Tennis

5:53 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com LONDON — Venus Williams arrived at Wimbledon last week with no intentions of competing. But then she had a change of heart. “I had no plan to play,” Williams said Friday. “I saw the grass and I got excited.” Her coach reached out to Jamie Murray, a five-time major mixed

12:22 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com LONDON — Heather Watson dropped to her knees in the middle of No. 1 Court on Friday. She bent her head down to the ground, and silently thanked the grass. She took in the moment. Watson had just advanced to the fourth round at Wimbledon with a 7-6 (6), 6-2

2:02 PM ET Simon Cambers John Isner wrote his name into the record books at Wimbledon again on Friday as he became the all-time leading ace leader in ATP Tour history. The American, whose 11-hour, five-minute epic match against Nicolas Mahut in 2010 is the longest tennis has ever seen, hit 24 aces in his

5:55 PM ET Associated Press Nick Kyrgios was fined $10,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct in his first-round Wimbledon victory, the largest of the penalties announced so far at the tournament. Kyrgios acknowledged at his news conference after that match that he spit in the direction of a spectator he said was heckling him. On Thursday, the

3:28 PM ET ESPN News Services Rafael Nadal made it through to the third round of Wimbledon for the 11th time after getting past Ricardas Berankis 6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 on Thursday. The second-seeded Nadal looked far from his best at times, but he won on Centre Court in a match that finished under the

11:40 AM ET ESPN News Services Harmony Tan, ranked No. 115 in the world, and Katie Boulter, who is 118th, continue to make a name for themselves at Wimbledon, reaching the third round of the women’s draw on Thursday with upset victories. France’s Tan, who ousted seven-time Wimbledon champion Serena Williams in a first-round match

4:51 PM ET Simon Cambers Two-time champion Andy Murray suffered his earliest ever exit from Wimbledon as he was beaten 6-4, 7-6 (4) 6-7 (3), 6-4 by an inspired John Isner in the second round on Wednesday. Murray had won all eight of his previous battles with the 6ft 10in Isner but in their first

11:00 AM ET ESPN News Services LONDON — Top-seeded Novak Djokovic advanced to the third round at Wimbledon on Wednesday with a 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 victory over Thanasi Kokkinakis of Australia. The six-time Wimbledon champion has won the past three men’s singles titles at the All England Club. Kokkinakis, 26, is ranked 79th. French Open

10:38 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com On the heels of her impressive main draw debut at Wimbledon, Harmony Tan followed up by withdrawing from her doubles match with a thigh injury — an hour before it was set to begin Wednesday. “She just texted me this morning,” Tan’s would-be partner, Tamara Korpatsch, wrote on social media.

8:07 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com LONDON, England — Serena Williams lost in her eagerly-anticipated return on Tuesday night at Wimbledon in a hard-fought 7-5, 1-6, 7-6 (7) marathon thriller to Harmony Tan, and questions about the 23-time major champion’s future in the sport were immediate. “That’s a question I can’t answer,” the 40-year-old said in

5:37 PM ET Associated Press WIMBLEDON, England — Serena Williams began — and ended — her comeback at Wimbledon after 364 days out of singles competition looking very much like someone who hadn’t competed in just that long. She missed shots, shook her head, rolled her eyes. In between, there were moments where Williams played

11:03 AM ET ESPN News Services WIMBLEDON, England — From the red clay of the French Open to the green grass of Wimbledon, the wins keep coming for Iga Swiatek. The top-seeded Pole won her opening match on Centre Court on Tuesday, beating Croatian qualifier Jana Fett 6-0, 6-3. The victory was Swiatek’s 36th in

3:28 PM ET LONDON — Emma Raducanu said she’s ready to take the lessons learned from her breakthrough year into this Wimbledon after getting through her first-round singles match against Alison Van Uytvanck in straight sets. Raducanu saw off Van Uytvanck in 101 minutes, winning 6-4, 6-4 in what was her first match on Centre

2:56 PM ET Marin Cilic has been forced to withdraw from Wimbledon after testing positive for COVID-19. Cilic, 33, was due to face Mackenzie McDonald in the first round of the men’s singles but will be replaced by Nuno Borges. The news comes as a bitter blow to Cilic, who reached the semifinals of the

8:00 AM ET LONDON — Much of Wimbledon is synonymous with tradition. There are the usual sounds of champagne corks popping, dress codes, sunburned patrons, strawberries and cream and excessive amounts of Pimm’s No. 1 being consumed. Then there are other traditions: The defending men’s champion opens play on Centre Court on Monday, while the

7:07 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com This year, Wimbledon will feature some of the sport’s all-time greats. But there will be just one 23-time major champion on the grass at the All England Club. Serena Williams is set to make her eagerly anticipated return to competition on Tuesday when she takes on Harmony Tan in the

4:07 PM ET Associated Press WIMBLEDON, England — Madison Keys, the 2017 U.S. Open runner-up, and Borna Coric withdrew from Wimbledon on Saturday because of injuries. The tournament begins Monday. Keys, an American who was seeded 19th at the All England Club, pulled out because of a hurt abdominal muscle. 1 Related She was replaced

3:44 PM ET Associated Press Taylor Fritz outlasted Maxime Cressy 6-2, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4) Saturday in an all-American men’s final for his second Eastbourne title. Fritz could rely on his serve in his first meeting with Cressy. Fritz didn’t face a break point in the final, he won 92 percent of his first serves,