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Iga Swiatek, Elena Rybakina knocked out at Wimbledon
Defending champion Iga Swiatek and 2022 winner Elena Rybakina fell in stunning upsets in the third round Saturday at Wimbledon.,Poland's Swiatek, the No. 3 seed, was ousted 7-6 (9), 6-2 by up-and-comer Alexandra Eala, the No. 29 seed. Belgium's Elise Mertens shocked No. 2 seed Rybakina, 7-6 (4), 6-1...
Serena Williams (knee) WDs from Wimbledon doubles
Serena Williams withdrew from the doubles draw at Wimbledon on Saturday due to a knee injury.,Williams had received a wild-card entry to play alongside her sister, Venus, but tweaked her knee in her first-round singles loss to Maya Joint on Tuesday. The Australian posted a 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-3 victory ...
Aryna Sabalenka to meet Naomi Osaka in Wimbledon round of 16
Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka delivered nine aces and advanced to the round of 16 of Wimbledon with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia on Friday at the All England Club in London.,The World No. 1 from Belarus hit 19 winners while advancing to the second week of a Grand Slam event for th...
Williams sisters to play doubles Saturday at Wimbledon
Serena and Venus Williams will play their Wimbledon first-round doubles match on Saturday after organizers gave Serena time to recover from a knee injury.,The sisters, who won the grass-court Grand Slam doubles title six times (most recently in 2016), take on Argentina's Solana Sierra and Colombia's...
Iga Swiatek coasts past Karolina Pliskova at Wimbledon
Defending champion Iga Swiatek made short work of fellow former World No. 1 Karolina Pliskova during their second-round match at Wimbledon on Thursday.,The third-seeded Swiatek converted six of eight break points en route to a 6-1, 6-3 victory, dispatching the Czech native in 70 minutes. Swiatek, of...
WTA ends Saudi Arabia deal early, moves Finals to Indian Wells
Shortly after the WTA and the Saudi Tennis Federation "mutually agreed" to end their three-year deal to hold the WTA Finals in Riyadh, the WTA announced on Wednesday that the 2026 WTA Finals would be held in Indian Wells, Calif.,The deal would have continued this year, but now the WTA Finals will ta...
Coco Gauff extends Wimbledon stay with comeback over Solana Sierra
Seventh-seeded Coco Gauff pulled off a major escape by scoring the final six points of a third-set tiebreaker to register a 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (7) victory over Argentina's Solana Sierra in the second round of Wimbledon on Wednesday in London.,Gauff trailed 5-3 in the third set before making her comeback....
Serena Williams (knee) uncertain for Wimbledon doubles
Serena Williams injured her right knee in Tuesday's Wimbledon singles comeback and is questionable for her doubles match Thursday with sister Venus Williams.,Maya Joint, 20, defeated 44-year-old Serena Williams 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-3 in the first round. It was the first singles match for Williams, a 23-t...
Harmony Tan blocked by Serena Williams 4 years after Wimbledon upset
On the day of Serena Williams' return to Wimbledon Tuesday, an opponent from her last Wimbledon appearance dug up some dirt about the tennis legend on social media.,Harmony Tan, who upset Williams in a three-plus-hour battle in the first round of the 2022 event in London, posted on her Instagram acc...
Serena Williams' return to Wimbledon ends in defeat to Maya Joint
Serena Williams' singles comeback at Wimbledon was brief as 20-year-old Maya Joint recorded a 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-3 triumph over the 44-year-old in a first-round match on Centre Court at the All England Club in London.,It was Williams' first match at Wimbledon since losing to Harmony Tan of France in th...
Defending champ Iga Swiatek turns back Taylor Townsend upset bid
Defending Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek held off an upset bid on Centre Court from Taylor Townsend 6-1, 2-6, 6-3, to advance to the second round on Tuesday in London. ,Emotions overtook Swiatek, the No. 3 seed in the women's draw, when she reached her seat post-match. With tears streaming down her ...
No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, top seeds stroll into second round at Wimbledon
No. 1 seed Aryna Sabalenka dominated Teodora Kostovic and led a parade of the top-ranked women's singles players into the second round at Wimbledon on Monday. ,Sabalenka strolled on Centre Court for a 6-2 6-3 triumph in her first Grand Slam action since she followed a loss at the French Open by decl...
Serena Williams underdog in Wimbledon opener, big long shot to win title
Serena Williams is beginning her return to Wimbledon as an underdog to win her opening match, so it stands to reason she is a significant long shot to win the women's title at the All England Club.,Williams, 44, will compete in her first singles match in nearly four years on Tuesday when she takes o...
Emma Raducanu (leg) withdraws on eve of Wimbledon match
Great Britain standout Emma Raducanu withdrew from Wimbledon on Sunday night due to a stress fracture in her lower right leg.,Raducanu, the No. 30 seed, was confident earlier Sunday that she would answer the bell for Monday first-round match against Croatia's Antonia Ruzic at the All England Club in...
Serena Williams to adjust expectations for Wimbledon return
Serena Williams is taking a realistic approach toward her busy return to Wimbledon, which will include her first singles match in nearly four years.,The 23-time Grand Slam champion in singles began her comeback with doubles matches earlier this month at the HSBC Championships in London and the Berli...
Novak Djokovic: Serena Williams' comeback is 'inspirational'
Novak Djokovic admitted that Serena Williams' comeback has given him an added boost as he pursues a record-setting 25th Grand Slam title.,Williams, 44, will compete at Wimbledon for the first time in four years. In addition to her singles attempt, she's also joining her older sister, Venus, in the w...
Madison Keys in rare company as 3-time Eastbourne champ
Madison Keys joined an exclusive club on Saturday by defeating Germany's Tatjana Maria 7-5, 6-4 to claim her third Eastbourne Open championship in the United Kingdom.,The second-seeded American, who won the grass-court title here in 2014 and 2023, joined legends Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova a...
WTA roundup: Naomi Osaka advances to Bad Homburg finals
No. 6 seed Naomi Osaka of Japan needed just 70 minutes to defeat China's Xinyu Wang 6-3, 6-3 Friday to advance to the finals of the Bad Homburg Open in Germany.,Osaka had eight aces and converted 23 of 29 first-serve points (79.3%). In the finals, Osaka will meet Czech No. 4 seed Karolina Muchova, w...
Serena Williams opens against Maya Joint, 20, at Wimbledon
Serena Williams' Wimbledon singles comeback begins on Tuesday against a player less than half her age.,The 44-year-old seven-time winner of the grass-court Grand Slam faces Australia's Maya Joint, 20, in the first round.,It will be the first singles match for Williams since a third-round loss at the...
WTA roundup: Emma Navarro knocks off Iga Swiatek at Bad Homburg
Emma Navarro controlled the final set on Wednesday to finish off a 7-5, 2-6, 6-3 victory over top-seeded Iga Swiatek of Poland to reach the quarterfinals of the Bad Homburg Open in Germany.,Navarro won 18 of 23 (78.3%) first-serve points and saved all three break points in the third set to defeat Sw...