12:49 PM ET LONDON — Novak Djokovic kept his cool in the furnace of Centre Court to win his seventh Wimbledon championship against Nick Kyrgios. As Kyrgios stuck the ball in the net on championship point, Djokovic looked to his team and let out a massive exhale. The triumph sees him go one behind Rafael
10:21 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — The Russian Tennis Federation was quick to claim Elena Rybakina as “our product” on her run to the women’s title at Wimbledon. It then praised her training program in the country after she won the Venus Rosewater Dish as Wimbledon champion while representing Kazakhstan. “It’s the Russian school,
10:41 AM ET ESPN News Services Shingo Kunieda finally won his first Wimbledon title to complete a career Grand Slam in men’s wheelchair singles. The 38-year-old Japanese player defeated Alfie Hewett of Britain 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (10-5). Kunieda is the first men’s wheelchair player to complete a career Grand Slam, and now holds all four
3:40 PM ET LONDON — You would never have known Elena Rybakina had just won Wimbledon. As Ons Jabeur pushed the forehand wide, sealing Rybakina’s first Grand Slam, she clenched her left fist in celebration in the direction of her box. The new champion met with Jabeur at the net, gave the crowd one wave
9:57 AM ET ESPN News Services LONDON — Liv Hovde won the girls’ singles championship at Wimbledon on Saturday, becoming just the second American to win the title at the All England Club in the past 30 years. The junior player beat Luca Udvardy of Hungary 6-3, 6-4 on No. 1 Court. Claire Liu was
11:34 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com LONDON — Even Elena Rybakina didn’t expect to win Wimbledon this year. She didn’t even see herself reaching the second week. She knew she had been putting in the work and had long-term dreams for herself, but she wasn’t happy with her preparation ahead of the tournament and had struggled
9:01 AM ET Simon Cambers LONDON — This is it. Novak Djokovic, the six-time champion, will take on Nick Kyrgios for the Wimbledon title. For Djokovic, it’s a record 32nd grand slam final and a chance to close to within one of Rafael Nadal on the all-time winners’ list, with his 21st major. For world
11:03 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — Elena Rybakina beat Ons Jabeur 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 in the Wimbledon final on Saturday to become the first tennis player representing Kazakhstan to win a Grand Slam singles championship. Rybakina is a 23-year-old who was born in Moscow and has represented Kazakhstan since 2018, when that country offered
8:44 AM ET Associated Press Diede de Groot has won her seventh straight Grand Slam title in women’s wheelchair singles and her fourth at Wimbledon. The top-seeded Dutch player beat Yui Kamiji of Japan 6-4, 6-2 on No. 3 Court. De Groot started her run at the 2021 Australian Open. She won all four major
4:23 PM ET LONDON — We’re in the twilight of the GOAT era. Rafa Nadal’s body is creaking, Roger Federer hasn’t played a competitive match in a year and Serena Williams‘ next movements are unclear. Novak Djokovic is at the peak of his powers but will likely not play another Grand Slam event until May.
2:59 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — Three lower-level tennis chair umpires from Tunisia have been banned for match-fixing after being found guilty of deliberately inputting the wrong scores during matches. The International Tennis Integrity Agency said Friday that Majd Affi was banned for 20 years after being found guilty of 12 charges relating to
11:25 AM ET Simon Cambers There will be a new name on the Wimbledon women’s singles trophy and a new Grand Slam champion on Saturday when Ons Jabeur and Elena Rybakina meet at Centre Court. For both players, it’s a first Slam final, and both women can make history. Victory for Tunisia’s Jabeur would make
9:51 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — All sorts of requests reach the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation via all sorts of methods, but rarely does a meaningful entreaty come via LinkedIn message. That, though, is how Micky Lawler, president of the WTA women’s professional tennis tour, first reached out to the group about a
12:55 PM ET Novak Djokovic is headed to another Wimbledon final after knocking out Britain’s Cameron Norrie in four sets. Djokovic dropped the first set before closing out Norrie 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 victory. A six-time champion at the All England Club, Djokovic is the three-time defending champion in England and will face first-time Grand
9:22 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — The United States has been drawn in a group with Poland and the Czech Republic for the Billie Jean King Cup Finals in November. Friday’s draw put host nation Britain in a group with Kazakhstan and Spain as part of the 12-team tournament in Glasgow, Scotland from Nov.
9:57 AM ET LONDON — Nick Kyrgios felt “disappointment” when he first heard Rafael Nadal had withdrawn from their Wimbledon men’s singles semifinal. Then he said he only managed one hour of sleep on Thursday night and was “a reckless ball of energy” as he processed the news. Nadal withdrew from their semifinal with an
11:53 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com After a turbulent start to the 2022 season, Novak Djokovic is just one victory away from claiming his first, and perhaps only, major title of the year at Wimbledon. With his status for the US Open still in doubt due to pandemic-related restrictions for entry into the United States and
5:48 PM ET ESPN News Services WIMBLEDON, England — Desirae Krawczyk and Neal Skupski won the mixed doubles title at Wimbledon with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Australian duo Sam Stosur and Matthew Ebden on Centre Court. Krawczyk is American and Skupski is British. Ebden will get another chance at a Wimbledon title this year
3:53 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com LONDON — After advancing to the Wimbledon final with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Simona Halep on Thursday, Elena Rybakina was faced with questions about her ties to Russia, despite representing Kazakhstan. Rybakina, 23, was born and raised in Moscow, and originally represented Russia, but switched to represent Kazakhstan in
2:26 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from Wimbledon ahead of Friday’s semifinal match against Nick Kyrgios with a torn abdominal muscle. The 22-time major champion said that he had been experiencing pain in the area for the past week but that the injury got worse during Wednesday’s quarterfinal match against Taylor Fritz,