12:03 PM ET Italian Matteo Berrettini retained his title at the Queen’s Club Championships with a 7-5, 6-4 defeat of Serbia’s Filip Krajinovic on Sunday, as the world No. 10 gave himself the perfect launch pad into Wimbledon. Berrettini had too much firepower for unseeded Krajinovic, who has now lost all five of his Tour-level

12:23 PM ET Associated Press Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil secured back-to-back WTA titles after Chinese opponent Shuai Zhang retired with an injury trailing 5-4 in the first set of the Birmingham Classic final on Sunday. Haddad Maia hadn’t won a senior title before arriving in England to play the Nottingham Open last week. Now