Tennis

Associated Press Jun 20, 2024, 11:07 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz‘s buildup took a hit when he lost in the second round of Queen’s Club on Thursday. Alcaraz, the defending Queen’s champion and top seed, lost to Jack Draper 7-6 (3), 6-3. For Draper, the British No. 1, it

Associated Press Jun 20, 2024, 12:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Coco Gauff will lead the U.S. tennis team at the Paris Olympics three years after missing the Tokyo Games because of COVID-19 infection. Gauff, ranked No. 2, will be joined by Jessica Pegula, Danielle Collins and Emma Navarro in women’s singles, along with Taylor

Associated Press Jun 19, 2024, 06:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HALLE, Germany — Zhang Zhizhen recorded his third career victory over a top-10 opponent when he upset third-seeded Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (5) at the grass-court Halle Open on Wednesday. Zhang, 27, who is ranked No. 42, trailed 3-5 in the third-set tiebreaker

Jun 19, 2024, 12:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Andy Murray was forced to withdraw from his Queen’s Club Championship match against Jordan Thompson on Wednesday with a back injury. Murray, 37, looked uncomfortable walking to the court before the match started. He then required treatment on his lower back from his trainer just a

Jun 19, 2024, 07:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions A trio of former world number ones in Angelique Kerber, Naomi Osaka and Caroline Wozniacki have been handed wild cards into the main draw of next month’s Wimbledon championship, it was announced Wednesday. Kerber, down at 224th in the world rankings after 18 months on maternity

ESPN News Services Jun 18, 2024, 04:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Novak Djokovic will compete at this year’s Olympic Games in Paris, the Olympic Committee of Serbia announced. The 24-time Grand Slam winner will be attending his fifth Olympics since his first in 2008 when he won a bronze medal. Djokovic, 37, had knee

Jun 18, 2024, 01:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Andy Murray secured passage to the second round of Queen’s Club Championships on Tuesday. Getty Andy Murray marked his 1000th tour match with a first-round 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 win against Australia’s Alexei Popyrin at the ATP Queen’s Club Championships on Tuesday, in what his likely to be

ESPN News Services Jun 18, 2024, 01:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions World No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz said he is looking forward to learning from 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal when they pair up to play doubles at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Alcaraz, 21, will return to Roland Garros for the singles and doubles

Jun 17, 2024, 01:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Milos Raonic defeated Cameron Norrie in the first round of Queen’s on Monday. Mike Hewitt/Getty Images Milos Raonic beat home favourite Cameron Norrie 6-7 (6-8), 6-3, 7-6 (11-9) at the Queen’s Club in London on Monday to advance to the second round of the grass-court competition. Norrie

Jun 17, 2024, 09:23 AM ET Open Extended Reactions World No. 3 Aryna Sabalenka will not play at the Paris Olympics in order to focus on her health and prepare for the hard-court tournaments, the twice Grand Slam champion said on Monday. The 26-year-old Belarusian won the Australian Open in January but was knocked out

Jun 17, 2024, 05:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Andy Murray has said it would be a fitting end to his career if he bowed out at Wimbledon or the Paris Olympics. The 37-year-old Scot, a three-time Grand Slam champion and double Olympic gold medallist, said in February that he was unlikely to continue playing

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJun 16, 2024, 06:57 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions Andy Murray and Dan Evans played together in the doubles at the French Open at

Jun 16, 2024, 10:47 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Katie Boulter has reached the final of the Nottingham Open for the second successive year. Nathan Stirk/Getty Images for LTA Katie Boulter overcame a one-set deficit to beat Emma Raducanu 6-7, 6-3, 6-4 in an all-British semifinal at the Nottingham Open on Sunday. The game resumed on

Jun 16, 2024, 09:23 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jack Draper won his first ATP title on Sunday in Stuttgart. Marijan Murat/picture alliance via Getty Images Great Britain’s Jack Draper claimed his first ATP title on Sunday by beating Matteo Berrettini 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 in the final of the Stuttgart Open in Germany. Berrettini, a

Michael Voepel, ESPN.comJun 15, 2024, 05:07 PM ET Close Michael Voepel covers the WNBA, women’s college basketball, and other college sports for espnW. Voepel began covering women’s basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996. Open Extended Reactions Tennis great Serena Williams said she understands why WNBA rookie Caitlin Clark avoids social media

Jun 15, 2024, 10:08 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jack Draper celebrates his win on Saturday. Marijan Murat/picture alliance via Getty Images Jack Draper reached his first-ever grass-court final on Saturday after defeating Brandon Nakashima in straight sets at the Stuttgart Open. Draper, 22, controlled the match from the outset, not allowing a single break point

Jun 14, 2024, 04:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Japan’s Naomi Osaka and Kei Nishikori will compete at this year’s Olympic Games in Paris, the Japan Tennis Association has announced. It will be the second Games for the 26-year-old four-times Grand Slam winner Osaka, who finished ninth in the singles at her home Tokyo Games

Associated Press Jun 14, 2024, 11:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — A tournament record 675,080 spectators attended the French Open and more than 7 million people saw the men’s final on television, the French Tennis Federation said Friday. The number of fans attending was up 6.6% over last year. The peak audience on