WIMBLEDON, England — Many elements of these glorious championships are ageless. Tennis balls, however, age like a pitcher of cream in the sun. The players here punish these optic yellow Slazengers with such ferocity that the balls have to be replaced multiple times per match. Ball boys and girls have only six balls in circulation … Read more
WIMBLEDON, England — Ons Jabeur’s steady progress from year to year — climbing the tennis rankings, through the draws at various tournaments and, now, at Wimbledon — has led her to a Grand Prix singles final. Slam, the first woman from Africa to make it this far in the professional era. No.3 seed Jabeur, a … Read more
Historical first: matches scheduled on mid-Sunday Center Court 100th Anniversary Celebration on Sunday Breakfast at Wimbledon Returns Saturday, Sunday at 7am ET Including “High Tea with Coco Gauff” on Saturday and on Sunday “All England Club: All Access” Coverage between courts with ESPN, ESPN2 all day Monday through Wednesday As part of ESPN’s expanded and … Read more
WIMBLEDON, England — Coco Gauff followed the serving line, eyes focused, shoulders back, ready to go. It was a dangerous moment in their mixed doubles semifinal match here on Wednesday. Breaking point. One game all, third set. Gauff aimed a serve with a tight spin at Matthew Ebden, his male opponent, and the point was … Read more
WIMBLEDON, England — The emerald turf pitches shimmered with dew Monday morning as Rufus the falcon made a wide circle and then, like a fighter jet descending on an aircraft carrier, swooped in for a perfect landing on Wayne Davis’s gloved hand. . The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club would not be open … Read more
WIMBLEDON, England — Tatjana Maria, a working mother of two, had childcare under control Tuesday. As she and Charles-Edouard, her husband and coach, headed to Court No. 1 for the biggest match of her career, her daughters, Charlotte, 8, and Cecilia, 1, were happily ensconced on the day of Wimbledon. center of attention, one of … Read more
To catch up on all the action from the 9th, click here. You can find all the results for day 10 below. Rafael Nadal survives Taylor Fritz’s five-set challenge Rafael Nadal had to dig deep, but that’s where he found his best moments at Wimbledon. The Spaniard reached his eighth Wimbledon semi-final with a 3-6, … Read more
LONDON — In any other year at Wimbledon, or any other Grand Slam, Tatjana Maria would have risen some 50 places in the rankings by her quarterfinal appearance. Her surprise run at the All England Club would have been rewarded with at least 360 points, or even more if she had won her next match … Read more
Taylor Fritz, the 6-foot-5 self-confident American, did his best to bury an injured legend here on Wednesday, but Rafael Nadal, 36, was not left behind, against the advice of his concerned father. , and prevailed over five swinging sets to reach her eighth Wimbledon semi-final. He is one win against Nick Kyrgios from reaching the … Read more
LONDON — Serena Williams, last week, was preparing to face Harmony Tan in her singles comeback after a year away from Wimbledon — she was ready for just about anything: the pressure of the occasion, the physical battle, the mental test. . I wasn’t ready for the forehand cut. “I think he could have played … Read more