6:40 AM ET GOAT debates endure for every sport, both because they get people fired up and they don’t ever have a singular, definitive answer. We can argue forever if we want to. That’s doubly true for an individual sport. Achievements, influence, the era in which you played … lots of things can go into
Tennis
1:34 PM ET Simon Cambers American Sloane Stephens caused the first big shock on the women’s side at Wimbledon on Monday when she took out two-time champion Petra Kvitova 6-3, 6-4 on Centre Court. The former US Open champion, a quarterfinalist at Wimbledon in 2013, returned aggressively and never allowed 10th-seed Kvitova, the winner in
12:58 PM ET Kathleen McNamee American Frances Tiafoe pulled off the first major upset at Wimbledon 2021 on Monday as he beat world No. 4 Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 to advance to the second round. Tsitsipas was favored to win the match having come second to Novak Djokovic in the French Open final earlier
4:21 PM ET Simon Cambers Britain’s Johanna Konta was withdrawn from Wimbledon on Sunday after she was deemed to be a close contact of a team member who tested positive for COVID-19. Konta, the world No 31, a Wimbledon semifinalist in 2017 and Britain’s highest-ranked woman, was removed from the draw and replaced by China’s
11:54 AM ET Kathleen McNamee Stefanos Tsitsipas has said he and the new generation of tennis players are eager to put a stop to Novak Djokovic‘s dream of a calendar “Golden Slam.” The world No. 4 took two sets off Djokovic in the French Open final before the Serbian went on to win the next
7:00 AM ET ESPN staff After two years, we’re finally back at the All England Club. Wimbledon 2021 kicks off Monday, and even with heavy hitters like Naomi Osaka and Rafael Nadal not competing, it’s sure to be an entertaining Slam. Serena Williams is chasing her 24th Slam title to tie Margaret Court for most
10:41 AM ET Associated Press Jelena Ostapenko and Alex de Minaur tuned up for Wimbledon in the best way possible, winning the first grass-court titles of their careers at the Eastbourne tournament on Saturday. Ostapenko, the 2017 French Open champion and a wild-card entry in Eastbourne, collected her first WTA trophy since 2019 and fourth
1:11 PM ET Kathleen McNamee Nick Kyrgios has announced former world No. 1 Venus Williams will be his mixed doubles partner at Wimbledon as he makes his return to tennis. Kyrgios, 26, had tweeted on Tuesday implying he would be involved with the mixed doubles and confirmed his partner as Williams when asked during a
7:17 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com It’s been two long years since competition was last held at the All England Club. After the longest break in Wimbledon history since World War II, the main draw of the 2021 tournament will begin on Monday. While this is exciting news for players and fans alike, there’s just one
6:40 PM ET Associated Press Novak Djokovic said he has been speaking to top women tennis pros, including Serena Williams, about the players’ association that he and Vasek Pospisil founded in the hopes of gaining “more access and more transparency” — and a larger cut of the sport’s revenues. “You start to realize that the