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Naomi Osaka of Japan plays against Saisai Zheng of China during their first round of the tennis competition at the Tokyo Olympics in Tokyo on Sunday. (Photo: AP)

Naomi Osaka wins in debut at Tokyo Olympics

Osaka will next face 50th-ranked Viktorija Golubic of Switzerland

25 July 2021 6:36 AM GMT

Australias Ashleigh Barty returns a shot to Spains Sara Sorribes Tormo during their Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games womens singles first round tennis match at the Ariake Tennis Park on Sunday. (Photo: AFP)

Barty suffers upset defeat at Tokyo tennis tournament

The defeat comes 15 days after Barty won Wimbledon for her second Grand Slam title

25 July 2021 4:58 AM GMT

Serbias Novak Djokovic celebrates winning against Italys Matteo Berrettini during the mens final of the Wimbledon in London on Sunday. (Phto

Djokovic beats Dellien to begin quest for Olympic gold

The Serb, a 2008 Olympic bronze medallist in Beijing, will take on Germany-'s Jan-Lennard Struff in the round of 32 at...

24 July 2021 8:25 AM GMT

Roger Federer. (Photo: AFP)

Roger Federer withdraws from Tokyo Olympics

The 20-time Grand Slam champion was knocked out of Wimbledon in the quarter-finals by Hubert Hurkacz last week

13 July 2021 4:47 PM GMT

Serbias Novak Djokovic celebrates winning against Italys Matteo Berrettini during the mens final of the Wimbledon in London on Sunday. (Phto

Djokovic wins 20th Grand Slam with sixth Wimbledon triumph

The world number one triumphed 6-7 (4/7), 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 to move level on 20 majors with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal

11 July 2021 4:53 PM GMT

Australias Ashleigh Barty poses with the trophy after defeating the Czech Republics Karolina Pliskova in the womens singles final of the Wimbledon in London on Saturday. (Photo: AP)

Ashleigh Barty wins first Wimbledon title on Cawley anniversary

Barty won her first Wimbledon title on the 50th anniversary of fellow indigenous Australian Evonne Goolagong Cawley-'s...

10 July 2021 3:58 PM GMT

Ashleigh Barty (left) will play Karolina Pliskova in the Wimbledon Womens final

Karolina Pliskova stands between Ashleigh Barty and Wimbledon glory

Ashleigh Barty is attempting to win her first Wimbledon title on the 50th anniversary of Australian Evonne Cawley-'s...

10 July 2021 12:59 PM GMT

Novak Djokovic will face Matteo Berrettini in the Wimbledon final. (Photo: AFP)

Novak Djokovic eyes 20th Slam against heavyweight Berrettini in...

The Serbian will move level with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal on career majors with a victory

10 July 2021 12:17 PM GMT

Marija Cicak. (Photo: Twitter/Wimbledon)

Marija Cicak to be first woman to umpire Wimbledon men-'s final

The All England Club confirmed that the 43-year-old from Croatia will oversee Sunday-'s clash between Novak Djokovic and...

10 July 2021 11:39 AM GMT

Australias Ashleigh Barty celebrates after beating Germanys Angelique Kerber in the womens semifinal match of the Wimbledon in London on Thursday. (Photo: AFP)

Australia-'s Ashleigh Barty into first Wimbledon final

The 25-year-old Australian will play either Czech Republic-'s Karolina Pliskova or Belarusian second seed Aryna...

8 July 2021 3:48 PM GMT

Switzerlands Roger Federer leaves the court after being defeated by Polands Hubert Hurkacz during the mens singles quarterfinals match on day nine of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Wednesday, July 7, 2021.AP

Roger Federer crashes out at Wimbledon to cast doubt on future

The 20-time Grand Slam title winner who turns 40 next month, lost 6-3, 7-6 (7/4), 6-0 to a player 15 years his junior

7 July 2021 6:13 PM GMT

Canadas Denis Shapovalov celebrates after defeating Russias Karen Khachanov during the quarterfinals of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London on Wednesday. (Photo: AP)

Shapovalov into first Wimbledon semi-final, faces Djokovic

Shapovalov will play defending champion Novak Djokovic in Friday-'s semifinal

7 July 2021 4:18 PM GMT