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Taylor Fritz staves off upset attempt to advance at Wimbledon
Taylor Fritz staved off an upset attempt by Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spain to earn a 6-4, 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-1 victory and a spot in the fourth round at Wimbledon on Friday in London.,The fifth-seeded Fritz, who has been battling match interruptions all week, experienced more disruptions in Frida...
No. 6 Madison Keys, Naomi Osaka shown Wimbledon exit
Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova rallied to reach the Round of 16 at Wimbledon on Friday with a 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 win against Japan's Naomi Osaka.,Pavlyuchenkova raced to 3-0 leads in each of the last two sets and held off the four-time Grand Slam winner in two hours and three minutes.,Osaka struck 15 ...
Mirra Andreeva, Iga Swiatek avoid upsets, move to Wimbledon third round
Chaos reigned during the first three days at Wimbledon, with half of the women's Top 10 seeds ousted, before order was restored Thursday in London.,Seventh-seeded Mirra Andreeva of Russia and eighth-seeded Iga Swiatek of Poland both prevailed on the grass courts to forge ahead to the third round. Th...
Novak Djokovic sweeps into Wimbledon third round
Seven-time champion Novak Djokovic moved into the third round at Wimbledon for a record 19th time with a 6-3, 6-2, 6-0 victory against home favorite Daniel Evans on Thursday in London.,The sixth-seeded Serbian struck 11 aces, won 89 percent of the points (40 of 45) behind his first serve and saved b...
No. 2 seed Carlos Alcaraz eases into third round at Wimbledon
Two-time defending Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz defeated British qualifier Oliver Tarvet 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 on Wednesday to reach the third round in London.,The second-seeded Spaniard struck 38 winners, saved nine of 11 break points and extended his winning streak at the All England Club to 16 match...
Madison Keys, Aryna Sabalenka avoid upsets at Wimbledon
Sixth-seeded Madison Keys recorded a 6-4, 6-2 win over Olga Danilovic on Wednesday to advance to the third round at Wimbledon.,After outlasting Elena-Gabriela Ruse in a grueling, three-set match in sweltering conditions on Monday, Keys needed just 75 minutes to dismiss her Serbian foe.,"I definitely...
Madison Keys breezes into third round at Wimbledon
Sixth-seeded Madison Keys recorded a 6-4, 6-2 win over Olga Danilovic on Wednesday to advance to the third round at Wimbledon.,After outlasting Elena-Gabriela Ruse in a grueling, three-set match in sweltering conditions on Monday, Keys needed just 75 minutes to dismiss her Serbian foe.,"I definitely...
‘Overwhelmed’ Coco Gauff rues Wimbledon prep after French win
Coco Gauff gave plenty of credit to her opponent while pinpointing exactly where she felt she was lacking Tuesday night in her surprising first-round loss at Wimbledon in London.,Gauff fell 7-6 (3), 6-1 to unseeded Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska. Gauff was the No. 2 seed in the ladies' singles draw and...
Two more men's Top 10 seeds crash out at Wimbledon; Sinner sails
No. 3 seed Alexander Zverev and No. 7 Lorenzo Musetti became the latest top seeds to lose in the first round at Wimbledon on Tuesday in London.,Zverev and Musetti joined Holger Rune and Daniil Medvedev, also seeded in the Top 10, who were eliminated in the first round on another hot day on Monday.,M...
Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula ousted in first-round Wimbledon shockers
Three of the top five seeds in the Wimbledon ladies' singles draw -- Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula and China's Qinwen Zheng -- bowed out in the first round on a stunning Tuesday in London.,Italian Elisabetta Cocciaretto made a triumphant return to the Wimbledon stage by ousting No. 3 seed Pegula 6-2, 6...
Two more men's Top 10 seeds crash out at Wimbledon
No. 3 seed Alexander Zverev and No. 7 Lorenzo Musetti became the latest top seeds to lose in the first round at Wimbledon on Tuesday in London.,Meanwhile, World No. 1 Jannik Sinner of Italy sailed through to the next round.,Germany's Zverev, who is still seeking his first Grand Slam championship, wa...
No. 7 Lorenzo Musetti out, No. 1 Jannik Sinner breezes at Wimbledon
No. 7 seed Lorenzo Musetti became the latest top seed to lose in the first round at Wimbledon, but his fellow Italian, World No. 1 Jannik Sinner, sailed through to the next round on Tuesday in London.,Musetti a semifinalist at Wimbledon in 2024, lost to qualifier Nikoloz Basilashvili of Georgia 6-2,...
No. 3 seed Jessica Pegula ousted in first round of Wimbledon
Italian Elisabetta Cocciaretto made a stunning return to the Wimbledon stage on Tuesday, ousting No. 3 seed Jessica Pegula 6-2, 6-3 in just 58 minutes in the first round in London.,Cocciaretto had to sit out the major in 2024 due to illness. She has played well on the grass courts in the past year, ...
Brit Katie Boulter upsets Paula Badosa in first round of Wimbledon
British fan favorite Katie Boulter dished out 27 winners while producing a 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 victory over No. 9 seed Paula Badosa of Spain in a Wimbledon first-round match at the All England Club in London.,Boulter saved 4 of 7 break points and held a 6-5 edge in aces while playing on Centre Court. It i...
Ons Jabeur to 'disconnect a bit' from tennis after Wimbledon retirement
Former Wimbledon finalist Ons Jabeur's tough season continued Monday when she retired from her first-round match against Viktoriya Tomova of Bulgaria at the All England Club in London.,Tomova won 7-6 (5), 2-0.,In the first set, Jabeur and Tomova exchanged breaks of serve before Jabeur broke Tomova's...
Ons Jabeur to 'disconnect a bit' from tennis after Wimbeldon retirement
Former Wimbledon finalist Ons Jabeur's tough season continued Monday when she retired from her first-round match against Viktoriya Tomova of Bulgaria at the All England Club in London.,Tomova won 7-6 (5), 2-0.,In the first set, Jabeur and Tomova exchanged breaks of serve before Jabeur broke Tomova's...
Holger Rune, Daniil Medvedev stunned in Wimbledon openers
A pair of Top 10 seeds were stunned Monday in the opening round at Wimbledon, with No. 8 Holger Rune and No. 9 Daniil Medvedev ousted in London.,Chile's Nicolas Jarry, behind 31 aces, came from behind to top Denmark's Rune 4-6, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 in three hours and 33 minutes.,Benjamin Bonzi of Fran...
Iga Swiatek: Tennis schedule too 'intense' for players
Iga Swiatek said the tennis calendar is too tightly packed and forces players to compete in too many tournaments, just for the sake of ranking points.,Speaking to reporters in advance of Wimbledon, where she is the No. 8 seed, the former World No. 1 said too much is being asked of players.,Swiatek o...
Poland's Hubert Hurkacz withdraws from Wimbledon
Poland's Hubert Hurkacz announced his withdrawal from Wimbledon on Friday citing a setback during his recovery from surgery.,"Over the past few weeks, you've seen me on court through both the highs and the more challenging moments. Unfortunately, today I have to share some difficult news," Hurkacz s...
Aryna Sabalenka top women's seed at Wimbledon as Iga Swiatek falls to No. 8
World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, as expected, is the top seed in the women's draw at Wimbledon.,Her rival, Iga Swiatek of Poland, is the eighth seed, an uncharacteristic spot for the five-time Grand Slam champion.,Swiatek, 24, is in a season-long slump that has seen her fall to No. 8 in the world rankin...