Tennis

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2:26 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from Wimbledon ahead of Friday’s semifinal match against Nick Kyrgios with a torn abdominal muscle.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,

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

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

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

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

7:30 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com LONDON — Amanda Anisimova won her fourth-round match at Wimbledon on Monday, and then asked her coach how her fellow American players were faring at the tournament. He broke the news to her: She was the only countrywoman left standing and one of two Americans remaining in the singles draws,

7:30 AM ET Simon Cambers LONDON — Serena Williams, last week, was preparing to face Harmony Tan in her singles comeback after a year out at Wimbledon — she was ready for almost everything: the pressure of the occasion, the physical battle, the mental test. She was not ready for the forehand slice. “I think

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

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

7:30 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com LONDON — It could have been a devastating day for Coco Gauff. She had arrived at Wimbledon brimming with confidence and coming off of her first major final at the French Open last month. Considered one of the favorites at this tournament, many believed this could be the Grand Slam

4:56 PM ET LONDON — The fiery third-round Wimbledon match between Nick Kyrgios and Stefanos Tsitsipas has resulted in both players being fined. Kyrgios defeated Tsitsipas 6-7 (2), 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (7) to book his place in the fourth round on Saturday. But he has received a $4,000 fine for an “audible obscenity” after being

Jun 27, 2022 LONDON — The Wimbledon experience is anchored in tradition. The players wearing all white, the reigning men’s champion opening play on Monday, the strawberries and cream and camping out for tickets in the “queue” … all time-honored experiences. Then there are the other staples: The crowd applauding politely whenever the umpire tells

7:30 AM ET On Monday, July 11, for the first time since 1997, Serena Williams and Roger Federer will both be unranked in the WTA and ATP rankings. This was slated to happen long before Williams’ early exit at Wimbledon — because of the decision not to award ranking points at the tournament. But it

5:13 PM ET Simon Cambers WIMBLEDON, England — Stefanos Tsitsipas labeled Nick Kyrgios as a “bully” after he was beaten by the Australian in a volatile “circus” of a third-round match at Wimbledon on Saturday. Kyrgios won 6-7 (2), 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (7) to reach the fourth round at the All England Club for the

11:09 AM ET ESPN News Services American teenager Coco Gauff is out of Wimbledon in the third round after a 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-1 loss Saturday to Amanda Anisimova on Centre Court. Gauff, 18, was the French Open runner-up and was seeded 11th at the All England Club. Anisimova, seeded 20th, has now reached the

12:22 PM ET Simon Cambers LONDON — For the first time since February, Iga Swiatek experienced defeat, beaten 6-4, 6-2 by France’s Alize Cornet in the third round at Wimbledon on Saturday. The result ended the Pole’s run of 37 straight wins and six straight titles, including a second French Open title. What went wrong

5:53 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com LONDON — Venus Williams arrived at Wimbledon last week with no intentions of competing. But then she had a change of heart. “I had no plan to play,” Williams said Friday. “I saw the grass and I got excited.” Her coach reached out to Jamie Murray, a five-time major mixed