Category: Tennis

Thursday marks a changing of the guard. While for many this might mean electing a new prime minister, at Wimbledon, tens of thousands queued for a chance to bid adieu to Andy Murray and cheer on the next generation of British tennis stars. Murray is due to compete alongside his older brother, Jamie, in the...

Eleventh seed Stefanos Tsitsipas and seventh seed Hubert Hurkacz were both knocked out in the second round on a difficult day for the favourites at Wimbledon. Two-time Grand Slam finalist Tsitsipas was beaten 7-6 (8-6) 7-6 (12-10) 3-6 6-3 by Finnish world number 88 Emil Ruusuvuori. Hurkacz retired while defending match point against Frenchman Arthur...

AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — Some of Britain’s top tennis players are avoiding election talk like double-faults at Wimbledon. Polls opened Thursday morning in the U.K.’s first national election in almost five years but Britain’s rising stars are sticking to the tennis at the All England Club. Jack Draper says he has no interest...

The full draw for the women’s singles tournament at Wimbledon. Third Round Top Half Iga Swiatek (Pol) (1) vs Yulia Putintseva (Kaz) Bernarda Pera (USA) vs Jelena Ostapenko (Lat) (13) Danielle Collins (USA) (11) vs Beatriz Haddad Maia (Bra) (20) Barbora Krejcikova (Cze) (31) vs Jessica Bouzas Maneiro (Spa) Elena Rybakina (Kaz) (4) vs Caroline...

Court One is dominated by British players on day four with Boulter opening play at 13:00 against Dart. The 27-year-olds were born just four days apart and Boulter says they “both know each other’s games inside out, back to front”. Boulter has won both their meetings on the WTA Tour, including a tight three-set battle...

A week before his 12th birthday, Jacob Fearnley sat on the sofa at home in Edinburgh, gripped by television coverage of the 2013 Wimbledon final. The aspiring tennis player watched Scottish hero Andy Murray end Britain’s 77-year wait for a men’s singles champion – a huge moment of national sporting significance. “I was glued to...

Jack Draper marked his first Wimbledon match as British men’s number one by evoking memories of Andy Murray with a five-set success under the Centre Court lights. Draper, seeded 28th, started tentatively against Swedish qualifier Elias Ymer – and lost his way in the fourth set – before coming through to win 3-6 6-3 6-3...

‘I believe in myself the whole time’ – Alcarazpublished at 19:13 British Summer Time 9 July 19:13 BST 9 July Alcaraz 5-7 6-4 6-2 6-2 Paul Carlos Alcaraz on winning his quarter-final match against Tommy Paul: “He has been playing great tennis here on grass. He won Queens. I think he has been doing great...

The world’s best tennis players have arrived in London ahead of the sport’s crown jewel over the next two weeks, as the 2024 Wimbledon Championships from the All England Club get started Monday, July 1. Edition 137 of tennis’ oldest, proudest and most prestigious grand slam event is all set to be one of the...

Twelve months ago, Emma Raducanu’s Wimbledon experience consisted of making hospitality appearances for her sponsors. The 21-year-old Briton missed her home Grand Slam after surgeries on both wrists and an ankle, but returns this year with a smile on her face on the back of some encouraging form. “It was really hard last year because...