Tennis

Associated Press Jul 10, 2024, 02:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WIMBLEDON, England — Lorenzo Musetti threw his head back and spread his arms wide to celebrate reaching his first Grand Slam semifinal at Wimbledon then covered his face with both hands. His 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 victory over Taylor Fritz on Wednesday

Dana Lee, ESPNJul 10, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Close Dana Lee is a reporter-researcher at ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Gotham Chopra is the director of “In the Arena: Serena Williams,” an eight-part docuseries that examines Williams’ most formative moments on and off the court and features firsthand perspective from the 23-time Grand Slam (singles) winner.

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Jul 10, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions In the new ESPN+ documentary series “In the Arena: Serena Williams,” premiering Wednesday, Williams and those who know her best reflect on her legendary career and share behind-the-scenes insight into her most memorable moments. Here is a sneak peek at a few of

Associated Press Jul 10, 2024, 07:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions WIMBLEDON, England — Novak Djokovic‘s smooth trip through the Wimbledon bracket got even easier Wednesday, when he moved into his record-tying 13th semifinal at the tournament via a walkover because his quarterfinal opponent, Alex de Minaur, withdrew with a hip injury. De Minaur, an

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Jul 9, 2024, 04:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WIMBLEDON, England — For one set and two games on Tuesday afternoon, it looked as if Tommy Paul was on his way to becoming the first American man to reach the Wimbledon semifinals since 2018. After a tightly contested opening set on No.

ESPN News Services Jul 9, 2024, 01:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WIMBLEDON, England — Top-seeded Jannik Sinner was treated by a trainer and left the court during the third set, seemingly surged in the fourth and then faltered again in the fifth, eventually losing to Daniil Medvedev 6-7 (7), 6-4, 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-3

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Jul 9, 2024, 10:01 AM ET Open Extended Reactions WIMBLEDON, England — Morgan Riddle, the girlfriend of Taylor Fritz and a fashion influencer, issued a statement Tuesday after her Instagram posts went viral Monday following Fritz’s five-set comeback victory over Alexander Zverev in the fourth round at Wimbledon. In the first post,

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Jul 8, 2024, 08:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WIMBLEDON, England — After an emotional start at the All England Club with Andy Murray’s final matches, we’ve officially reached the quarterfinals. There have been some surprising results, injuries and upsets — including the first-round exit of defending champion Marketa Vondrousova and upsets

Associated Press Jul 8, 2024, 05:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Maybe the Centre Court spectators were saluting Novak Djokovic‘s opponent by saying his name. Maybe they were booing Djokovic, trying to rattle him. The 24-time Grand Slam champion was sure it was the latter — and he let everyone know he was

Associated Press Jul 8, 2024, 09:19 AM ET Open Extended Reactions WIMBLEDON, England — The All England Club isn’t worried about fans skipping Wimbledon because of England’s run in soccer’s European Championship. The rain is another story, though. Week 1 attendance was down by 3.7% from last year as rain interrupted play on several days

Simon Cambers Jul 7, 2024, 06:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WIMBLEDON, England — First Aryna Sabalenka withdrew before the tournament began because of injury, then world No. 1 Iga Swiatek went out on Saturday. Now on Sunday, Coco Gauff saw her hopes of winning a first Wimbledon title dashed when she lost 6-3, 6-4

Simon Cambers Jul 7, 2024, 01:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WIMBLEDON, England — This time last year, Novak Djokovic arrived fresh off his third Roland Garros title, a heavy favorite to win Wimbledon for a record-equaling eighth time. He was the four-time defending champion, and after winning majors in both Australia and France, was

ESPN News Services Jul 6, 2024, 05:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Novak Djokovic shrugged off a slow start to power past unseeded Australian Alexei Popyrin 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(3) and into the Wimbledon fourth round Saturday. Djokovic’s bid for a record-extending 25th Grand Slam title looked under threat when Popyrin took a

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Jul 6, 2024, 02:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Iga Swiatek‘s quest to conquer grass will have to wait another year. On Saturday, the five-time major champion and world No. 1 was defeated in the third round at Wimbledon by Yulia Putinseva 3-6, 6-1, 6-2. Swiatek looked to be on her way

Associated Press Jul 6, 2024, 01:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WIMBLEDON — No. 1-ranked Iga Swiatek again faltered at Wimbledon, losing in the third round to Yulia Putintseva 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 on Saturday. The result ended a 21-match winning streak for Swiatek. She is a five-time Grand Slam champion, including four titles on the

Jul 5, 2024, 02:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WIMBLEDON, England — Second-seeded Coco Gauff ended the dream run of British qualifier Sonay Kartal as the American marched into the fourth round of Wimbledon with a 6-4, 6-0 victory on Friday. Gauff was pushed hard by a player who began the week ranked 298th in

Jul 5, 2024, 02:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Emma Raducanu marched into the fourth round at Wimbledon on Friday after dominating world No. 9 Maria Sakkari in a straight-sets victory on Centre Court. The 21-year-old, who missed last year’s tournament after undergoing surgery on both wrists and an ankle, has been in impressive form

Associated Press Jul 5, 2024, 12:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON – Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz came back to eliminate Frances Tiafoe 5-7, 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-2 to reach Wimbledon’s fourth round on Friday in an entertaining match between two pals that was filled with moments of brilliance and a series of momentum