Tennis
No. 1 Jannik Sinner off to winning start at Wimbledon with rout of Luca Nardi
LONDON (AP) — Top-ranked Jannik Sinner got his Wimbledon campaign off to an ideal start by beating Luca Nardi 6-4, 6-3, 6-0 in an all-Italian matchup on Tuesday.
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Jessica Pegula loses in first round at Wimbledon to Elisabetta Cocciaretto
LONDON (AP) — Third-ranked Jessica Pegula thought she was done with first-round hiccups. Then she faced Elisabetta Cocciaretto, who needed just 58 minutes to stun the American 6-2, 6-3 at Wimbledon on Tuesday.
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Wimbledon gets rid of line judges in favor of recorded voices announcing electronic calls
LONDON (AP) — John McEnroe — he of “You cannot be serious!” call-arguing fame — is quite all right with Wimbledon's latest of many steps into the modern era, choosing technology over the human touch to decide whether a ball lands in or out.
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Wimbledon: Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard hits tournament-record 153 mph serve against Taylor Fritz
LONDON (AP) — Fifth-seeded Taylor Fritz’s match against Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard — who hit a tournament-record 153 mph serve — in Wimbledon’s first round was suspended after four sets on Monday night in case they wouldn’t be able to finish before t
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Canada's Fernandez, Auger-Aliassime and Diallo advance to second round at Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON — Canada's Leylah Fernandez, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Gabriel Diallo are moving on to the second round at Wimbledon. Fernandez cruised to a 6-1, 6-3 win over Great Britain's Hannah Klugman in her first-round match Monday.
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Wimbledon: 2-time defending champ Carlos Alcaraz needs 5 sets to beat Fabio Fognini in the 1st round
LONDON (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz , locked in a five-set struggle at Centre Court, looked toward his coach Monday and shouted something about how Fabio Fognini — 38 years old, retiring after this season, winless in 2025 — looked as if he could keep playin
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Wimbledon: University of San Diego's British player Tarvet navigates NIL and NCAA rules after win
LONDON (AP) — Oliver Tarvet used to come to Wimbledon as a kid from his hometown about 1 1/2 hours away to watch his favorite sport and dream of a chance to play tennis on its manicured grass courts.
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No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka not interested in best-of-five-set matches in women's tennis
LONDON (AP) — Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka wouldn’t want women’s tennis to move to best-of-five-set matches at Grand Slam tournaments — like the men play — fearing higher injury risks.
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Medvedev loses at Wimbledon in another first-round Grand Slam exit
LONDON (AP) — Ninth-seeded Daniil Medvedev is out of another Grand Slam tournament in the first round after losing to 64th-ranked Benjamin Bonzi 7-6 (2), 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2 at Wimbledon on Monday. The 2.
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Wimbledon: 2-time runner-up Ons Jabeur quits because of difficulty breathing
LONDON (AP) — Two-time Wimbledon runner-up Ons Jabeur retired during her first-round match Monday because of difficulty breathing, the latest issue for her during an injury-filled season.
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