Tennis

9:59 AM ET British wildcard Emma Raducanu booked her place in the second week at Wimbledon with a remarkable straight sets win (6-3, 7-5) over Sorana Cirstea on Saturday. The feat means Raducanu, 18, is the youngest British woman to make the round of 16 at Wimbledon in the Open Era. Raducanu came into Wimbledon
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6:04 PM ET Nick Kyrgios says his body’s in pain after playing for a fourth day in a row, but he’s adamant he can still go the whole way at this year’s Wimbledon. On the eve of his third-round match against the brilliant young Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, Kyrgios was sprightly enough to play — and
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10:02 AM ET Associated Press WIMBLEDON, England — No. 2-seeded Aryna Sabalenka is into the second week at Wimbledon and on the verge of a career breakthrough. The hard-hitting Belarusian beat qualifier María Camila Osorio Serrano 6-0, 6-3 Friday to reach the fourth round, and she might be overdue for a deep run in a
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6:31 PM ET The extraordinary Nick Kyrgios show is rolling on with smiles and a serving masterclass as the Australian “holidaymaker”enjoyed his second Wimbledon win in two days. Kyrgios, who reckoned he was suffering physically from his draining first round win over Ugo Humbert on Wednesday, didn’t look it as he returned 24 hours later
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9:31 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — Serbia’s Novak Djokovic, Switzerland’s Roger Federer, Japan’s Naomi Osaka and Australia’s Ash Barty are on the entry lists for the Tokyo Olympics that were announced Thursday by the International Tennis Federation. As the ITF noted, though: “The entry lists are still subject to change.” Federer, for one, said
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8:30 PM ET Simon Cambers LONDON — Trailing two sets to one against a German qualifier ranked No. 151 at Wimbledon on Wednesday evening, Andy Murray turned to the crowd and yelled one word: “Fight.” It’s a word that epitomizes Murray’s storied career, the kind of never-say-die attitude that brought him three Grand Slam titles,
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10:55 AM ET ESPN News Services The rematch of the 2018 Wimbledon final ended with another straight-sets win for Novak Djokovic. The top-ranked player delivered what he called an “almost flawless performance” in beating Kevin Anderson 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 on Centre Court to reach the third round. Djokovic never faced a break point and committed
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