6:02 PM 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.” There
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3:00 PM ET ESPN staff Andy Murray impressed at the Nature Valley International on Monday with a stunning win against Stan Wawrinka – his first since returning from a hip injury. The 31-year-old Scot defeated the former World No. 3 6-1, 6-3 after seeing off several aggressive shots in the first set deep in the
4:36 PM ET Associated Press Marin Cilic saved a match point on his way to defeating Novak Djokovic 5-7, 7-6 (4), 6-3 on Sunday as he claimed a second Queen’s Club title. The top-seeded Croat first won the Wimbledon warmup event in 2012, but was the runner-up in 2013 and also lost to Feliciano Lopez
12:40 PM ET Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, England — Petra Kvitova fought back from a set down to beat Magdalena Rybarikova and retain her Birmingham Classic title on Sunday as the Czech player continued her impressive form ahead of Wimbledon. Kvitova hadn’t dropped a set in Birmingham prior to Sunday’s final but was tested by Rybarikova
9:42 AM ET Former finalist Tomas Berdych has been forced to withdraw from next month’s Wimbledon with a back injury. The 32-year-old Czech reached his only Grand Slam final at Wimbledon in 2010, losing to Rafael Nadal, and has been a semi-finalist for the last two years at the championships that begin on July 2.
7:13 PM ET Associated Press HALLE, Germany — Borna Coric defeated defending champion Roger Federer 7-6 (6), 3-6, 6-2 to win the Gerry Weber Open on Sunday. The 21-year-old Croat saved three of the four break points that he faced and took his second match point to end Federer’s 20-match win streak on grass for
11:31 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Tennis legend Billie Jean King will be one of the grand marshals of New York City’s gay pride march as cities around the world hold LGBT pride events. The marches commemorate the riots that erupted in response to a police raid at a New York gay bar
3:54 PM ET Anastasija Sevastova will play Tatjana Maria in the WTA Mallorca Open final after 7-6 (1), 6-1 semifinal victory over Samantha Stosur. Sevastova, who is the tournament’s No. 3 seed, won the event last year against Julia Goerges and also appeared in the final in 2016. However, if she wants to repeat her
2:47 PM ET Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, England — Defending champion Petra Kvitova had little problem reaching the Birmingham Classic final with a 6-3, 6-2 win against Mihaela Buzarnescu on Saturday. The fourth-seeded Kvitova used strident groundstrokes and uninhibited net attacks to earn her 36th victory of the year, more than any other player on tour.
5:07 PM ET ESPN staff Novak Djokovic reached the milestone of 800 career wins as he beat Adrian Mannarino to make the semifinals of the Fever Tree Championships at the Queen’s Club in London. The Serbian came through 7-5, 6-1 against his French opponent in what was another routine victory just a day after he