Jul. 04, 2024 06:30 AM EDT
LONDON (AP) — Some of Britain's top tennis players are avoiding election talk like double-faults at Wimbledon.
Polls opened Thursday morning in the U.K.'s first national election in almost five years, but Britain's rising stars are sticking to the tennis at the All England Club.
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Jul. 03, 2024 15:33 PM EDT
LONDON (AP) — The mini-Union Jack flags were flying high as Emma Raducanu closed out a dominant victory on the grass courts of Wimbledon.
“You're going all the way Emma!” was the assessment of one fan who broke the silence at No. 1 Court while Raducanu awaited an interview...
Jul. 03, 2024 07:29 AM EDT
LONDON (AP) — Andy Murray and Emma Raducanu will team up in mixed doubles at Wimbledon, the tournament announced Wednesday, a pairing of the two biggest stars of British tennis.
The 37-year-old Murray owns three Grand Slam titles, including from the All England Club in 2013 and...
Jun. 01, 2024 21:25 PM EDT
PARIS (AP) — Grand Slam winners Elena Rybakina and Aryna Sabalenka reached the fourth round of the French Open in straight sets on Saturday.
Former Wimbledon champion Rybakina, seeded fourth, beat Elise Mertens of Belgium 6-4, 6-2. Two-time Australian Open champion Sabalenka,...