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

Jul. 05, 2024 16:25 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.:...

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...

Andy Murray's Wimbledon farewell tour begins with a loss in doubles with his brother

Jul. 04, 2024 21:05 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — There were tears from Andy Murray. Standing ovations from the Centre Court crowd. A video tribute replete with messages from Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Venus Williams. And, yes, a doubles match Murray played alongside his brother Thursday, all part of the first...

Taylor Fritz tells his Wimbledon opponent, Arthur Rinderknech, to 'have a nice flight home'

Jul. 04, 2024 20:14 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Taylor Fritz told his Wimbledon opponent, Arthur Rinderknech, to “have a nice flight home” after beating him in a second-round match on Thursday. The pair got into a bit of a back-and-forth at the net after the 13th-seeded American's 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 victory...

Novak Djokovic's knee is pain-free at Wimbledon but his movement is not quite where he wants it

Jul. 04, 2024 16:12 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — The good news, Novak Djokovic said, was that his surgically repaired right knee was pain-free at Wimbledon on Thursday. The bad news, he knows, is that his movement, such a big part of his success, was not yet back to normal during a 6-3, 6-4, 5-7, 7-5 victory in the...

Marcus Willis, Wimbledon's Everyman of yesteryear who played Roger Federer, returns in doubles

Jul. 04, 2024 11:51 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Marcus Willis, the Everyman's everyman who faced Roger Federer at Centre Court while ranked 772nd in 2016, was back at Wimbledon on Thursday, competing in men's doubles and hoping he might get to have a bit of a reunion with the now-retired eight-time champion at the All England...