Tennis

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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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12:13 PM ET Associated Press PALMA, Spain — Stefanos Tsitsipas won the Mallorca Championships after beating Roberto Bautista Agut in three sets Saturday as they prepared to play on the grass courts of the All England Club. Tsitsipas’ first grass-court title on the ATP Tour comes before Wimbledon starts Monday. The second-seeded Greek held off
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