3:11 AM ET Former world No. 1 Andy Murray is confident he can retake his place among the elite of men’s tennis after being encouraged by his return from career-saving hip surgery. The 32-year-old, who has been playing doubles since working back from hip resurfacing surgery in January, had said ahead of the Australian Open

9:18 AM ET Roger Federer has spoken of the “two-year” process to find a date to play Rafael Nadal in Cape Town, saying “it’s a proper thrill” finally to play in his mother’s homeland. The exhibition between the tennis legends will take place at Cape Town Stadium on Feb. 7, staged under the banner of

8:21 AM ET Australian Bernard Tomic said he planned to appeal against his fine for not playing to “required professional standards” during his 58-minute, first-round thrashing by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at Wimbledon, as he had been unwell at the time. Tomic lost Tuesday’s match 6-2 6-1 6-4 in a performance described as “appalling” and “embarrassing” on

8:51 PM ET Serena Williams has lavished Ashleigh Barty with praise as the two heavyweight contenders hurtle towards a blockbuster Wimbledon quarter-final. In a rematch of last year’s semi-final against Julia Goerges, Williams again reigned to move ominously into the last 16 at the All England Club for the 16th time with a 6-3 6-4

1:20 PM ET LONDON — The distance from the Bank of England Sports Centre in Roehampton to Wimbledon is a mere 3.7 miles. But on a lovely June day in 2005, the just-turned-18-year-old with jet-black hair — and a hint of what would soon become his permanent five o’clock shadow — wondered if this would

12:01 PM ET ESPN News Services LONDON — Rafael Nadal drew level with Bjorn Borg with his 51st victory at Wimbledon, beating two-time semifinalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 in the third round on Saturday. Nadal beat Tsonga on Centre Court in a match that wasn’t nearly as taxing as his second-round victory over Nick

6:56 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN LONDON — After nearly three grueling hours, and in pulling off one of the most unbelievable comebacks Centre Court at Wimbledon had ever seen, Cori “Coco” Gauff had the grounds of the All England Club buzzing. “She’s just 15!” “It was match point and she turned it around!” “This is

6:07 PM ET Simon Cambers LONDON — American teenager Coco Gauff continued her fairytale run at Wimbledon on Friday but her mind is focused on only one thing: if Beyonce was watching. The singer is a regular visitor, alongside her husband Jay-Z, to Serena Williams‘ matches at grand slam events, and Gauff said said she

7:34 AM ET Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will attempt to set a world record for attendance at a tennis match, with the help of some celebrity guests, when they play an exhibition game in Cape Town in February. The clash on Feb. 7 will take place under the banner of the Roger Federer Foundation,

7:13 PM ET LONDON — By the middle of the fourth set of Thursday’s second-round match at Wimbledon evening, the ending seemed inevitable. Nick Kyrgios was clinging to his serve, the last thing he had left, like a shipwrecked sailor clutching a life preserver. Meanwhile, Rafael Nadal lashed and pounded him, unrelenting as an angry