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12:09 PM ET Simon Cambers Rafael Nadal practiced for around 45 minutes at Wimbledon on Thursday as he tries to shake off an abdominal injury in time to be fit for Friday’s semifinal against Australian Nick Kyrgios. The Spaniard spent most of the time hitting forehands and backhands and though he did practice some serves,
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10:37 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — Ons Jabeur advanced to her first Grand Slam final by beating Tatjana Maria 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 on Centre Court at Wimbledon in a victory that is also a first for Arab and African women. The Tunisian is the first Arab woman to reach a major final and the
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4:33 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — Coco Gauff and Jack Sock have been eliminated from the mixed doubles tournament at Wimbledon on Wednesday. The American pair lost to Australian duo Sam Stosur and Matthew Ebden in the semifinals 6-3, 5-7, 7-5 on No. 3 Court. Both Gauff and Sock reached the third round in
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12:53 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — Give Nick Kyrgios credit for honesty: Even he did not think this day ever would arrive. The talented, tempestuous Australian is a semifinalist at Wimbledon. Kyrgios became the first unseeded and lowest-ranked man to get to the final four at the All England Club since 2008 by playing
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10:12 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — Simona Halep’s first appearance at Wimbledon since winning the title three years is going just as good as it did the last time. The 16th-seeded Romanian reached the semifinals and stretched her winning streak at the All England Club to 12 matches by beating Amanda Anisimova 6-2, 6-4
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12:17 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — It says a lot about Novak Djokovic that a two-sets-to-none hole at Wimbledon on a day he was hardly at his best never seemed insurmountable. Not to him. Not to anyone watching. It says a lot about his history of overcoming that sort of deficit. A lot about
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7:56 AM ET ESPN News Services Wimbledon quarterfinalist Nick Kyrgios will appear in court next month to face a charge stemming from an alleged assault of a former girlfriend late last year, authorities said. Jason Moffett, a lawyer representing Kyrgios, told Australia’s Canberra Times that he has been briefed on the matter and that Kyrgios
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11:10 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — The first semifinalist at this year’s Wimbledon is the oldest woman remaining in the draw. Tatjana Maria, a 34-year-old German who returned to the tour less than a year ago following the birth of her second daughter, advanced to the semifinals at a Grand Slam tournament for the
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4:27 PM ET ESPN News Services Everything went smoothly for Rafael Nadal against Botic Van De Zandschulp on Monday until it came time to close out their fourth-round match at Wimbledon. Serving for the win at 5-3 in the third set, Nadal was broken for the second time in the match and he then failed
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1:44 PM ET ESPN News Services Simona Halep is living up to her status as the only former Grand Slam champion left in this year’s women’s draw. The Romanian beat fourth-seeded Paula Badosa 6-1, 6-2 on Centre Court on Monday to return to the Wimbledon quarterfinals and extend her winning streak at the All England
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11:58 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — Four activists wearing “Where is Peng Shuai?” T-shirts were stopped by security at Wimbledon on Monday and had their bags searched. Peng is a retired professional tennis player from China who last year accused a former high-ranking member of the country’s ruling Communist Party of sexual assault. She
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8:35 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — The All England Club is appealing a fine levied by the WTA women’s professional tennis tour for banning Russian and Belarusian players from tournaments in Britain because of the war in Ukraine. The Lawn Tennis Association — the British federation for the sport — also is expected to
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4:08 PM ET ESPN News Services Third-seeded Ons Jabeur saved five set points in the first-set tiebreaker Sunday before beating Elise Mertens 7-6 (9), 6-4 to reach her second straight Wimbledon quarterfinal. Jabeur came from 6-3 down in the tiebreaker, then broke the 24th-seeded Mertens in the final game of the second set when her
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