Tennis

Associated Press Jul 15, 2023, 10:37 AM ET LONDON — Marketa Vondrousova became the lowest-ranked woman to win Wimbledon, defeating 2022 runner-up Ons Jabeur 6-4, 6-4 in the final Saturday. Vondrousova is a 24-year-old left-hander from the Czech Republic who is ranked 42nd and was the first unseeded woman to play for the title at

Jul 14, 2023, 07:00 PM ET Storm Hunter has ensured that the Australian flag will be flying in at least one Wimbledon final this year as she raced into the women’s doubles showdown with partner Elise Mertens. Hunter, who’s enjoyed a fine championships after also battling through qualifying to reach the singles main draw, proved

Jul 14, 2023, 01:06 PM ET On Saturday, a first-time women’s Wimbledon champion will be crowned, as Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic takes on No. 6 Ons Jabeur of Tunisia. If Vondrousova wins, she will become the first unseeded woman to ever do so, and if Jabeur takes home the title, she will become

Jul 13, 2023, 03:58 PM ET LONDON — Ukrainian Elina Svitolina‘s bid to win the Wimbledon singles fell short on Thursday but her war-torn nation could still celebrate a Grand Slam champion as Lyudmyla Kichenok and Croatian partner Mate Pavic later won the mixed doubles. Kichenok, 30, and Pavic, seeded seventh, beat Belgium’s Joran Vliegen

Alyssa Roenigk, ESPN Senior WriterJul 13, 2023, 02:15 PM ET Close Alyssa Roenigk is a senior writer for ESPN whose assignments have taken her to six continents and caused her to commit countless acts of recklessness. (Follow @alyroe on Twitter). LONDON — Highlight reels from Carlos Alcaraz‘s first five matches at Wimbledon are already making

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Jul 13, 2023, 01:15 PM ET LONDON — Marketa Vondrousova became the first unseeded player in the Open era to reach the Wimbledon final on Thursday with a dominant 6-3, 6-3 victory over Elina Svitolina. But her husband, Stepan Simek, wasn’t there to cheer her on. Nor has he been for any

Associated Press Jul 13, 2023, 10:04 AM ET LONDON — Marketa Vondrousova became the first unseeded women’s finalist at Wimbledon since Billie Jean King in 1963, eliminating Elina Svitolina 6-3, 6-3 on Thursday by reeling off seven consecutive games in one stretch and then holding on for the victory. Vondrousova is a 24-year-old left-hander from

ESPN News Services Jul 12, 2023, 01:09 PM ET Daniil Medvedev curtailed American Christopher Eubanks‘ extraordinary Wimbledon adventure as he weathered a storm to win their quarterfinal 6-4, 1-6, 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-1 on Wednesday. Medvedev will next face No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz, who eliminated Holger Rune 7-6 (3), 6-4, 6-4, for a spot in

Alyssa Roenigk, ESPN Senior WriterJul 12, 2023, 01:20 PM ET Close Alyssa Roenigk is a senior writer for ESPN whose assignments have taken her to six continents and caused her to commit countless acts of recklessness. (Follow @alyroe on Twitter). Naomi Osaka, a four-time Grand Slam winner and a former world No. 1, gave birth

Associated Press Jul 12, 2023, 09:50 AM ET LONDON — Aryna Sabalenka reached the semifinals at Wimbledon for the second straight time, with a one-year break in between because she was banned from the tournament in 2022. Sabalenka, a Belarusian who is seeded second at the All England Club, had to sit out last year’s

Associated Press Jul 11, 2023, 03:33 PM ET WIMBLEDON, England — Novak Djokovic tied Roger Federer’s record of 46 men’s Grand Slam semifinals by getting to that round at Wimbledon with a 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-3 victory over Andrey Rublev on Tuesday. More importantly, Djokovic moved closer to a fifth consecutive championship at the All

Alyssa Roenigk, ESPN Senior WriterJul 11, 2023, 02:15 PM ET Close Alyssa Roenigk is a senior writer for ESPN whose assignments have taken her to six continents and caused her to commit countless acts of recklessness. (Follow @alyroe on Twitter). LONDON — Tuesday’s quarterfinal between Elina Svitolina and world No. 1 Iga Swiatek was a

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Jul 11, 2023, 09:21 AM ET Christopher Eubanks stood by the microphone on No. 2 Court as 4,000 spectators crammed in the stands, watched. “You’ve just beaten your first top-5 player, you’re on debut here at Wimbledon, and now you’re in your first ever Grand Slam quarterfinal,” Jenny Drummond, the on-court reporter,

Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterJul 10, 2023, 05:21 PM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Rain defined the opening days of Wimbledon, but drama has taken over since. We’ve seen high-impact, final-set match tiebreakers — Elina Svitolina over Victoria Azarenka, Holger Rune over Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Lesia Tsurenko over Ana Bogdan.

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Jul 10, 2023, 01:49 PM ET Madison Keys was one point away from trailing 6-3, 5-1 in her fourth round match against Mirra Andreeva on Monday. Her Wimbledon quarterfinal hopes looked all but dashed and it appeared she would be the next to fall to the 16-year-old prodigy. But Keys had other

Jul 10, 2023, 08:59 AM ET LONDON — Mirra Andreeva‘s fairy-tale Wimbledon debut came to an end after the 16-year-old from Russia was beaten 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2 by Madison Keys, who battled back from a set and a break down to win the fourth-round tie on Monday. World No. 102 Andreeva, who was looking

Associated Press Jul 9, 2023, 03:59 PM ET WIMBLEDON, England — Top-seeded Iga Swiatek saved two match points Sunday and reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the first time with a 6-7 (4), 7-6 (2), 6-3 victory over Belinda Bencic at Centre Court. Swiatek extended her unbeaten run to 14 matches, which includes claiming her fourth

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJul 9, 2023, 12:31 PM 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 LONDON — Frances Tiafoe’s friends and family hoped to celebrate his feat of reaching the top 10 in