Coco Gauff reaches 3rd round at Wimbledon, defending champion Carlos Alcaraz also advances

LONDON (AP) — Coco Gauff likes No. 1 Court at Wimbledon. It's where she beat Venus Williams back in 2019 when Gauff made her Wimbledon debut at age 15. On Wednesday, Gauff beat qualifier Anca Todoni 6-2, 6-1 to advance to the third round at the All England Club. ...

Andy Murray and Emma Raducanu will play mixed doubles at Wimbledon

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...

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

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.:...

Andy Murray withdraws from singles at his last Wimbledon and only will play doubles with his brother

LONDON (AP) — Andy Murray withdrew from singles at Wimbledon a little more than a week after surgery to remove a cyst from his spine, and the two-time men's champion at the All England Club said he would make his farewell appearance at the tournament by playing doubles with his older brother,...

Marketa Vondrousova is the first defending women's Wimbledon champ out in the first round since 1994

LONDON (AP) — Marketa Vondrousova became the first defending women’s champion at Wimbledon to lose in the first round the next year since 1994, eliminated 6-4, 6-2 by Jessica Bouzas Maneiro at Centre Court on Tuesday. Vondrousova was a surprise title winner at the All England...

Billy Harris' tennis journey goes from Isle of Man to van life in Europe to Wimbledon

LONDON (AP) — For tennis player Billy Harris, it's all about the journey. Harris lost in his Wimbledon debut on Tuesday but he's won over some fans at the same time. That'll happen when your back story involves leaving home on the Isle of Man to live out of a van while playing...

Novak Djokovic wins his first match at Wimbledon with a sleeve on his surgically repaired knee

LONDON (AP) — Novak Djokovic wore a gray sleeve on his surgically repaired right knee while winning his first-round match at Wimbledon on Tuesday without too much of a test. Playing his first match since tearing the meniscus in his knee at the French Open on June 3, Djokovic never...

Even the biggest stars of tennis feel nerves before first-round matches at Wimbledon and other Slams

LONDON (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz already owns three Grand Slam titles, including from Wimbledon a year ago, and yet he spoke after his opening victory at this year's edition of the tournament about feeling nervous before setting foot on Centre Court, despite going up against a player who never before...

David Attenborough's colorful impact on Wimbledon and tennis: yellow balls

LONDON (AP) — British naturalist and broadcaster David Attenborough's visit to Wimbledon provided a vivid reminder of his impact on the sport: yellow balls. With the advent of color TV and growing interest in tennis in the late 1960s, producers looked for ways to improve the...

Marketa Vondrousova loses at Wimbledon and is the first defending women's champion out in the first round since 1994