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Just hours after two-time defending champion dispatched Taylor Fritz in a close four-set match in the first men’s semifinal at Wimbledon, it felt like the end of an era on Centre Court. Novak Djokovic, the last man standing from the illustrious “Big Four” era, took the court hobbled and helpless against World No. 1 Jannik […]

Venus Williams has not competed in a WTA tennis event in more than a year, but that streak is about to end. She has accepted a Wild Card invitation to participate in the DC Open later this month, and she is looking forward to putting her skills to the test. Venus Williams is headed to […]

“I didn’t move as well as I had hoped. It’s not bad fortune. It’s just age and wear and tear of the body,” said Novak Djokovic, after his straight-sets loss to Jannik Sinner in the 2025 Wimbledon semifinals. Despite the setback, the 38-year-old Serbian icon made it clear he does not view this as his […]

The 2025 Women’s Semifinal of Wimbledon took place at Centre Court on Thursday. World No. 8, Iga Swiatek, dominated Belinda Bencic and left her with a bagel in the second set. In the other match, World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, who also reached Serena Williams’ heights, faced No. 12 Amanda Anisimova in an intense battle. […]

Two former receivers during Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers‘ time with the team, Randall Cobb and Jordy Nelson, reunited while attending the 2025 Wimbledon event. Cobb posted an image on his Instagram Stories of himself with Nelson at Wimbledon. They are both wearing white shirts, and Nelson is sipping a drink with his pinky […]

The American men are down to just one player remaining on the men’s side at Wimbledon in 2025, as No. 10 seed Ben Shelton fell at the hands of the World No. 1 Jannik Sinner in Wednesday’s quarterfinal. Shelton and Sinner played three tight sets, but the Italian was the superior player in the clutch […]

Speaking after his thrilling Wimbledon round of 16 victory, American tennis star Ben Shelton hilariously mocked British tennis fans when asked about his past career in American Football. The 22-year-old world number 10 won 3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (1), 7-5 in a thrilling encounter against Lorenzo Sonego. However, it was his response to a post-game question […]

Naomi Osaka, WTA ranking No. 53, is shifting her mindset after a difficult Wimbledon loss, sharing a personal Instagram post that offered rare insight into her emotional state and long-term outlook on her tennis career. The four-time Grand Slam champion posted a reflective note titled “Expectations” on Monday, just days after losing to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova […]

The career of Grigor Dimitrov has been defined in a way by bad injury luck, but nothing stacks up to what happened on Monday at Wimbledon. The Bulgarian was putting on a vintage performance against World No. 1 Jannik Sinner, taking the first two sets to build a commanding lead and set the stage for […]

The “Big Four” era in tennis is a thing of the past, but Novak Djokovic is still at the top of the game even as his rivals have declined and eventually retired. In fact, no image proves Djokovic’s longevity more than the one on Monday when Roger Federer sat in the Royal Box on Centre […]

When it comes to winning at Wimbledon this year, most observers expect two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz to make his way back to the finals against Jannik Sinner. Prior to the arrival of those two, Wimbledon regularly belonged to Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Novak Djokovic […]

Some of the most historic feats in tennis have happened at Wimbledon. One of those moments came 50 years ago, when Arthur Ashe broke a barrier as the first black man to win on the hallowed grass courts.  He did on July 5, 1975, against the fiesty and ferocious Jimmy Connors.  At the time, Connors […]

Carlos Alcaraz may not be perfect, but he is not about to derailed as he attempts to win his third consecutive Wimbledon championship. He was pushed hard in his third-round match by Jan-Lennard Struff of Germany before he came up with a four-set victory. 21 – Since the inaugural ATP Tour season in 1990, Carlos […]

Aryna Sabalenka is on track to earn her first Wimbledon championship. She has gotten through the first week of competition and while she was pushed hard by British hopeful Emma Radacanu in the third round of the tournament, she emerged with a 7-6, 6-4 (8-6) triumph. 11 – Aryna Sabalenka is the first player to […]

The string of upsets continue to pile up at Wimbledon. Naomi Osaka lost to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in three sets to go out in the third round. After winning the first set 6-3, Osaka lost the remaining two 6-4, 6-4. She double-faulted 6 times, had a first serve percentage of 57%, and was 4/10 on break […]

Wimbledon is being beset by notable upsets in the women’s tournament. First, there was No.2 Coco Gauff’s first-round exit following her French Open title win. Then came No.3 Jessica Pegula, meeting the same fate. But it didn’t stop there. The No. 4 and No. 5 players in the world, Jasmine Paolini and Qinwen Zheng, also […]

Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula both set a new Grand Slam record with their 1st-round losses at Wimbledon. It was a brutal day for the top two-ranked Americans at the All England Lawn Tennis Club. The No. 3-ranked player in the world was coming in with high expectations after winning the Bad Homburg Open. Unfortunately, […]

Coco Gauff’s 2024 Wimbledon campaign came to an abrupt end Tuesday night after a straight-sets loss to unseeded Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska, 7-6 (3), 6-1, on No. 1 Court. The second-seeded American became just the third woman in the Open era to lose in the first round at Wimbledon immediately following a French Open title. Gauff […]

Tennis star Coco Gauff had all of the sports world’s eyes on her when she won her second Grand Slam title at the French Open a few weeks ago. Now, attention is on her play for a different reason, as the No. 2 was shockingly upset by No. 42 Dayana Yastremska in the first round […]

World No. 3 Jessica Pegula made a striking admission after a stunning 1st-round loss to an unranked Italian player at Wimbledon. The three-time Masters 1000 winner was coming into the All England Lawn Tennis Club looking to build off a productive grass-court season. Pegula was coming off a win at the Bad Homburg Open, with […]

The French Open drama seems to be water under the bridge for Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka. Sabalenka received backlash over her poor unsportsmanlike comments after Gauff won the French Open this month. However, now the two have come back together on the court to do what most Gen Z’s love to do in their […]

Iga Swiatek had a great start to her grass-court season with a bounce-back win at the Bad Homburg Open. The world No. 6 is coming off a rare clay-court season where she wasn’t able to collect another French Open trophy. The Polish superstar made it to the semifinals at Roland-Garros before falling to world No. […]

Former World No. 1 Naomi Osaka’s search for form on grass hit another roadblock Tuesday when she was eliminated in the second round of the Bad Homburg Open by No. 5 seed Emma Navarro, 6-4, 6-4. The 1-hour and 27-minute match marked Osaka’s second straight-sets loss to Navarro in as many grass-court meetings, following their […]

Aryna Sabalenka may be the No. 1 player in the world, but she has fallen off her best form as she was beaten in the semifinal round of the Berlin Open by Marketa Vondrousova. The  6-2, 6-4 triumph means Vondrousova will get a chance to earn her first tournament victory since 2023. Sabalenka has a […]

Fresh off her second career Grand Slam win, the last thing Coco Gauff expected was to fumble the very next match she played. But that’s exactly what happened when the WTA World No. 2 took the court for her first outing at the Berlin Open against China’s Wang Xinyu. The recent Roland Garros champion racked […]

On Thursday, Czech tennis player Petra Kvitova, who won the 2023 Berlin Open, declared her official retirement from the WTA, according to ESPN. Kvitova, 35, was recently granted a wild card from Wimbledon. Even though unranked, she can compete in the tournament scheduled for June 30 to July 13.  Later on, Kvitova intends to close […]

Aryna Sabalenka revealed in a recent interview that she has written to Coco Gauff to apologize for the comments she made after the French Open Final at Roland Garros. The 27-year-old, number one ranked player in the world, fell to the American sensation in a tense 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-4 earlier this month. After the game, […]

Nike has been at the forefront for almost every sport since their launch in 1971. Just a few year later, Nike had burst onto the tennis scene with their seamless transition from performance running sneakers to shoes that would be fit for the hardcourt. As the sport was entering a golden age throughout the 1980’s […]

Coco Gauff has been having herself a week. Fresh off her win at Roland-Garros, the newest women’s French Open winner paid a visit to some fellow female champs in New York. Gauff caught the Liberty’s 85-66 victory over the Chicago Sky courtside, and after the game, she made her way to the locker room for […]

Coco Gauff wants to see the WNBA land in Miami. When asked recently where she would like to see a future WNBA expansion team, the reigning French Open champion made her preference clear for Florida. “Miami,” Gauff said in a video shared on X, formerly Twitter, Wednesday by the WNBA. “I live in Florida, I’m […]

The stars were out in full force for Tuesday’s WNBA Commissioner’s Cup game between the New York Liberty and Chicago Sky in Brooklyn, with Coco Gauff, Lisa Leslie, Vanessa Bryant (and family) and Elliot Page among those sitting courtside. Gauff, fresh off her French Open title, got a huge ovation from the adoring crowd. The […]

Coco Gauff is on top of the world. The tennis phenom is fresh off her historic win at the French Open, becoming the first American to win since Serena Williams in 2015.  She has made numerous public appearances since while still soaking in her victory. On Tuesday, Gauff sat courtside to watch the New York […]

Tennis icons Serena and Venus Williams are set to launch a new video podcast on X (formerly Twitter), the social media platform owned by Elon Musk. The sisters shared a brief look at their upcoming show on Tuesday, teasing fans with a glimpse of the Williams sisters’ latest venture. Serena Williams posted on X, “Big […]

Coco Gauff’s historic French Open win wasn’t just about forehands and footwork. According to the 21-year-old star, a wave of emotion and patriotism helped fuel her to become the first American since Serena Williams to hoist the trophy in Paris. And in a moment that left many stunned, she credited her inspiration to a moment […]

Carlos Alcaraz had a heartfelt celebration with some ball kids following his epic comeback victory against Jannik Sinner. The 2025 French Open final was a match for the ages as the world No. 2 clashed with the world No. 1 in what is becoming tennis’ new legendary rivalry. Sinner, who had won the past two […]

Carlos Alcaraz was on the ropes of his heavyweight championship battle at the French Open with Jannik Sinner. He was certainly down — but not out — when he trailed badly late in the fourth set. However, despite facing a deficit of 2 sets to 1 while trailing 3-5 and serving at love-40,  Alcaraz never […]

Carlos Alcaraz won his second consecutive French Open on Sunday with an epic five-set victory over Jannik Sinner on the clay courts of Roland Garros. After losing the first two sets and facing three championship points in the fourth set, Alcaraz ended up lifting the trophy in an incredible 4-6 6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 7-6 victory. […]

Carlos Alcaraz pulled off an incredible comeback to win the French Open on Sunday. He was down two sets to none, facing championship point, and still pulled away to win. Alcaraz has now won five Grand Slam titles at just 22 years old, a feat not even matched by golf’s greatest modern winner. The PGA […]

The 2025 French Open finished with easily the best match of the tournament, and one of the best matches of all time. No. 2 seed Carlos Alcaraz came back from two sets down to knock off No. 1 seed Jannik Sinner 4-6, 6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 7-6. Alcaraz lost the first two sets and was down […]