11:19 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — Gael Monfils advanced to the fourth round at Wimbledon for the first time Friday after knocking out last year’s semifinalist Sam Querrey 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2. Having reached the third round at the All England Club for the seventh time, Monfils finally went a step further to complete
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7:26 PM ET LONDON — If tennis were played on paper, Angelique Kerber‘s second-round match against 18-year-old American Claire Liu and defending champion Garbine Muguruza‘s meeting with unseeded Belgian Alison Van Uytvanck would have been fly-bys at best. Kerber is a former world No. 1 and two-time Grand Slam champ. Liu is ranked No. 237
5:34 PM ET ESPN News Services LONDON — After advancing in the men’s doubles at Wimbledon on Thursday, Jack Sock finally discussed his opening-round singles defeat and the fine that followed. On Tuesday, having earned a two-set lead against 81st-ranked Matteo Berrettini of Italy, Sock fell to a 6-7 (5), 6-7 (3), 6-4, 7-5, 6-2
1:46 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPNW Writer WIMBLEDON — Just when it seemed Eugenie Bouchard‘s luck may be turning around, the 24-year-old crashed and burned. But you’ve probably heard that before. Thursday’s second-round match at Wimbledon was unfortunately more of the same for Bouchard, who once seemed to be the brightest up-and-coming star on the WTA
6:51 PM ET WIMBLEDON — Caroline Wozniacki sits at a press-room podium an hour after her shocking second-round loss to Russian Ekaterina Makarova on Wednesday, her blonde hair in messy tangles around her face. She’s arrived early, a rare occurrence for any player, and she isn’t prepared to be here. Not this way, anyway. Not
4:04 PM ET Victoria MonkESPN WIMBLEDON — After successful opening round campaigns, Day 4 of Wimbledon sees the return of both the men’s and women’s world No.1s. Rafael Nadal’s quest for a first Wimbledon title since 2010 started well as he dispatched Dudi Sela in straight sets (6-3, 6-3, 6-2) Tuesday. With a height difference
9:23 AM ET Peter BodoTennis Close Peter Bodo has been covering tennis for over 35 years, mostly recently for ESPN. He is a former WTA Writer of the Year and the author of numerous books, including the classic “The Courts of Babylon” and the New York Times bestseller (with Pete Sampras), “A Champion’s Mind.” WIMBLEDON
7:03 PM ET WIMBLEDON — In the end, her defeat came at her own hand. Three hours and seven minutes into as even a match as we’ve seen in the first round at Wimbledon, Maria Sharapova stepped to the line to serve to protect match point and keep alive her hopes of returning to Centre
6:29 PM ET WIMBLEDON — Maria Sharapova lost her first opening-round match at Wimbledon of her career on Tuesday, losing to fellow Russian Vitalia Diatchenko 6-7(3), 7-6(3), 6-4. Entering into this year’s tournament, Sharapova was 13-0 in opening matches at the All England Club and was riding a 10-match winning streak against Russian players. Maria
1:03 PM ET ESPN News Services LONDON — Two-time champion Rafael Nadal moved into the second round of Wimbledon with a 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 win over Dudi Sela of Israel. The second-seeded Nadal hadn’t played a match since claiming his 11th French Open title last month, but showed little sign of rust as he cruised