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Daniil Medvedev takes out ailing top seed Jannik Sinner at Wimbledon
Russian Daniil Medvedev toppled World No. 1 Jannik Sinner 6-7 (7), 6-4, 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-3 in a grueling four-hour match Tuesday to move into the semifinals at Wimbledon.,The victory on the grass courts of London snapped Medvedev's five-match losing streak to Sinner, who was two sets down to Medvedev...
Madison Keys hurt hamstring in Wimbledon pullout match
Madison Keys revealed Monday that she suffered a hamstring injury of unknown severity during Sunday's fourth-round match at Wimbledon against Jasmine Paolini.,Keys, the No. 12 seed, was tied a set apiece with the seventh-seeded Italian. Keys led 5-2 in the decider set and was serving but could not c...
Down two sets, Taylor Fritz reaches Wimbledon quarterfinals
No. 13 seed Taylor Fritz dropped the first two sets against No. 4 Alexander Zverev of Germany, but rallied for 4-6, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-6 (3), 6-3 victory to reach his second quarterfinal at Wimbledon on Monday.,Fritz, who lost to Spain's Rafael Nadal in the 2022 quarterfinals, will face No. 25 Lorenzo ...
Elina Svitolina breezes into Wimbledon quarterfinals
No. 21 seed Elina Svitolina of Ukraine returned to the Wimbledon quarterfinals with a 6-2, 6-1 victory Monday over China's Xinyu Wang in just 55 minutes.,A semifinalist at the All England Club in 2023 and 2019, the 29-year-old Svitolina moved a step closer to her first Grand Slam title by committing...
No. 19 Emma Navarro sweeps No. 2 Coco Gauff out of Wimbledon
No. 19 seed Emma Navarro continued her breakout season Sunday by dispatching No. 2 seed Coco Gauff 6-4, 6-3 at Wimbledon to reach the first Grand Slam quarterfinal of her career.,Navarro controlled the round of 16 match against her fellow American while winning in just 74 minutes. She will face seve...
Madison Keys (leg) retires in Wimbledon fourth round
Seventh-seeded Jasmine Paolini advanced to her first Wimbledon quarterfinal on Sunday when No. 12 Madison Keys retired because of a left leg injury with the third set tied at 5-5.,Italy's Paolini, who had never won a Wimbledon match before this year, was leading the fourth-round match following a 6-...
No. 1 Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz reach Wimbledon quarters
World No. 1 Jannik Sinner of Italy and defending champion Carlos Alcaraz of Spain are one win away from another Grand Slam semifinal showdown after both advanced to the quarterfinals Sunday at Wimbledon.,Sinner saved four set points in the third set in a 6-2, 6-4, 7-6 (9) victory over No. 14 seed Be...
Ben Shelton pulls off another rally, advances to fourth round
Ben Shelton lost a first-set tiebreaker in the third round at Wimbledon before he rallied to win a five-set thriller over Canada's Denis Shapovalov 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 on Saturday at the All England Club.,With eight-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer in the stands on the No. 1 court, Shel...
World No. 1 Iga Swiatek falls to Yulia Putintseva at Wimbledon
Unseeded Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan shocked World No. 1 Iga Swiatek of Poland 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 at Wimbledon on Saturday. ,Swiatek had won 20 consecutive matches -- including titles in Madrid, Rome and Paris -- and 44 matches in 2024 to lead all WTA players.,Putinseva had lost all four previous matc...
Andy Murray, Emma Raducanu out of Wimbledon mixed doubles
Andy Murray's storied Wimbledon career apparently is over. ,He was scheduled to play mixed doubles with fellow Brit Emma Raducanu, but she pulled out of the pairing Saturday -- hours before their scheduled match -- citing a wrist issue.,By tournament rules, Murray is not allowed to play with a repla...
Coco Gauff makes quick work of Brit Sonay Kartal at Wimbledon
World No. 2 Coco Gauff lacked home-court advantage but had everything else going for her in defeating British qualifier Sonay Kartal 6-4, 6-0 on Friday at Wimbledon.,Kartal, 22, entered the tournament at No. 298, but with two victories found herself at No. 1 Court in the third round against Gauff, 2...
Carlos Alcaraz tops Frances Tiafoe in 5-set Wimbledon battle
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz clawed back from the brink of elimination at Wimbledon on Friday, defeating Frances Tiafoe 5-7, 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-2 to move to the fourth round.,A packed house that included Kansas City Chiefs star quarterback Patrick Mahomes was treated to a three-hour, 51-minut...
Andy Murray falls in men’s doubles at Wimbledon
Andy Murray was knocked out of the Wimbledon men's doubles competition Thursday in London, leaving him one more chance to win some matches at the All England Club.,Murray, 37, has said he is playing at Wimbledon for the final time. He already had to pull out of the singles draw as he continues to re...
Coco Gauff steamrolls into third round at Wimbledon
Second-seeded Coco Gauff cruised past Romanian Anca Todoni 6-2, 6-1 in the second round of Wimbledon on Wednesday in London. ,Gauff converted five of nine break point opportunities and won 85 percent of her first serves in rolling on to the third round in 66 minutes. Todoni was beset by 23 unforced ...
Andy Murray, Emma Raducanu join for Wimbledon mixed doubles
Two former Grand Slam winners are joining forces, with Andy Murray and fellow Brit Emma Raducanu to play mixed doubles at Wimbledon.,Murray and Raducanu accepted a wild-card entry into the event at the All England Club in London before Wednesday's tournament draw.,Beset by injuries late in his caree...
Carlos Alcaraz advances at Wimbledon; Norway's Casper Ruud out
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz overcame an uneven first set to defeat Aleksandar Vukic of Australia 7-6 (5), 6-2, 6-2 and advance to the third round at Wimbledon on Wednesday.,The victory extended the Spaniard's winning streak on the grass courts of London to nine.,Failing to advance was No. 8 se...
Defending champ Marketa Vondrousova out at Wimbledon; Iga Swiatek advances
Defending champion Marketa Vondrousova crashed out of Wimbledon in the first round on Tuesday.,The 25-year-old Czech fell 6-4, 6-2 to Spain's Jessica Bouzas Maneiro at Centre Court.,The last time a reigning champ lost in the opening round at the All England Club was in 1994 when Steffi Graf fell to ...
Novak Djokovic cruises into Wimbledon second round in straight sets
Novak Djokovic cruised into the second round at Wimbledon, downing qualifier Vit Kopriva in straight sets on Tuesday. ,Nearly one month removed from knee surgery, Djokovic entered the opening-round match with questions about his health but dominated on Centre Court, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2. ,The 37-year-old S...
Defending champ Marketa Vondrousova loses Wimbledon opener
Defending champion Marketa Vondrousova crashed out of Wimbledon in the first round on Tuesday.,The 25-year-old Czech fell 6-4, 6-2 to Spain's Jessica Bouzas Maneiro at Centre Court.,The last time a reigning champ lost in the opening round at the All England Club was in 1994 when Steffi Graf fell to ...
Andy Murray WDs from Wimbledon singles, to play doubles
Andy Murray withdrew from Wimbledon singles competition Tuesday but will compete in doubles with his brother, Jamie.,The two-time Wimbledon champion from Great Britain recently underwent surgery to remove a spinal cyst.,"Unfortunately, despite working incredibly hard on his recovery since his operat...