Tennis

4:27 PM ET Associated Press Sebastian Baez reached the Swedish Open final on Saturday with a straight-sets win over Andrey Rublev. It will be an all-Argentina final after Baez’s 6-2, 6-4 success in one hour, 16 minutes. Baez broke the Russian twice in the opening set and decisively in the 10th game of the second

6:49 AM ET TORONTO — Serena Williams has decided to compete next month in Toronto, having returned to action two weeks ago at Wimbledon after a year away from competition, tournament organizers said on Thursday. Williams, who suffered a second straight Wimbledon first-round exit this year, elected to use her protected ranking to enter the

5:23 AM ET Former world No. 1 Ash Barty has no regrets about retiring from tennis in March age 25 and does not plan to start playing golf professionally, ending speculation that she would now focus her career on that sport. Barty sent shockwaves around the tennis world when she unexpectedly announced her retirement at

8:12 AM ET Associated Press WIMBLEDON, England — Roger Federer dropped out of the ATP rankings entirely for the first time in a quarter-century on Monday, while Novak Djokovic slid four spots to No. 7 a day after winning Wimbledon for the seventh time. Federer had appeared in the singles rankings every week since he

5:00 PM ET When he’s in form, it feels like a Novak Djokovic win is inevitable. He might be the best returner of serve the sport has ever seen, and his defense is impenetrable. His serve has become a genuine threat, and his backhand is elite as well. He has no weaknesses to attack, and

12:12 PM ET Associated Press Novak Djokovic has won his seventh Wimbledon title Sunday after coming from a set down to beat Nick Kyrgios 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (3) in the men’s final. Djokovic raced out to a 6-1 lead in the fourth-set tiebreaker and converted his third match point when Kyrgios netted a backhand.

4:17 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com LONDON — Just hours after winning his fourth straight title at Wimbledon with a four-set victory over Nick Kyrgios, Novak Djokovic confirmed he has no plans to receive the COVID-19 vaccination and will not be playing the US Open unless the restrictions to enter the country are eased or he

4:32 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com LONDON — Ten months ago, Novak Djokovic stood devastated on the court at Arthur Ashe Stadium as his attempt at the elusive Calendar Slam was foiled in the US Open final. Ten turbulent months. In between there was a global controversy ending in deportation from Australia due to his unvaccinated

3:20 PM ET Associated Press The Czech duo of Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova won their second Wimbledon doubles title by beating top-seeded Elise Mertens and Shuai Zhang 6-2, 6-4. The second-seeded Krejcikova and Siniakova broke at love in the final game, setting up match point after a 38-stroke rally and converting it when Shuai

10:41 AM ET ESPN News Services Shingo Kunieda finally won his first Wimbledon title to complete a career Grand Slam in men’s wheelchair singles. The 38-year-old Japanese player defeated Alfie Hewett of Britain 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (10-5). Kunieda is the first men’s wheelchair player to complete a career Grand Slam, and now holds all four

12:49 PM ET LONDON — Novak Djokovic kept his cool in the furnace of Centre Court to win his seventh Wimbledon championship against Nick Kyrgios. As Kyrgios stuck the ball in the net on championship point, Djokovic looked to his team and let out a massive exhale. The triumph sees him go one behind Rafael

10:21 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — The Russian Tennis Federation was quick to claim Elena Rybakina as “our product” on her run to the women’s title at Wimbledon. It then praised her training program in the country after she won the Venus Rosewater Dish as Wimbledon champion while representing Kazakhstan. “It’s the Russian school,

11:34 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com LONDON — Even Elena Rybakina didn’t expect to win Wimbledon this year. She didn’t even see herself reaching the second week. She knew she had been putting in the work and had long-term dreams for herself, but she wasn’t happy with her preparation ahead of the tournament and had struggled

11:03 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — Elena Rybakina beat Ons Jabeur 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 in the Wimbledon final on Saturday to become the first tennis player representing Kazakhstan to win a Grand Slam singles championship. Rybakina is a 23-year-old who was born in Moscow and has represented Kazakhstan since 2018, when that country offered

9:01 AM ET Simon Cambers LONDON — This is it. Novak Djokovic, the six-time champion, will take on Nick Kyrgios for the Wimbledon title. For Djokovic, it’s a record 32nd grand slam final and a chance to close to within one of Rafael Nadal on the all-time winners’ list, with his 21st major. For world

4:23 PM ET LONDON — We’re in the twilight of the GOAT era. Rafa Nadal‘s body is creaking, Roger Federer hasn’t played a competitive match in a year and Serena Williams‘ next movements are unclear. Novak Djokovic is at the peak of his powers but will likely not play another Grand Slam event until May.

11:53 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com After a turbulent start to the 2022 season, Novak Djokovic is just one victory away from claiming his first, and perhaps only, major title of the year at Wimbledon. With his status for the US Open still in doubt due to pandemic-related restrictions for entry into the United States and

2:59 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — Three lower-level tennis chair umpires from Tunisia have been banned for match-fixing after being found guilty of deliberately inputting the wrong scores during matches. The International Tennis Integrity Agency said Friday that Majd Affi was banned for 20 years after being found guilty of 12 charges relating to