6:32 AM ET ESPN staff Novak Djokovic has published an open letter on his website explaining the mental struggles he has overcome in order to claim his fourth Wimbledon title. The former World No.1 has found it difficult to rediscover his form after an injured right elbow that needed surgery and forced him off the
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12:45 PM ET Eugenie Bouchard is through to the quarterfinals of the WTA Swiss Open in Gstaad after a close 7-6 (7-2), 7-6 (9-7) victory over Viktorija Golubic. The Canadian battled hard, coming from a double-break down in both sets and saving a total of seven set points to reach her first quarterfinal since February.
6:44 AM ET South Africa’s Kevin Anderson has credited mental conditioning for his ability to focus for nearly seven hours during his epic Wimbledon semifinal against American John Isner, and lauds his psychologist for his recent surge in form. Anderson, who has reached a career-high ATP ranking of 5 in the wake of his SW19
6:50 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Two-time US Open runner-up Victoria Azarenka is ranked just below the cutoff for direct entry into the year’s last Grand Slam tournament. Azarenka, a former No. 1 and twice the champion at the Australian Open, is No. 108 this week, seven spots outside of an automatic spot
2:17 PM ET Tournament No. 1 seed Diego Schwartzman crashed out of the Swedish Open on Wednesday after a 6-7 (8), 3-6 defeat to Simone Bolelli. Schwartzman’s best result this year was winning his Rio Open in February, but his form has drifted since, eventually seeing him eliminated at the second round of Wimbledon earlier
1:43 PM ET Associated Press WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — The US Open women’s and men’s singles champions will each get $3.8 million and the Grand Slam tennis tournament’s total prize money will rise to $53 million. The U.S. Tennis Association said Tuesday that other increases include $700,000 for the winning teams in men’s and women’s
6:43 AM ET Andy Murray has fallen to World No. 839 in the latest ATP World Rankings, his lowest ranking since turning pro. The three-time Grand Slam winner was forced to undergo hip surgery in January following months of persistent hip problems and has only played three matches since. Murray, 31, made his comeback at
10:01 AM ET ESPN staff Novak Djokovic says Rafael Nadal is the best tennis player in the world, despite his victory over the Spaniard in the Wimbledon semifinals. The Serbian defeated Nadal in five sets before beating Kevin Anderson 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 in the final to win his fourth Wimbledon title. But Nadal, who currently
3:00 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPNW Writer Best Match There were some incredible matches throughout the fortnight, but Rafael Nadal’s epic five-set win over Juan Martin del Potro, 7-5, 6-7 (7), 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, in the quarterfinals might have a spot amongst Wimbledon’s best ever. Stretching over four hours and 47 minutes — the second longest
11:45 AM ET LONDON — From the jump, it was a wacky fortnight, with unprecedented upsets, marathon matches and a resurgence by some of the sport’s greatest stars. Also: royals! Although this Grand Slam is in the rearview, there is much tennis yet to be played this season. Here are five questions as we depart