Dustin Hoffman, Andrew Lloyd Webber Join Elites in Royal Box at Wimbledon
LONDON (AP) — Actor Dustin Hoffman, Super Bowl champion Patrick Mahomes and other celebrities watched the third-round match between Carlos Alcaraz and Francis Tiafoe on Centre Court at Wimbledon on Friday. Hoffman, 86, sat in the royal box reserved for special guests invited by the All England Club, while Mahomes and his wife, Brittany, sat […]
Emma Navarro upsets Coco Gauff to advance to Wimbledon quarterfinals
LONDON — Coco Gauff has never made it past the fourth round at Wimbledon and was eliminated at that stage again on Sunday, losing 6-4, 6-3 to Emma Navarro in an all-American match. It was the latest in a string of exits for top women’s players at the All England Club this year. No. 1 […]
Coco Gauff upset by fellow American Emma Navarro in straight sets at Wimbledon
Gauff was eliminated from Wimbledon on Sunday when American Emma Navarro, ranked 19th in the field, defeated No. 2 Coco Gauff in straight sets in the round of 16. The 23-year-old Navarro beat Gauff 6-4, 6-3 in just an hour and 14 minutes and will face seventh-seeded Jasmine Paolini in the quarterfinals on Tuesday. Navarro […]
Jannik Sinner beats Ben Shelton to reach Wimbledon quarterfinal
LONDON — World No. 1 Jannik Sinner advanced to his third consecutive Wimbledon quarterfinals on Sunday, fending off the challenge of 14th-seeded powerhouse Ben Shelton 6-2, 6-4, 7-6 (9). With this win, Sinner has reached at least the quarterfinals in every tournament he has played in this year and improved his impressive win-loss record to […]
Carlos Alcaraz beats Ugo Humbert to reach Wimbledon semis
LONDON — Defending Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz hit big shots when it mattered most on Centre Court Sunday, holding off Hugo Humbert for a 6-3, 6-4, 1-6, 7-5 victory and a place in the quarterfinals. The match appeared all but over when Alcaraz chased multiple out-of-reach shots on set point, fell after a forehand hit, […]
Madison Keys’ fiancée Bjorn Fratangelo caught picking nose at Wimbledon
Apparently it was serious enough to break Wimbledon etiquette. During Madison Keys’ round of 16 match against Italy’s Jasmine Paolini, the American’s coach and fiancé, Bjorn Fratangelo, could be heard picking and pinching his nose during the ESPN broadcast. The camera stayed on Fratangelo for 16 seconds before ESPN commentator Renae Stubbs said, “Get the […]
Wimbledon 2024: Alcaraz, Sinner, Radacanu and Gauff in action on day seven – live | Wimbledon 2024
Important Events Show only important events Please enable JavaScript to use this feature Paolini won the match 3-0. She beats Keys from behind and sprints down the line like a monk. She’s totally in tune with herself and it’s impressive to watch. Meanwhile, in the second, Vekic beats Badosa to make it 2-1 after the […]
‘Lucky’ Alex de Minaur wins armchair ride into Wimbledon final-16 | Tennis
Alex de Minaur is in comfortable form in the second week of Wimbledon and has declared himself a lucky man. The Australian number one only needed a two-set straight win and a bye to reach the crucial final stretch of the tournament, easing into the second week of his second grass-court Grand Slam. Having never […]
World No. 1 Iga Swiatek upset in third round of Wimbledon
The Wimbledon Championships continue to be a thorn in Iga Swiatek’s side. There’s a reason she’s the No. 1 ranked player in the world: She just won her fourth French Open title (her third in a row) last month, has reached at least the semifinals at both the Australian Open and U.S. Open, and is […]
Iga Swiatek crumbles in unexpected Wimbledon second round exit
LONDON — World No. 1 Iga Swiatek faltered again on Saturday, losing 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 to Yulia Putintseva in the third round at Wimbledon. Swiatek has won five Grand Slam titles, four of which came on the clay courts of the French Open (most recently last month) and one on the hard courts of the […]