July 10, 2021 Wimbledon final: Djokovic eyes 20th Slam, Berrettini his 1st The man standing between Novak Djokovic and a record-tying 20th Grand Slam title, Matteo Berrettini, remembers being wowed by Wimbledon when he played in the junior event as a teenager.
July 9, 2021 Italy's Berrettini reaches 1st Grand Slam final at Wimbledon Cries of “Vai!” (Go!), “Forza!” (Let's go!) and even “Andiamo, amore mio!” (Let's go, my love!) rang through Centre Court, supporting Matteo Berrettini in his native tongue on his way to becoming Italy's first Grand Slam finalist in 45 years.
July 9, 2021 Meghan Markle quietly reached out to Naomi Osaka amid mental health break from tennis In an essay in Time magazine’s Olympic preview issue, Naomi Osaka wrote that she hopes “we can enact measures to protect athletes, especially the fragile ones."
July 9, 2021 Tennis star Nick Kyrgios drops out of Olympics over fan ban, injuries Tennis star Nick Kyrgios dropped out of the Olympics on Thursday after Tokyo 2020 organizers announced there would be no fans at the Games due to coronavirus concerns.
July 8, 2021 No. 1 Barty to face Pliskova in 1st Wimbledon final for both It might have been difficult for Ash Barty to imagine that a trip to her first Wimbledon final was just around the corner when she stopped playing at last month's French Open with a hip injury.
July 8, 2021 Naomi Osaka: Kneeling to protest racism, wearing mask in pandemic 'so obvious' Some hotly debated issues in the world are "so obvious" to tennis star Naomi Osaka.
July 8, 2021 Naomi Osaka suggests 'better' press conference format, giving pro athletes 'mental break' from scrutiny Tennis star Naomi Osaka suggested in an essay published Thursday that pro athletes should be able to take a mental break from press conferences and media scrutiny.
July 7, 2021 Boris Becker's catching heat for calling tennis player's fiancée 'pretty' during Wimbledon broadcast Imagine living in a world where a tennis legend gets in trouble during a Wimbledon broadcast for calling a tennis player’s fiancée “very pretty.” WE’RE LIVING IN THAT WORLD! Boris Becker, working BBC’s Wimbledon coverage, caused an uproar for commenting on Márton Fucsovics’s future wife Anett Böszörményi.
July 7, 2021 8-time Wimbledon champ Roger Federer unsure if he'll be back Roger Federer has been feted by plenty of ovations at Wimbledon's Centre Court. None quite like this one, though. This was not a celebration and didn't come at the end of the match.
July 7, 2021 8-time Wimbledon champ Federer loses quarterfinal to Hurkacz Roger Federer has been feted by plenty of ovations at Centre Court. None quite like this one, though. This was not a celebration. It felt more like a “Thank you” or — just in case — a “Goodbye.”