7:16 AM ET The All England Club’s (AELTC) chairman Ian Hewitt was left “very disappointed” by the ATP and WTA’s decision to strip Wimbledon of ranking points but added the championships were left with “no other viable” alternative than banning players from Russia and Belarus from competing this year. Hewitt also said the decision was
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7:07 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com This year, Wimbledon will feature some of the sport’s all-time greats. But there will be just one 23-time major champion on the grass at the All England Club. Serena Williams is set to make her eagerly anticipated return to competition on Tuesday when she takes on Harmony Tan in the
4:07 PM ET Associated Press WIMBLEDON, England — Madison Keys, the 2017 U.S. Open runner-up, and Borna Coric withdrew from Wimbledon on Saturday because of injuries. The tournament begins Monday. Keys, an American who was seeded 19th at the All England Club, pulled out because of a hurt abdominal muscle. 1 Related She was replaced
11:17 AM ET Associated Press Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova tuned up for the upcoming Grand Slam tournament by overpowering Jelena Ostapenko 6-3, 6-2 to win the Eastbourne title on Saturday. The 14th-seeded Kvitova earned her first grass-court title in four years — and 29th trophy of her singles career overall — after breaking Ostapenko,
3:44 PM ET Associated Press Taylor Fritz outlasted Maxime Cressy 6-2, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4) Saturday in an all-American men’s final for his second Eastbourne title. Fritz could rely on his serve in his first meeting with Cressy. Fritz didn’t face a break point in the final, he won 92 percent of his first serves,
12:13 PM ET Associated Press PALMA, Spain — Stefanos Tsitsipas won the Mallorca Championships after beating Roberto Bautista Agut in three sets Saturday as they prepared to play on the grass courts of the All England Club. Tsitsipas’ first grass-court title on the ATP Tour comes before Wimbledon starts Monday. The second-seeded Greek held off
9:43 AM ET LONDON — Serena Williams said she was motivated to play this year’s Wimbledon to ensure her final memories of the championship were not retiring injured as she was forced to do in last year’s first round. Williams, 40, has not played a competitive singles match since last year’s first-round match against Aliaksandra
11:10 AM ET LONDON — Rafael Nadal on Saturday said the procedure he had on his chronic foot injury after Roland Garros has meant he is largely pain-free, but he is unsure how long the treatment will be effective. “The feeling and overall feelings are positive, no, because I am in a positive way in
11:27 AM ET Associated Press Caroline Garcia won her first tour title in three years after coming back from a set and a break down to beat 2019 U.S. Open champion Bianca Andreescu 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday in the final of the Bad Homburg Open. Garcia took a medical timeout for what seemed
7:01 AM ET A three-time defending champion. An eagerly anticipated return to the sport. A player with an astonishing win streak. And emerging stars all over the place. On Monday Wimbledon begins, and with it, some of the biggest names in the sport will take the court. Serena Williams will be back for the first
12:40 PM ET Associated Press EASTBOURNE, England — Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova advanced to her first grass-court final in four years by beating Beatriz Haddad Maia 7-6 (5), 6-4 at Eastbourne on Friday. Kvitova will face defending champion Jelena Ostapenko in the final. The eighth-seeded Latvian defeated 12th-seeded Camila Giorgi 6-2, 6-2 in the
The tennis world has made the transition from France to England, from Paris to London, and — perhaps, most importantly — from clay to grass. It has been fewer than three weeks since the conclusion of the French Open, but — ready or not — it’s time for Wimbledon. The players have made the switch
1:08 PM ET Associated Press PALMA, Spain — Stefanos Tsitsipas advanced to the final of the Mallorca Championships after beating Benjamin Bonzi in straight sets Friday. The second-seeded Tsitsipas saved all three break points he faced to beat Bonzi of France 6-4, 6-4. Tsitsipas, ranked sixth, will be seeking his second title of the season
6:07 AM ET Serena Williams was drawn to face France’s Harmony Tan in the Wimbledon first round as the 23-times Grand Slam champion returns to singles action after a year out. The 40-year-old American avoided any of the big names and will get the chance to ease into the tournament against world No. 113 Tan
6:50 AM ET Associated Press Bianca Andreescu reached her first final in more than a year after Simona Halep withdrew ahead of their semifinal match at the Bad Homburg Open on Friday with a neck injury. In her first grass-court final on Saturday, Andreescu will play the winner of Alize Cornet or Caroline Garcia. 1
3:42 PM ET Associated Press BAD HOMBURG, Germany — Bianca Andreescu reached her first semifinal in over a year, and first on grass, with a 6-4, 6-1 win over top-seeded Daria Kasatkina at the Bad Homburg Open on Thursday. The former U.S. Open winner broke Kasatkina’s serve five times in a dominant showing. It’s the
1:19 PM ET Associated Press EASTBOURNE, England — Beatriz Haddad Maia was given a helping hand in her bid for a third straight grass-court title ahead of Wimbledon. The Brazilian advanced to the semifinals at Eastbourne without hitting a ball Thursday after her opponent, Lesia Tsurenko, withdrew because of a right elbow injury. Haddad Maia
2:08 PM ET Associated Press PALMA, Spain — Top-ranked Daniil Medvedev will remain without a title on grass this season after a straight-sets loss to Roberto Bautista Agut in the quarterfinals of the Mallorca Championships on Thursday. Medvedev lost 6-3, 6-2 after entering the match with an 8-2 record on the surface for the year,
6:12 AM ET Serena Williams‘ comeback tournament at Eastbourne is over after her doubles partner Ons Jabeur withdrew with a knee injury. The duo were set to face Magda Linette and Aleksandra Krunic in the semifinals but those two have now advanced to the final following Jabeur’s withdrawal. 1 Related The tournament was Williams’ first
5:00 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The US Open will double the size of its men’s and women’s wheelchair singles and doubles tournaments, and add a junior championship at this year’s tournament. The expansion announced Wednesday means there will be 16 men and 16 women in the singles draws, along with eight men’s