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Wimbledon is set to start with Carlos Alcaraz, Emma Raducanu and Coco Gauff on the schedule

Jul. 01, 2024 05:51 AM EDT

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — The 2024 edition of Wimbledon is scheduled to start on Monday, with defending champion Carlos Alcaraz and past Grand Slam title winners Coco Gauff and Emma Raducanu all set to play in matches at Centre Court. Alcaraz just won his third major championship...

Wimbledon 2024: Here’s how to watch on TV, betting odds and more you should know

Jun. 30, 2024 15:30 PM EDT

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Get ready for Wimbledon before play begins on Monday with a guide that tells you everything you need to know about how to watch the grass-court Grand Slam tennis tournament, what the betting odds are, what the schedule is, who the defending champions are and more: ...

Naomi Osaka's agency signs 15-year-old Australian tennis player Cooper Kose

Jun. 30, 2024 12:49 PM EDT

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Cooper Kose is an Australian tennis player who just turned 15 two weeks ago, has braces on his teeth and plenty of big plans in his head. He was a hitting partner for Coco Gauff and others at the Australian Open and signed on the eve of Wimbledon with the agency...

Andy Murray is still not sure whether he will be able to compete at Wimbledon

Jun. 30, 2024 11:09 AM EDT

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray said Sunday “it's impossible" to know yet whether he will be able to compete at the grass-court Grand Slam tournament, even if he is “feeling better every day” as he recovers from surgery to remove a cyst from his spine. ...

Novak Djokovic says his knee feels good and he wants to 'go for the title' at Wimbledon

Jun. 29, 2024 15:17 PM EDT

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Novak Djokovic's right knee has responded so well after surgery to repair a torn meniscus less than a month ago that he said Saturday he considers himself ready to contend at Wimbledon, where he has won seven of his 24 Grand Slam trophies. And, no, he will...

Wimbledon 2024: Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff are taking over tennis

Jun. 29, 2024 14:30 PM EDT

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — There is a real shift happening at the top of tennis, a youth movement that long seemed inevitable but never actually arrived until now. As the sport's attention shifts to the grass of Wimbledon, where play begins Monday, Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, Iga...

Wimbledon 2024: Iga Swiatek calls herself a perfectionist and now she wants to improve on grass

Jun. 29, 2024 08:20 AM EDT

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Shortly after Iga Swiatek completed the most lopsided French Open final in 17 years, ceding a grand total of three games against an overmatched opponent to claim a third consecutive title in Paris, she was asked whether that represented a perfect performance. ...

Wimbledon 2024: Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray are in the draw after recent operations

Jun. 28, 2024 16:00 PM EDT

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray both were placed in the Wimbledon bracket during Friday's draw despite coming off recent operations. That's no guarantee either 37-year-old past champion at the All England Club will actually compete at the event that begins...

Russian tennis players Khachanov, Samsonova decline Paris Olympics invites. Medvedev status unclear

Jun. 28, 2024 13:52 PM EDT

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Russian tennis players Karen Khachanov and Liudmila Samsonova declined to play at the Paris Olympics, the IOC said on Friday, and their next highest ranked compatriots were invited instead. The IOC said Pavel Kotov, the 50th-ranked men’s player, and...

Olympics 2024: How to watch, when it starts, key dates in Paris

Jun. 28, 2024 13:15 PM EDT

It's almost time for the 2024 Olympics. Get ready for all the action — everything on the track, courts and fields, in the pools and all the other events — with a guide that tells you everything you need to know about the global gathering in Paris. How can I watch the Olympics? ...