2-time Wimbledon champ Murray loses to Isner in 2nd round

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — The recurring cries of “Come on, Andy!” at Centre Court meandered somewhere along the continuum from pushing to pleading as two-time champion Andy Murray’s shortest stay at Wimbledon came to a close. Unable to overcome big John Isner’s big serves,...

Wimbledon updates | Isner beats Murray in 2nd round

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — The Latest from Wimbledon (all times local): ___ 9:30 p.m. Two-time champion Andy Murray’s second-round loss to John Isner is his earliest exit from Wimbledon. The 6-foot-10 American beat Murray 6-4, 7-6 (4),...

Pegula almost didn't go to Wimbledon; now she eyes 3rd round

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Jessica Pegula heard the jokes from other players at Wimbledon: “They’re like, ‘Did you play yet? You still haven’t played?!’ And they're already on their second-round matches.” The 28-year-old American, who is seeded No. 8 at the All England...

Tan's doubles partner angered by Wimbledon withdrawal

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — A day after eliminating Serena Williams from Wimbledon in her debut at the grass-court Grand Slam, Harmony Tan surprised and angered her doubles partner by withdrawing from that tournament on Wednesday with a thigh injury. Tan, a Frenchwoman ranked 115th...

Analysis: If this was it for Williams at Wimbledon, it works

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — If this turns out to have been the last time the world gets to watch Serena Williams at Wimbledon — and she says she doesn’t know, so how could the rest of us? — it would not be how she would want to depart, naturally. Yet it still would be, in some...

At Wimbledon, Serena Williams loses 1st match in a year

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Serena Williams began — and ended — her comeback at Wimbledon after 364 days out of singles competition looking very much like someone who hadn’t competed in just that long. She missed shots, shook her head, rolled her eyes. In between, there were...

Spit, 'disrespect' arrive at Wimbledon as tennis turns ugly

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — This is not what one thinks of when pondering the supposedly genteel roots of tennis, and the purportedly proper atmosphere at dates-to-the-1800s Wimbledon, a country club sport being contested at a place officially called the All England Lawn Tennis Club: a player, Nick...

Serena Williams loses first singles match in nearly a year, beat at Wimbledon by 115th-ranked Harmony Tan in three sets

Wimbledon updates | Rafael Nadal wins in 4 sets

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — The Latest from Wimbledon (all times local): ___ 7 p.m. Rafael Nadal got his Wimbledon campaign off to a winning start, though he needed four sets to do it. The second-seeded Nadal defeated Francisco Cerundolo...

Wimbledon Queue returns 3 years later after COVID-19 hiatus

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — “They want to know if they can drink,” went the inquiry from one card distributor to a steward at Wimbledon Park as hundreds of tents in all hues dotted the still-green grass. “Drink? Like, ‘drink’ drink? Why not?” arrived the hushed reply,...