Tennis

Jul 1, 2024, 06:54 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Russian 22nd seed Ekaterina Alexandrova has pulled out of Wimbledon ahead of her opening-round match with Emma Raducanu on Monday due to illness. The 29-year-old, whose best performance at the All England Club came last year when she reached the fourth round, was replaced by lucky

Associated Press Jun 30, 2024, 11:07 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Andy Murray underwent a spinal cyst procedure last week. Zac Goodwin/PA Images via Getty Images Andy Murray has said “it’s impossible” to know yet whether he will be able to compete at Wimbledon, even if he is “feeling better every day” as he recovers from

Open Extended Reactions The 2024 edition of Wimbledon begins on Monday, with plenty of storylines taking center stage at the All England Club in London. Perhaps the biggest storyline heading into this week is the status of seven-time champion Novak Djokovic, who underwent surgery to repair a torn meniscus on June 6. Meanwhile, Jannik Sinner

Jun 29, 2024, 01:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Novak Djokovic is vying for his eighth Wimbledon title. John Walton/PA via AP Novak Djokovic has said he has tested his troublesome knee to the maximum since arriving in London and is confident he will be ready for his opening match at Wimbledon on Tuesday. The 37-year-old

Associated Press Jun 29, 2024, 01:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MALLORCA, Spain — Alejandro Tabilo became the first Chilean man to win a grass-court title in the Open era at the Mallorca Championships on Saturday. Tabilo, seeded fourth, defeated the unseeded Sebastian Ofner of Austria 6-3, 6-4 in the final. A single break decided

Associated Press Jun 29, 2024, 01:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Taylor Fritz of the U.S. became the first three-time men’s champion of the Eastbourne International on Saturday. Fritz beat Australian qualifier Max Purcell 6-4, 6-3 in the final, capturing his eighth career title without dropping a set. He also won Eastbourne in 2019 and

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Jun 29, 2024, 09:08 AM ET Open Extended Reactions AFTER FOUR HOURS and 42 minutes of battle, Carlos Alcaraz fell to the grass and rolled over in celebration as the crowd roared. He had just done the previously unthinkable. He’d handed Novak Djokovic his first loss at Wimbledon since 2017 and won

Associated Press Jun 28, 2024, 01:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Russian tennis players Karen Khachanov and Liudmila Samsonova have declined to play at the Paris Olympics, the IOC said Friday, and their next-highest-ranked compatriots were invited instead. The IOC said Pavel Kotov, the 50th-ranked men’s player, and Anna Kalinskaya, ranked No.

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Jun 28, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions After a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it grass-court season and less than three weeks removed from the French Open, Wimbledon is already upon us. Editor’s Picks 2 Related The year’s third major gets underway on Monday at the All England Club in London, and there is already

Associated Press Jun 28, 2024, 06:17 AM ET Open Extended Reactions WIMBLEDON, England — Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray both were placed in the Wimbledon bracket during Friday’s draw despite coming off recent operations. That’s no guarantee either 37-year-old past champion at the All England Club will actually compete at the event that begins Monday.

ESPN News Services Jun 27, 2024, 03:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki had to retire from her quarterfinal match at the Bad Homburg Open on Thursday with a knee injury. Wozniacki, 33, a wild-card entry, fell during the first set of her match against third-seeded American Emma Navarro and

Jun 27, 2024, 01:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAUSANNE, Switzerland –The IOC invited eight top Russian tennis players plus Aryna Sabalenka and Victoria Azarenka from Belarus on Thursday to compete as neutral athletes at the Paris Olympics — though some already declined the expected offer. The Russian men invited to compete in the Olympic

Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterJun 27, 2024, 10:28 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions If you accept the premise that Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer are, in some order, the three best men’s players of all-time — and, hey, you might not, it’s a free

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJun 27, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions Andy Murray has said he is still hopeful of playing at Wimbledon just days after

Associated Press Jun 26, 2024, 10:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Defending Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz will take part in a tennis exhibition in Charlotte on Dec. 6. The third-ranked Alcaraz will face Frances Tiafoe in one match, while Madison Keys and Sloane Stephens will meet in another at the Spectrum Center,

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJun 26, 2024, 04:44 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions Novak Djokovic is yet to make a call on whether he will play at this

Associated Press Jun 25, 2024, 03:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEWPORT, R.I. — The International Tennis Hall of Fame unveiled plans for a $3 million renovation that will double the museum’s exhibit space and redesign the plaque gallery in time for the enshrinement of all-time greats such as Roger Federer and Serena Williams. “When

Jun 25, 2024, 07:56 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Cameron Norrie has been knocked out of the Eastbourne International. Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images British No. 2 Cameron Norrie has been eliminated in the first round at Eastbourne as Finland’s Emil Ruusuvuori beat him in straight sets. During the first set, the pair went game-for-game as