Tennis

1:34 PM ET Simon Cambers PARIS — Dominic Thiem isn’t sure whether Serena Williams or French Open officials were to blame for their press room incident over the weekend, but said he is ready to move on from the episode after it “made a big round in all the social networks.” Thiem had to abruptly
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12:05 PM ET Simon Cambers Former world No. 1 Andy Murray plans to return to tennis at the Fever-Tree Championships at London’s Queen’s Club, tournament organizers confirmed to ESPN.com on Monday. If all goes well there, Murray is hoping to play doubles at Wimbledon, as well. The 32-year-old Scot has not played since having a
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6:50 AM ET Ashleigh Barty has powered into her maiden French Open quarter-final, further raising hopes of a first Australian singles triumph at Roland Garros in more than 40 years. Barty showed grit and poise on Monday to end the giant-killing run of unseeded American Sofia Kenin – the third-round slayer of Serena Williams –
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8:53 PM ET Ashleigh Barty is doing her best not to get ahead of herself after the Australian’s path to a French Open crown was spectacularly cleared. The world No.8 calmly booked a spot in the round of 16 with a 6-3 6-1 defeat of Andrea Petkovic on the same day Serena Williams and world
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2:33 PM ET ESPN News Services PARIS — Serena Williams has been handed her earliest loss at a major in five years. The 23-time Grand Slam champion was beaten 6-2, 7-5 in the third round at Roland Garros by 20-year-old American Sofia Kenin. The last time Williams was eliminated this quickly at a major came
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