The Spun

Novak Djokovic is set to return to major tennis next month. The legendary men's tennis star suffered a knee injury at the French Open earlier this season, though he's now set to return to make a possible run at Wimbledon. Djokovic announced that he's full go for Wimbledon, which is set to begin ...

Novak Djokovic Announces Official Decision On 2024 Wimbledon

The Wimbledon women’s singles draw has been made, and there are plenty of key talking points after some intriguing scenarios were thrown up on Friday. Here, we look at some of the big talking points ahead of action on Monday. Swiatek’s draw not as bad as first feared.

Wimbledon women’s singles draw: 5 takeaways – ft. Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff, Emma Raducanu

The main draw for Wimbledon was just released this Friday. Fans immediately noticed that Ajla Tomljanovic and Jelena Ostapenko will square off in the first round.   Back in 2021, Tomljanovic and Ostapenko got in a heated exchange during the third set of their match at Wimbledon. It ...

Everyone's Loving Wimbledon Pairing Of Tennis Players Who Fought Years Ago

NOVAK BOUNCES BACK: Novak Djokovic, who had knee surgery just three weeks ago, has a favorable draw and will face the Czech qualifier Vit Kopriva, who is No. 123 in the first round. The Serb would not have to face Jannik Sinner or Carlos Alcaraz until the final. Will the seven-time Wimbledon winner defy medical logic and his haters, and win the championship?

Hail Wimbledon – Romance, Rivalries and Near-retirements in London

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Salaun is a 6-9 forward who was the youngest player in a draft full of international selections.

What does 1st round pick Tidjane Salaun bring to the Hornets?

Florida State

Former Florida tennis star McCartney Kessler is set to appear in her second Major after going 3-0 in qualifiers for the main draw at Wimbledon. Kessler went to a third set in all three of her qualifying matches, defeating Rebecca Marino of Canada, Maya Joint of Australia and top-100 ranked Renata Zarazua, in that order. Kessler mounted comebacks against Joint and Zarazua after dropping the first set in each match. Her reward is a match with world No. 9 Marina Sakkari out of Greece. Wimbledon’s Round of 128 takes place from July 1-2. A start time and location have not...

Florida tennis alum McCartney Kessler in Wimbledon Main Draw

Cooper Flagg’s summer will include some time playing against the U.S. Olympic team. The Duke signee — expected to be one of the top picks in the 2025 NBA draft and the consensus national high school player of the year this past season — was the lone collegian among the 15 players announced Friday as members of the USA Basketball men’s select team that will train alongside the squad the Americans are sending to the Paris Olympics.

Flagg and Pritchard among those selected for USA Basketball select team to help with Olympic prep

The Associated Press

EASTBOURNE, England (AP) — Taylor Fritz of the U.S. became the first three-time men’s champion of the Eastbourne International on Saturday. Fritz beat Australian qualifier Max Purcell 6-4, 6-3 in the final, capturing his eighth career title without dropping a set. He also won Eastbourne in 2019 and...

Fritz becomes first 3-time champ of Eastbourne, where Kasatkina ends streak of losing finals

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Karolina Muchova was sure she would be back on the tennis tour, and back at a Grand Slam tournament, at some point, no matter how long it might take after an operation on her right wrist. Well, mostly sure. Except, naturally, when at times over...

Karolina Muchova is back at Wimbledon without the old expectations after wrist surgery

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The first time my family walked into a Ponderosa Steakhouse was in the late 1960s. It was new and the experience was great. Like other new restaurants, if the management doesn't stay on top, the quality of service can decline. The location we went to did change through the years, but in the beginning, it was great.

The 1960s: the Ponderosa and Bonanza Steakhouses are still around in some states

Novak Djokovic has declared he is confident his knee will withstand the pressure of two weeks at Wimbledon, after revealing his wide Jelena questioned his eagerness to return to action so soon after surgery. The seven-time champion at the All England Club was expected to miss the tournament after he...

Novak Djokovic reveals his wife questioned why he is playing at Wimbledon

The Wimbledon draw has been made and there are some big winners among the top seeds in the men’s draw – as well as one huge loser. Jannik Sinner is the top seed at Wimbledon for the first time in his career, but that status has not protected him from a desperately challenging draw that will see the Italian handed a host of daunting hurdles.

Jannik Sinner dumped out of Wimbledon and Novak Djokovic into another final – our big predictions

WIMBLEDON -- Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka has stated that she is "not 100 percent fit" ahead of Wimbledon, and that she is struggling to manage the shoulder injury that forced her to retire from her Berlin quarterfinal against Anna Kalinskaya last week. Wimbledon 2024: Scores | Draws | Order...

'I'm not 100 percent fit': Sabalenka's Wimbledon status uncertain

EASTBOURNE, England -- World No.14 Daria Kasatkina captured her first title of the season after defeating Leylah Fernandez 6-3, 6-4 in the final of the Rothesay International. A runner-up at Devonshire Park last year, Eastbourne is Kasatkina's seventh career title and first on grass. "It's been a year, but it...

Kasatkina beats Fernandez in Eastbourne to win first grass-court title

"I'm pumped. I always feel like I play well here," said Fritz, who also won Eastbourne in 2019 and 2022. "I kind of just had that feeling coming into the week as well. I did a great job." Fritz did not drop serve at the ATP 250, saving all five...

Taylor Fritz wins third Eastbourne title, Wimbledon next

The Independent

 Andy Murray will make a decision on whether to play singles at Wimbledon on Monday evening ahead of what are expected to be his final Championships, but revealed he still does not have “100 per cent feeling” in his right leg after undergoing an operation to remove a spinal cyst last weekend. The former world No 1 is not ruling out playing on Centre Court against Tomas Machac on Tuesday and says he will make a decision after his final practice session. Murray wants to “feel the buzz” on Centre Court for one last time and have some “closure”...

Wimbledon news LIVE: Andy Murray injury update and latest build-up to 2024 tournament

Millions of Americans are preparing to get out of town sometime in the coming holiday week. That will likely mean busy roads, as well as packed airports and train stations.

Fourth of July is one of the busiest travel times of the year

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The 20-year-old is set to take on a fellow American in the first round of the Grand Slam on July 1.

Coco Gauff Proves She’s Ready for Wimbledon in Powerful Practice Montage

Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) -Wimbledon women's top seed Iga Swiatek was handed a tricky first-round test at Wimbledon as the world number one was drawn against American Sofia Kenin on Friday.

Tennis-Swiatek draws Kenin in tough Wimbledon opener, Alcaraz to face qualifier

We are going to be treated to 32 great women’s matches on Day 1 of Wimbledon on Monday. We will see players from World #2 Coco Gauff to qualifiers ranked outside the Top 100. As always, we here at LastWordOnTennis will share our thoughts on all of the matches with you. We split the 32 matches between eight articles. Our other articles feature Coco Gauff vs Caroline Dolehide, Victoria Azarenka vs Sloane Stephens, Naomi Osaka vs Diane Parry, Emma Navarro vs Qiang Wang, Aryna Sabalenka vs Emina Bektas, Bianca Andreescu vs Jaqueline Cristian, and Paula Badosa vs Karolina Muchova. Predicting these matches are Jordan Reynolds, Steen Kirby, and Yesh Ginsburg. Who do you think will win?

Wimbledon Day 1 Women’s Predictions Including Mirra Andreeva vs Brenda Fruhvirtova

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Wimbledon 2024: Iga Swiatek calls herself a perfectionist and now she wants to improve on grass

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Shortly after Iga Swiatek completed the most lopsided French Open final in 17 years, ceding a grand total of three games against...

Wimbledon 2024: Iga Swiatek calls herself a perfectionist and now she wants to improve on grass

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