Maand: juni 2022

5:55 PM ET Associated Press Nick Kyrgios was fined $10,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct in his first-round Wimbledon victory, the largest of the penalties announced so far at the tournament. Kyrgios acknowledged at his news conference after that match that he spit in the direction of a spectator he said was heckling him. On Thursday, the

3:28 PM ET ESPN News Services Rafael Nadal made it through to the third round of Wimbledon for the 11th time after getting past Ricardas Berankis 6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 on Thursday. The second-seeded Nadal looked far from his best at times, but he won on Centre Court in a match that finished under the

1:42 PM ET English wildcard Katie Boulter dedicated her second-round 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4 victory over world No.7 Karolina Pliskova to her grandmother, who passed away on Tuesday. Boulter, 25, played out a gruelling two hours with Pliskova and overcame a set deficit to beat the runner-up of last year’s tournament, entering the third round

11:40 AM ET ESPN News Services Harmony Tan, ranked No. 115 in the world, and Katie Boulter, who is 118th, continue to make a name for themselves at Wimbledon, reaching the third round of the women’s draw on Thursday with upset victories. France’s Tan, who ousted seven-time Wimbledon champion Serena Williams in a first-round match

9:10 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com LONDON — A day after Harmony Tan’s would-be partner Tamara Korpatsch publicly expressed her outrage over Tan’s last-minute decision to withdraw from doubles, peace has been restored between the pair. In a follow-up post on her Instagram story on Thursday, Korpatsch said the two had spoken and cleared the air.

7:15 AM ET Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain has pulled out of Wimbledon after testing positive for COVID-19, becoming the third big name in the men’s singles draw to withdraw after contracting the virus. Croatian Marin Cilic, the 2014 US Open champion and 2017 Wimbledon runner-up, and eighth seed Matteo Berrettini, who lost to Novak

4:51 PM ET Simon Cambers Two-time champion Andy Murray suffered his earliest ever exit from Wimbledon as he was beaten 6-4, 7-6 (4) 6-7 (3), 6-4 by an inspired John Isner in the second round on Wednesday. Murray had won all eight of his previous battles with the 6ft 10in Isner but in their first

9:54 AM ET Emma Raducanu crashed out of Wimbledon in the second round of women’s singles play after losing 6-3, 6-3 to Caroline Garcia on Wednesday. Garcia, ranked 55th in the world, defeated the British No. 1 and reigning US Open champion in 86 minutes on Centre Court. The defeat means it’s three second-round losses

11:00 AM ET ESPN News Services LONDON — Top-seeded Novak Djokovic advanced to the third round at Wimbledon on Wednesday with a 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 victory over Thanasi Kokkinakis of Australia. The six-time Wimbledon champion has won the past three men’s singles titles at the All England Club. Kokkinakis, 26, is ranked 79th. French Open

10:38 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com On the heels of her impressive main draw debut at Wimbledon, Harmony Tan followed up by withdrawing from her doubles match with a thigh injury — an hour before it was set to begin Wednesday. “She just texted me this morning,” Tan’s would-be partner, Tamara Korpatsch, wrote on social media.

8:47 AM ET ESPN News Services WIMBLEDON, England — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek will host a charity tennis event next month in her home country of Poland to raise funds for children and teenagers impacted by the war in Ukraine. The one-day event in Krakow on July 23 will feature a mixed doubles exhibition match and

8:07 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com LONDON, England — Serena Williams lost in her eagerly-anticipated return on Tuesday night at Wimbledon in a hard-fought 7-5, 1-6, 7-6 (7) marathon thriller to Harmony Tan, and questions about the 23-time major champion’s future in the sport were immediate. “That’s a question I can’t answer,” the 40-year-old said in

5:37 PM ET Associated Press WIMBLEDON, England — Serena Williams began — and ended — her comeback at Wimbledon after 364 days out of singles competition looking very much like someone who hadn’t competed in just that long. She missed shots, shook her head, rolled her eyes. In between, there were moments where Williams played

2:23 PM ET ESPN News Services WIMBLEDON, England — Rafael Nadal got his Wimbledon campaign off to a winning start Tuesday, although he needed four sets to do it. The second-seeded Nadal defeated Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina 6-4, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 on Centre Court in his first match since winning the French Open earlier this

1:59 PM ET Simon Cambers Australian Nick Kyrgios was at the center of controversy at Wimbledon on Tuesday after he spit in the direction of a fan whom he said had been verbally abusing him throughout his first-round match. The 27-year-old Kyrgios, who beat Paul Jubb of Britain 3-6, 6-1, 7-5, 6-7 (3), 7-5 to

11:03 AM ET ESPN News Services WIMBLEDON, England — From the red clay of the French Open to the green grass of Wimbledon, the wins keep coming for Iga Swiatek. The top-seeded Pole won her opening match on Centre Court on Tuesday, beating Croatian qualifier Jana Fett 6-0, 6-3. The victory was Swiatek’s 36th in

6:37 AM ET ESPN News Services WIMBLEDON, England — Matteo Berrettini, the 2021 Wimbledon runner-up, has pulled out of the grass-court Grand Slam tournament after testing positive for COVID-19. The All England Club announced Berrettini’s withdrawal and he posted about it on Instagram, saying he was “heartbroken” to have to withdraw. “Despite symptoms not being

3:28 PM ET LONDON — Emma Raducanu said she’s ready to take the lessons learned from her breakthrough year into this Wimbledon after getting through her first-round singles match against Alison Van Uytvanck in straight sets. Raducanu saw off Van Uytvanck in 101 minutes, winning 6-4, 6-4 in what was her first match on Centre

12:01 PM ET Associated Press WIMBLEDON, England — Quick reactions are a hallmark of being a professional tennis player, and Jodie Burrage showed the Wimbledon crowd she could respond to adversity quickly. The British player noticed a ball boy who was feeling faint on the sideline during her match Monday, then rushed over to make

2:56 PM ET Marin Cilic has been forced to withdraw from Wimbledon after testing positive for COVID-19. Cilic, 33, was due to face Mackenzie McDonald in the first round of the men’s singles but will be replaced by Nuno Borges. The news comes as a bitter blow to Cilic, who reached the semifinals of the