4:54 PM ET LONDON — As soon as the draw was made for the men’s singles at Wimbledon, the presumption was that the final four would be Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and one other. 2 Related And so it has proved. The ‘Big Three’ have been in brilliant form thus far, with flashes
Tennis
10:35 AM ET Editor’s note: This story originally ran on July 5 but has been updated after Novak Djokovic defeated David Goffin in straight sets on Wednesday to advance to the semifinals at Wimbledon. LONDON — The distance from the Bank of England Sports Centre in Roehampton to Wimbledon is a mere 3.7 miles. But
6:27 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN LONDON — After a week and a half of exciting matches, compelling storylines and intriguing personalities (we miss you, Coco Gauff!), the semifinals of the women’s draw at Wimbledon are finally upon us. Thursday is shaping up to be an epic day of tennis at the All England Club, with
4:18 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — Johanna Konta didn’t appreciate having her performance questioned after losing in the quarterfinals at Wimbledon on Tuesday. As the last British player remaining in the tournament, Konta was the crowd favorite against Barbora Strycova on Centre Court, but she lost 7-6 (5), 6-1 despite holding a 4-1 lead
10:25 AM ET Associated Press WIMBLEDON, England — Serena Williams was pushed to three sets on Centre Court before beating fellow American Alison Riske 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 to reach her 12th Wimbledon semifinal. Williams broke for a 5-3 lead in the third set when Riske double-faulted on the fourth break point of the game, and
12:09 AM ET Manoj BhagavatulaESPN While Roger Federer, Serena Williams, Rafael Nadal, Simona Halep and Novak Djokovic advanced to the quarterfinals at Wimbledon on Manic Monday, top seed and world No. 1 Ashleigh Barty was knocked out by unseeded American Alison Riske. Here are some of the notable statistics from the fourth round: 96 Serena’s
1:20 PM ET LONDON — The distance from the Bank of England Sports Centre in Roehampton to Wimbledon is a mere 3.7 miles. But on a lovely June day in 2005, the just-turned-18-year-old with jet-black hair — and a hint of what would soon become his permanent five o’clock shadow — wondered if this would
10:26 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — Rafael Nadal reached his 39th career Grand Slam quarterfinal by beating Joao Sousa 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 on Centre Court at Wimbledon. Nadal dominated from the start, breaking Sousa in his first two service games to take a 4-0 lead in the first set. The Spaniard never faced a
9:18 AM ET Roger Federer has spoken of the “two-year” process to find a date to play Rafael Nadal in Cape Town, saying “it’s a proper thrill” finally to play in his mother’s homeland. The exhibition between the tennis legends will take place at Cape Town Stadium on Feb. 7, staged under the banner of
8:21 AM ET Australian Bernard Tomic said he planned to appeal against his fine for not playing to “required professional standards” during his 58-minute, first-round thrashing by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at Wimbledon, as he had been unwell at the time. Tomic lost Tuesday’s match 6-2 6-1 6-4 in a performance described as “appalling” and “embarrassing” on