8:39 AM ET LONDON — Welcome to the secret season, the post-Wimbledon return to the clay courts — a segment embraced some years ago by both tours partly to protect the health of the players. The prospect of moving from cushiony grass to punishing hard courts immediately after Wimbledon and staying on them through the

12:12 AM ET Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. — Venus Williams has committed to play in San Jose later this month, her second straight appearance in the event. She will play her opening match of the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic in the night session July 30 after reaching the 2018 quarterfinals. The seven-time Grand Slam

12:22 PM ET Simon Cambers LONDON — It was a surreal moment. Defending champion Novak Djokovic sat in his chair, leading Roger Federer 6-5 in the final set of the Wimbledon men’s final on Sunday, when he thought he had better ask the umpire a question: “Is it tiebreak at 10-all?” he said. The players

12:08 PM ET Six-time major winner Boris Becker has said that tennis must “wake up to the greatness” of Novak Djokovic following his 16th Grand Slam title win at Wimbledon on Sunday. World No.1 Djokovic, 32, defeated Swiss great Roger Federer 7-6 (5), 1-6, 7-6 (4), 4-6, 13-12 (3) to win his fifth title at

11:50 PM ET Manoj BhagavatulaESPN Novak Djokovic held off Roger Federer 7-6 (5), 1-6, 7-6 (4), 4-6, 13-12 in a marathon final to win the men’s singles title at Wimbledon on Sunday. Here are some of the notable statistics from the match: 16 Djokovic’s Grand Slam tally now stands at 16, closing in on Federer

Jul 7, 2019 Simon Cambers LONDON — Wimbledon is famous for its traditions, from its insistence on predominantly white clothing to the strawberries and cream on offer around the grounds during the two weeks of The Championships. This year, a couple of traditions are being tweaked. There is a final-set tiebreak for the first time,

Jul 12, 2019 Simon Cambers LONDON — In the 1950s and 1960s, it seemed as if Wimbledon turned into a mini version of Australia every summer, so successful were its players. Between 1950 and 1969, there was an Australian man in 17 of 20 finals, and in the 1960s, Australian men won eight singles titles

Jul 14, 2019 LONDON — After four hours and 55 minutes, Novak Djokovic won the fifth-set tiebreak in Wimbledon’s longest singles final to beat Roger Federer in a match for the ages. The fifth set lasted just under two hours in itself, but it was Djokovic who edged past Federer in an epic 7-6, 1-6,

8:52 PM ET LONDON — Chasing. It seems that Novak Djokovic has been doing it since he was an inexperienced teenager, forever fighting for the elusive rewards in the golden age of men’s tennis: the respect of his peers, the affection of a public that seemed to only have eyes for Roger Federer and Rafael

Jul 15, 2019 Alyssa RoenigkESPN Close Alyssa Roenigk is a senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com whose assignments have taken her to six continents and caused her to commit countless acts of recklessness. (Follow @ESPN_Alyssa on Twitter). LONDON — A little more than an hour after Serena Williams departed from Centre Court at