Tennis

Simon Cambers Jul 7, 2024, 01:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WIMBLEDON, England — This time last year, Novak Djokovic arrived fresh off his third Roland Garros title, a heavy favorite to win Wimbledon for a record-equaling eighth time. He was the four-time defending champion, and after winning majors in both Australia and France, was

ESPN News Services Jul 6, 2024, 05:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Novak Djokovic shrugged off a slow start to power past unseeded Australian Alexei Popyrin 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(3) and into the Wimbledon fourth round Saturday. Djokovic’s bid for a record-extending 25th Grand Slam title looked under threat when Popyrin took a

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Jul 6, 2024, 02:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Iga Swiatek‘s quest to conquer grass will have to wait another year. On Saturday, the five-time major champion and world No. 1 was defeated in the third round at Wimbledon by Yulia Putinseva 3-6, 6-1, 6-2. Swiatek looked to be on her way

Associated Press Jul 6, 2024, 01:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WIMBLEDON — No. 1-ranked Iga Swiatek again faltered at Wimbledon, losing in the third round to Yulia Putintseva 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 on Saturday. The result ended a 21-match winning streak for Swiatek. She is a five-time Grand Slam champion, including four titles on the

Jul 5, 2024, 02:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WIMBLEDON, England — Second-seeded Coco Gauff ended the dream run of British qualifier Sonay Kartal as the American marched into the fourth round of Wimbledon with a 6-4, 6-0 victory on Friday. Gauff was pushed hard by a player who began the week ranked 298th in

Jul 5, 2024, 02:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Emma Raducanu marched into the fourth round at Wimbledon on Friday after dominating world No. 9 Maria Sakkari in a straight-sets victory on Centre Court. The 21-year-old, who missed last year’s tournament after undergoing surgery on both wrists and an ankle, has been in impressive form

Associated Press Jul 5, 2024, 12:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON – Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz came back to eliminate Frances Tiafoe 5-7, 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-2 to reach Wimbledon’s fourth round on Friday in an entertaining match between two pals that was filled with moments of brilliance and a series of momentum

Associated Press Jul 4, 2024, 05:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Taylor Fritz told his Wimbledon opponent, Arthur Rinderknech, to “have a nice flight home” after beating him in a second-round match Thursday. The pair got into a bit of a back-and-forth at the net after the 13th-seeded American’s 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4

Simon Cambers Jul 4, 2024, 05:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WIMBLEDON, England — Andy Murray left the court briefly, moments after his last-ever men’s doubles match on Thursday. When he returned, he gave his brother, Jamie, a long, warm hug. And the crowd, already on its feet, erupted, moved by the emotions of the

Jul 4, 2024, 03:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Andy Murray‘s Wimbledon farewell got off to a difficult start on Thursday as he was knocked out of the men’s doubles in the first round alongside his older brother Jamie with a 7-6(6), 6-4 loss to Australian pair Rinky Hijikata and John Peers. Clearly having his

Associated Press Jul 4, 2024, 06:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray all were included on the entry list for tennis at the Paris Olympics released by the International Tennis Federation on Thursday, as was Daniil Medvedev, who will be competing as a neutral athlete rather than

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Jul 3, 2024, 07:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions EMMA RADUCANU’S SMILE still hadn’t faded. She was minutes removed from her dominant 6-1, 6-2 second-round victory over Elise Mertens at Wimbledon and seemed to be taking in every moment. As she stood to the side of No. 1 Court for her post-match

ESPN News Services Jul 3, 2024, 04:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Fifth seed Daniil Medvedev was being pushed so hard by Frenchman Alexandre Muller in their Wimbledon second-round clash on Wednesday that he completely lost track of the score. After losing a point to trail 6-3 in a tiebreak, the Russian sat down in

Associated Press Jul 3, 2024, 07:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Andy Murray and Emma Raducanu will team up in mixed doubles at Wimbledon. The news arrived Wednesday, a day after Murray withdrew from singles a little more than a week after having surgery to remove a cyst from his spine. Murray is

ESPN News Services Jul 2, 2024, 12:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WIMBLEDON, England — Novak Djokovic wore a gray sleeve on his surgically repaired right knee while winning his first-round match at Wimbledon on Tuesday without too much of a test. Playing his first match since tearing the meniscus in his knee at the

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Jul 2, 2024, 11:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions A year ago, Marketa Vondrousova surprised the tennis world as she defeated one higher-ranked player after another to ultimately become the 2023 Wimbledon champion. The unlikely victor stunned Ons Jabeur, the clear favorite by both oddsmakers and fans, in the final and became

Andy Murray has withdrawn from his first-round match at Wimbledon against Tomas Machac and confirmed he has played his final singles match at the championships. Murray, 37, is still in the draw for the doubles, where he will play alongside brother Jamie but, having had a procedure on a spinal cyst on June 22, Murray

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Jul 1, 2024, 09:16 AM ET Open Extended Reactions CHRIS EUBANKS WASN’T feeling optimistic about the state of his game when the grass season began in 2023. He found himself unable to escape his negative thoughts about the surface, from his movement to the slower speed of the ball. After losing in