Tennis

4:14 PM ET Men’s British No. 1 Dan Evans has said he will miss the Tokyo Olympics following a positive test for COVID-19 in another blow to Team GB after Johanna Konta also pulled out. Konta, the women’s British No. 1, withdrew on Tuesday having tested positive for COVID-19, two weeks after she pulled out

3:41 PM ET World No. 2 Naomi Osaka, who withdrew from this year’s French Open and Wimbledon on mental health grounds, will compete in Montreal next month, organizers of the Canadian event said Wednesday. Osaka, a four-time Gland Slam champion who is one of Japan’s best gold medal prospects at the Tokyo Olympics, will be

7:36 AM ET The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) said it is investigating two matches from this month’s Wimbledon Grand Slam after bookmakers flagged “possible irregular betting patterns.” “Two alerts [were] provided to us during the Championships from the betting industry indicating possible irregular betting patterns,” an ITIA spokesperson told Reuters. 1 Related “We are

6:36 PM ET Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. — British teen sensation Emma Raducanu has received a wild card into the main draw of next month’s Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic. Raducanu, 18, made plenty of fans during a stellar run to the second week of Wimbledon this month. Raducanu was forced to retire from her

12:39 PM ET Swiss tennis star Roger Federer has withdrawn from the Tokyo Olympics after suffering a knee injury during the grass-court season, he said Tuesday. “I unfortunately experienced a setback with my knee, and have accepted that I must withdraw from the Tokyo Olympic Games,” Federer said in a Twitter post Tuesday. “I am

6:01 PM ET You have to go back to the 1960s to find a comparison for what Novak Djokovic is accomplishing in 2021. In the ’60s, tennis was trying to figure out the cleanest way forward as tournaments were split into professional and amateur events (and “amateurs” sure seemed to be making pretty good money

9:08 PM ET James Jackson World No. 1 Novak Djokovic remains atop his game 15 years into his decorated career. By clinching his sixth Wimbledon victory Sunday, the 20-time Grand Slam champion tied Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal for the most such victories among men. That trio trails only Margaret Court (24), Serena Williams (23)

8:00 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Novak Djokovic won his record-tying 20th major title and Ashleigh Barty made her childhood dream come true by taking home her first Wimbledon trophy. It was a monumental tournament for both players, who currently own the world’s No. 1 rankings, and an eventful fortnight at the All England Club. Here’s

5:39 AM ET LONDON — It was nearly three hours into the Wimbledon men’s singles final when the crowd started singing England football anthem “Three Lions” on Centre Court Sunday, then the call for “quiet please” came from the umpire and everyone returned to the matters in front of them. 2 Related England’s run to

2:17 PM ET Simon Cambers LONDON — It’s been more than half a century since the great Australian Rod Laver won all four majors in the same year — Wimbledon, US Open, French Open and Australian Open — for the calendar-year Grand Slam. No man since has come close — until now. Novak Djokovic‘s 6-7

12:59 PM ET LONDON — Novak Djokovic’s calendar Grand Slam dream is on track after he fought off the valiant Matteo Berrettini 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 on Centre Court to win the Wimbledon men’s singles title on Sunday. Having already won the Australian Open and French Open, Djokovic dropped just two sets over the

10:21 AM ET Australian great Evonne Goolagong said Ash Barty’s Wimbledon win on Saturday made her more emotional than her own triumph at the grasscourt major 50 years ago. Barty has been a woman on a mission this year at the All England Club and emulated trailblazer Goolagong, with whom she shares indigenous Australian heritage,

5:12 AM ET Kathleen McNamee LONDON — Matteo Berrettini is playing in his first major final. Novak Djokovic is playing in his 30th. But don’t doubt the Italian’s place at the table at Wimbledon. “I got to say: I didn’t pick Berrettini to get to the final but I’m not that surprised,” ESPN analyst Patrick

4:10 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Ash Barty made her intentions known before Wimbledon began. “One day, I would love to be the champion here,” Barty said late last month, three days before her first-round match. “It’s a dream. It’s a goal.” A lifelong student of the game, Barty has been enamored by the tradition and

11:04 AM ET ESPN News Services Ash Barty earned her second career Grand Slam title with a 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-3 win over Karolina Pliskova in the Wimbledon final Saturday. The top-seeded Barty, who won the French Open in 2019, became the first Australian woman to win the Wimbledon title since Evonne Goolagong in 1980.

3:59 PM ET Simon Cambers When Denis Shapovalov stepped out to play Novak Djokovic in the semifinals at Wimbledon on Friday, the Canadian knew that to win he would probably have to play near-perfect tennis and take his chances. For long periods of an enthralling battle on Centre Court, he managed the first task with

2:24 PM ET LONDON — For the first time in Wimbledon history, Italy has a contender in the men’s singles final. Matteo Berrettini was struggling for words on the court as he attempted to contemplate what he had achieved. First, there was the exhaustion and relief from beating the valiant Hubert Hurkacz in four sets

10:12 AM ET ESPN staff Novak Djokovic has been the heavy favorite to win it all at Wimbledon. And heading into the men’s semifinals (Friday, 8 a.m. ET on ESPN, ESPN App), he is on the cusp of his 20th career Grand Slam singles title. Can first-time Slam semifinalist Denis Shapovalov pull off the upset?