5:00 PM ET Jamie Murray has ruled out playing alongside his brother Andy in the men’s doubles at this year’s Wimbledon. Andy Murray is continuing his recovery from hip resurfacing surgery which he underwent in January. At the time Andy’s future remained shrouded in uncertainty, but he has recently declared himself pain-free, raising hopes he
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2:02 PM ET WIMBLEDON, London – It was always going to rain. As Wimbledon unveiled its new No.1 Court roof to the nearly packed out stands and national television audience, the heavens opened an hour or so before celebrations began and all was well as the £70 million structure clicked into place. Quite what the
9:11 AM ET Karolina Pliskova produced a dominant performance to defeat Johanna Konta in straight sets as she won the Italian Open title in Rome. The world No. 7 from the Czech Republic broke in the opening game of the first set and never looked back, remaining unbroken behind her dominant serve in a competitive
1:31 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — Colombia’s former Davis Cup captain, Miguel Tobon, has been suspended for a year and fined $20,000 by the Tennis Integrity Unit for accepting payoffs in return for tournament wild-card entries. The TIU says Tobon was found guilty of “negotiating to sell, or attempting to sell, wild cards for
6:35 PM ET Associated Press ROME — After losing in the semifinals of three straight clay-court tournaments, Rafael Nadal looked more like his old, dominant self when he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 6-4 to reach the Italian Open final on Saturday. It was a measure of revenge for Nadal after losing to Tsitsipas in three
1:56 AM ET The war of words between Rafael Nadal‘s camp and Nick Kyrgios has continued, with the Spaniard’s uncle and the maligned Australian now exchanging barbs. Kyrgios has again taken to social media to respond to comments, this time made by Toni Nadal. This came after the world No.36’s latest on-court meltdown. He walked
2:38 PM ET ESPN News Services John Isner, who at No. 11 is the top-ranked American man in the world rankings, said he will miss the French Open as he continues to recover from a left foot injury. Isner, whose streak of 24 consecutive appearances at Grand Slam tournaments will come to an end, hurt
8:36 AM ET Roger Federer has withdrawn from the Italian Open in Rome with an injury to his right leg, tournament organisers have confirmed. Federer, who had been due to face Stefanos Tsitsipas in the quarterfinals, came through two matches Thursday at the rain-affected tournament, beating Joao Sousa in straight sets before being forced to
6:31 AM ET World No. 1 Naomi Osaka is a doubt for the French Open after withdrawing from her quarterfinal at the Italian Open with a hand injury. Osaka had been due to take on Madrid Open champion Kiki Bertens in the quarterfinals in Rome, but a ‘pain’ to her right hand forced her withdrawal.
10:50 PM ET Susan Ninan in Bengaluru It’s been an oddball of a WTA season. The first 18 tournaments of the year bore the names of 18 different champions for the first time ever in the history of the women’s tour. Former world no. 1, Arantxa (for those still wondering, it’s A-RA-N-CHA) Sanchez Vicario, 47,