1:42 PM ET ESPN News Services After losing the first set against an opponent playing his first tour-level match on grass, Roger Federer got back to normal at Wimbledon. Federer shrugged off an early deficit to beat Lloyd Harris of South Africa 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 on Centre Court as he began his search for
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7:51 AM ET With Wimbledon 2019 beginning on Monday in London, we gathered our ESPN tennis experts to glean their knowledge and get their picks for this year’s tournament. Is defending champ Novak Djokovic the men’s favorite or can Roger Federer win Grand Slam title No. 21? Can new women’s world No. 1 Ashleigh Barty
WIMBLEDON, England — Coco Gauff grew up admiring the Williams sisters. Picked up a tennis racket as a little girl because of them. And on Monday at Wimbledon, still just 15, Gauff beat one of them. Gauff, the youngest competitor to qualify at the All England Club in the professional era, showed the poise and
3:47 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPNW Writer WIMBLEDON, England — Just moments after being stunned in the first round at Wimbledon, Naomi Osaka sat in front of a packed room, filled with members of the media from around the world, and answered as many questions as she could, speaking so quietly one had to strain to
9:51 AM ET Currently ranked No. 17 in the world, Madison Keys is a 24-year-old American tennis star and a four-time winner on the WTA Tour. The 2017 US Open runner-up will be checking in with ESPN.com throughout the summer to talk about her season and life on tour. This marks her first entry as
9:30 AM ET Wimbledon is likely bracing for a volatile women’s singles tournament, given the state of the WTA Tour. The men might provide some unexpected fireworks too. That’s because some unusual suspects have been playing excellent tennis. “Even six, seven years ago, it was, if you were seeded in the Slams, you were feeling
3:08 PM ET American Taylor Fritz claimed his maiden ATP title in Eastbourne, beating compatriot Sam Querrey 6-3 6-4 in the final on Saturday. Playing only his second final, Fritz made a solid start to break Querrey to love in his first return game. Fritz went on to dominate the majority of the baseline rallies,
Jun 28, 2019 Simon Cambers LONDON — A few days before Andy Murray made his much-anticipated return to competitive tennis at the Fever-Tree Championships in London last week, BBC Television showed a special program that documented the Scot’s finest moment: his first Wimbledon title in 2013. Titled “When Andy Won Wimbledon,” the program originally aired
12:55 PM ET Simon Cambers Naomi Osaka admits she struggled with the weight of expectation after becoming world No. 1. Japan’s Osaka, who won the US Open and Australian Open and became world No. 1 earlier this year, was knocked off top spot by Australia’s Ash Barty this week and said she was much happier
12:08 PM ET Simon Cambers LONDON — Ever since he returned to the tour playing men’s doubles at Queen’s Club earlier this month, less than five months after hip surgery, Andy Murray has been on the lookout for a mixed doubles partner at Wimbledon. Unusually, it has been to no avail so far, as French