Howard Fendrich
The Associated Press
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Kyrgios showed he belonged on Slam stage
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Wearing a backward cap with the brim bent skyward, Nick Kyrgios hit a between-the-legs shot while warming up for the Wimble → Read More
Djokovic makes another Wimbledon final
WIMBLEDON, England — This deficit was less daunting for Novak Djokovic. The tension less palpable. It’s not that he wants to fall behind in mat → Read More
Injured Nadal withdraws from Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON, England — Rafael Nadal withdrew from Wimbledon because of a torn abdominal muscle on Thursday, a day before he was supposed to play Nick K → Read More
Djokovic wins 26th consecutive Wimbledon match
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — It says a lot about Novak Djokovic that a two-sets-to-none hole at Wimbledon on a day he was hardly at his best never seeme → Read More
Quieter, calmer Kyrgios in Wimbledon quarters years later
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Nick Kyrgios stepped into a nearly full Centre Court to polite applause at precisely 1:30 p.m. on Monday, exited about 3 1/ → Read More
Top-ranked Swiatek’s 37-match win streak broken at Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON, England — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek was unbeaten since February and sure seemed unbeatable, compiling 37 consecutive match wins and six conse → Read More
Wild-card entry gets Djokovic next at Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON, England — It is, to be sure, the stuff of movies: An oft-injured guy ranked outside the top 100, making his Grand Slam debut thanks to a w → Read More
Isner bumps off Murray in second round
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — The recurring cries of “Come on, Andy!” at Centre Court meandered somewhere along the continuum from pushing to → Read More
Serena Williams loses opening match at Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON, England — Serena Williams began — and ended — her comeback at Wimbledon after 364 days out of singles competition looking very → Read More
Swiatek benefits from double bounce no-call; into French SF
PARIS (AP) — Jessica Pegula reached the French Open quarterfinals before running into can’t-seem-to-lose Iga Swiatek on Wednesday. And four mon → Read More
Nadal tops Djokovic in French quarterfinals
PARIS — Rafael Nadal insists he can’t know for sure whether any match at Roland Garros might be his very last at a place he loves, a place he i → Read More
At French Open, Swiatek loses set, extends match win streak
PARIS (AP) — The loss of one set by a player is normally not the stuff of headlines at a Grand Slam tournament. That did constitute news at the Frenc → Read More
Prodigy makes good at French Open
PARIS — Grand Slam losses by high-ranked, well-known and accomplished players to, well, lower-ranked, lesser-known and less-accomplished opponents of → Read More
Raducanu, 18, 1st qualifier in US Open semis; Zverev win
NEW YORK (AP) — When Emma Raducanu got to Flushing Meadows to try to win her way through qualifying and earn what would be a berth in her second Gran → Read More
Tennis: Djokovic advances at US Open
NEW YORK — Novak Djokovic missed an overhead and stared over toward a section of the Arthur Ashe Stadium stands. After taking the next game, Djokovic → Read More
Djokovic, Berrettini reach Wimbledon final
WIMBLEDON, England — The victories keep adding up for Novak Djokovic: 20 in a row at Wimbledon since the start of the 2018 tournament, 20 in a row in → Read More
No. 1 Barty advances at Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON, England — It was difficult for Ash Barty to imagine that a trip to her first Wimbledon final was just around the corner when she stopped p → Read More
Eliminated Federer unsure if he’ll play at Wimbledon again
WIMBLEDON, England — Roger Federer has been feted by plenty of ovations at Wimbledon’s Centre Court. None quite like this one, though. This was → Read More
Kerber vs. No. 1 Barty in Wimbledon semifinals
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — When Angelique Kerber grabbed the opening set of her Wimbledon quarterfinal Tuesday, the full-capacity crowd saluted the ac → Read More
Not just another Manic Monday: Federer, Djokovic, Kerber win
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Excitement and adoration greeted every point claimed by Roger Federer — “aaahs” and applause for a sliced → Read More