Latest Wimbledon Championships News

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

Jul. 06, 2024 17:30 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Get caught up at Wimbledon 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 and more: How to watch Wimbledon on TV — In the U.S.:...

No. 1 Iga Swiatek loses in Wimbledon's third round to Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan

Jul. 06, 2024 17:16 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — After putting one shot into the net, Iga Swiatek muttered to herself. After another point went awry, she placed her hand over her mouth. Generally, she looked as flustered as she ever does on a tennis court. Once again, she went from unbeatable on the French Open's...

Ben Shelton wins another 5-setter to match Dad at Wimbledon: 'We're back, Big Dog!'

Jul. 06, 2024 16:37 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — When Ben Shelton was growing up, he didn't necessarily want to hear a lot about his father's professional tennis career. And, actually, Dad didn't necessarily want to chat much about it. Ben, though, knows what Bryan did all of those decades ago — and now they share...

Vic Seixas, a Wimbledon champion and tennis Hall of Famer, dies at 100

Jul. 06, 2024 11:17 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Vic Seixas, a Wimbledon winner and tennis Hall of Famer who was the oldest living Grand Slam champion, has died at the age of 100. The International Tennis Hall of Fame announced Seixas' death on Saturday based on confirmation from his daughter, Tori. It said the...

Andy Murray's Wimbledon career ends when Emma Raducanu pulls out of their match in mixed doubles

Jul. 06, 2024 10:16 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Andy Murray's Wimbledon career came to an anticlimactic end when Emma Raducanu, his mixed doubles partner, pulled out of that competition hours before their first-round match on Saturday because of an issue with her surgically repaired right wrist. The 37-year-old...

Defending Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz comes back to beat Frances Tiafoe in the third round

Jul. 05, 2024 16:22 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz found himself pushed to a Grand Slam fifth set again, this time at Wimbledon, this time against good pal Frances Tiafoe. And as he usually does under such circumstances, no matter how much trouble he might have been in, Alcaraz surged to the finish. ...

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz comes back to beat Frances Tiafoe at Wimbledon in the third round

Jul. 05, 2024 12:33 PM EDT
LONDON (AP) — Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz comes back to beat Frances Tiafoe at Wimbledon in the third round.

Actor Dustin Hoffman and Super Bowl winner Patrick Mahomes among celebrities at Wimbledon

Jul. 05, 2024 12:33 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Actor Dustin Hoffman and Super Bowl winner Patrick Mahomes were among the celebrities watching Carlos Alcaraz play Frances Tiafoe on Friday in the third round on Centre Court at Wimbledon. The 86-year-old Hoffman was sitting in the Royal Box, an area reserved for...

Wimbledon players get a participation trophy, a silver plaque congratulating them for competing

Jul. 05, 2024 11:19 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — As participation trophies go, the sterling silver plaques players receive at Wimbledon are unique — and, generally, cherished. In a relatively well-kept secret — even some athletes were completely unaware when asked about the keepsakes by The Associated Press...

Wimbledon is monitoring social media to try to protect players from cyberbullying

Jul. 05, 2024 07:39 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — The All England Club is monitoring social media to try to help protect players at Wimbledon from cyberbullying for the first time this year. “This is not something you’ll see in the public domain at all. You won't see us shout about it. But effectively, we are...