Tag: Wimbledon Championships

Osaka makes her return against Zheng at Tokyo Olympics

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TOKYO — Naomi Osaka’s first match in nearly two months will come against 52nd-ranked Zheng Saisai of China in the opening round of the...

Original 9 heads 2021 class at International Tennis Hall

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NEWPORT, R.I. — A group of trailblazing women known as the “Original 9” now officially have a place in the International Tennis Hall of...

AP Sportlight

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July 19 1877 — Spencer Gore beats William Marshall in 48...

Wimbledon runner-up Berrettini withdraws from Olympics

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ROME — Wimbledon runner-up Matteo Berrettini announced his withdrawal from the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday due to a thigh injury sustained at the grass-court...

Coco Gauff to miss Olympics after testing positive for virus

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U.S. tennis player Coco Gauff has tested positive for the coronavirus, forcing her to pull out of the Tokyo Olympics. ...

Tennis player de Minaur has COVID-19, out of Tokyo Olympics

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TOKYO — Australian tennis player Alex de Minaur has tested positive for COVID-19 and has withdrawn from the Tokyo Olympics. ...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

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July 16 1920 — Babe Ruth breaks his season record of...

Novak Djokovic posts he is in for Tokyo Olympics

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Novak Djokovic is going to the Tokyo Olympics, keeping alive his chance for a “Golden Slam.” ...

AP Sportlight

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July 15 1912 — Jim Thorpe wins the decathlon at the...

Tennis Hall of Famer Shirley Fry Irvin dies at 94

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NAPLES, Fla. — Tennis Hall of Famer Shirley Fry Irvin, who won three consecutive major titles in the 1950s to complete a career Grand...