Jun 29, 2019 D’Arcy MaineESPN WIMBLEDON — While her peers were playing in grass tournaments throughout Europe in the weeks leading into Wimbledon, Serena Williams opted to stay in France following her third-round exit at Roland Garros to train by herself. At least she thought she would be by herself. She soon discovered she was
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3:32 PM ET ESPN News Services LONDON — Within minutes of each other, last year’s men’s finalists at Wimbledon found themselves moving into the third round on Wednesday. Moments after Kevin Anderson converted his second match point against Janko Tipsarevic with an ace on No. 2 Court, Novak Djokovic wrapped up his straight-set win over
4:46 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPNW Writer After days of speculation, Andy Murray confirmed he will play mixed doubles at Wimbledon with Serena Williams, his management company said in an email on Tuesday night. The pair will officially enter the draw on Wednesday morning before the 11 a.m. deadline. Per the email from Matt Gentry, they
4:09 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN WIMBLEDON, England — Corey Gauff still remembers watching the 2009 Australian Open final between Serena Williams and Dinara Safina. It was early morning at their family home in Atlanta, but his young daughter was captivated by the match on the screen. Williams ultimately won in convincing fashion, 6-0, 6-3, to
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
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