WIMBLEDON (AP) — Former Grand Slam champions Naomi Osaka, Caroline Wozniacki, Angelique Kerber and Emma Raducanu have all been awarded wild cards for Wimbledon. Naomi Osaka of Japan (AP) The grass-court tournament starts on July 1. Osaka — a four-time major champion and former No. 1 player —...
Rafael Nadal is going to skip Wimbledon, as expected, and instead prepare for the Paris Olympics by entering a clay-court tournament in Bastad, Sweden, he hasn’t been to in 19 years. FILE - Spain's Rafael Nadal holds his trophy as he celebrates his defeat of Switzerland's Roger Federer in the...
PARIS (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz plans to continue his tradition of celebrating Grand Slam titles with tattoos by getting ink of the date he won his first French Open championship and a drawing of the Eiffel Tower. Carlos Alcaraz (AP) That art, to help remember Sunday's 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2...
LONDON (AP) — The Queen’s Club will stage a women’s tennis tournament next year for the first time in more than a half-century, though it may prove to be a one-off. Poland's Iga Swiatek (AP/File photo) The WTA event will take place the week after the French Open, ushering in the start of...
BERLIN (AFP) -- Six-time Grand Slam winner Boris Becker confirmed on Thursday, Oct. 19, he has become the coach of Denmark's Holger Rune, returning to the game after a seven-year absence that included a prison term. Six-time Grand Slam winner Boris Becker (AFP) Speaking with Eurosport, the...
LONDON (AFP) -- Carlos Alcaraz is determined to quash any suggestions that his epic Wimbledon final win over Novak Djokovic represents the dawn of a new era despite all indications that tennis has witnessed a generational shift. *Spain's Carlos Alcaraz smiles as he holds the winner's trophy after...
LONDON (AFP) --Â Japanese teenager Tokito Oda made history by winning the Wimbledon wheelchair title with a commanding 6-4, 6-2 victory against Alfie Hewett on Sunday, July 16. *Japan's Tokito Oda raises his trophy after beating Britain's Alfie Hewett during their men's wheelchair singles final...
LONDON (AFP) -- Carlos Alcaraz defeated seven-time champion Novak Djokovic to claim his first Wimbledon title on Sunday, July 16, shattering the Serb's dream of a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam crown. *Spain's Carlos Alcaraz (left) holds the winner's trophy as he poses with Serbia's Novak Djokovic...
LONDON (AFP) -- Novak Djokovic says the sporting world will be watching his "ultimate showdown" against Carlos Alcaraz in Sunday's Wimbledon final where history and a generational shift are at stake. *Carlos Alcaraz (left) and Novak Djokovic. (AFP)* Djokovic is attempting to equal Roger Federer's...
LONDON (AFP)--Marketa Vondrousova became the first unseeded woman to win Wimbledon in the Open era as the Czech swept to a shock 6-4, 6-4 victory over Tunisia's Ons Jabeur in Saturday's final. *Czech Republic's Marketa Vondrousova kisses the Venus Rosewater Dish trophy after winning the women's...
LONDON (AFP) -- Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic set up a potentially era-defining Wimbledon title showdown after cruising through their semifinals on Friday, July 14, with the Serb superstar promising a "feast" of tennis in the championship match. *Spain's Carlos Alcaraz returns the ball to...
LONDON (AFP) -- Carlos Alcaraz takes on Daniil Medvedev on Friday, July 13, for a place in the Wimbledon final, where history-chasing Novak Djokovic will likely be lying in wait. *Spain's Carlos Alcaraz reacts as he plays against Denmark's Holger Rune during their men's singles quarterfinals...
