June 17, 2021 Naomi Osaka withdraws from Wimbledon to take 'personal time,' will compete at Olympics Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka withdrew from Wimbledon on Thursday just hours after organizers said they had been in talks with the tennis star over the tournament's media operations, reports said.
June 17, 2021 Rafael Nadal skipping Wimbledon, Olympics; hopes rest will help prolong career Tennis great Rafael Nadal announced Thursday he will skip Wimbledon and the Olympics to focus on recovering after playing in the French Open, Italian Open and Madrid Open in a span of a few weeks.
June 17, 2021 US Open tennis tournament to allow 100% fan capacity in 2021 The U.S. Open tennis tournament will allow 100% spectator capacity throughout its entire two weeks in 2021, a year after spectators were banned from the event because of the coronavirus pandemic.
June 16, 2021 Federer fails to make Halle Open quarterfinals for 1st time Roger Federer failed to reach the Halle Open quarterfinals for the first time Wednesday when Félix Auger-Aliassime rallied from a set down to stun the former champion 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the second round.
June 14, 2021 Give Novak Djokovic his due as he paves his ‘own path’ The question put to Novak Djokovic after he won the French Open for his 19th Grand Slam title, moving within one of rivals Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal for the men's record, was whether he ever was resigned to not being able to catch them.
June 14, 2021 Tsitsipas says his grandmother died just before French final French Open runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas said Monday his grandmother died just before he played the final at Roland Garros against Novak Djokovic.
June 14, 2021 French Open champ Krejcikova 15th in singles, 1st in doubles French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova's twin titles at Roland Garros earned jumps in the WTA rankings to No. 15 in singles and No. 1 in doubles.
June 14, 2021 French tennis officials defend handling of Naomi Osaka situation: 'We did it the right way' Naomi Osaka’s decision to skip press conferences at the French Open and later withdraw from the tournament altogether raised awareness about athletes’ mental health and drew the ire of tennis organizers.
June 13, 2021 Djokovic gives racket to supportive young fan Novak Djokovic says he’s grateful to a young boy who offered vocal support and advice throughout the French Open final.
June 13, 2021 French Open runner-up Tsitsipas says he learned a lesson When Stefanos Tsitsipas' first Grand Slam final had ended, he sank into his changeover chair and buried his head in a towel.