The world No. 1 ranking will be on the line in Eastbourne next week with Simona Halep having taken a wild card into the Aegon International. The Romanian’s presence means eight of the top 10 women will be on the south coast, including all of the top three. Angelique Kerber currently heads the standings but

LONDON — Past semifinalist Tommy Haas, 2016 junior champion Denis Shapovalov and British women Laura Robson, Heather Watson and Naomi Broady are among the players receiving wild-card invitations to Wimbledon. The All England Club announced on Wednesday 10 of the 16 players it will be awarding entry to the main draw. One man who didn’t

Naomi Broady was well beaten by Petra Kvitova in the second round of the Aegon Classic in Birmingham. Kvitova has been installed as the second favourite for Wimbledon despite only playing in her second event since returning from the horrific knife attack she suffered at her home in December. And, if the Czech can continue

Former tennis star James Blake is withdrawing his excessive force claim against New York City in exchange for a legal fellowship in his name to investigate police misconduct. Nearly two years ago, Blake was tackled by a plainclothes policeman after being falsely identified as a suspect in a credit card fraud ring. Mayor Bill de

Jun 19, 2017 Peter BodoTennis Close Peter Bodo has been covering tennis for over 35 years, mostly recently for ESPN. He is a former WTA Writer of the Year and the author of numerous books, including the classic “The Courts of Babylon” and the New York Times bestseller (with Pete Sampras), “A Champion’s Mind.” Wimbledon

Victoria Azarenka‘s hopes of victory on her return to the tennis tour remain alive after her clash with Risa Ozaki at the Mallorca Open was suspended for darkness. The former world No. 1 is playing her first match as a mother after giving birth to son Leo six months ago. Azarenka had planned to come

9:44 AM ET ESPN Staff Andy Murray is set to donate any prize money won at this year’s Aegon Championships to the victims of the Grenfell Tower disaster. World No. 1 Murray is ready to donate his winnings from the grass-court event, although ESPN understands this to be a private matter. The Scot, who donated

5:34 PM ET PA Sport Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment Timea Babos once again fell at the first hurdle as Kristyna Pliskova overcame her at the Mallorca Open. Hungarian Babos, the eighth seed in Spain, had lost in the first round at each of her previous five WTA Tour events and this

Naomi Broady defeated Alize Cornet in the opening round of the Aegon Classic for one of the best wins of her career. The British No. 2 arrived in Birmingham fresh from her run to the semifinals of her home tournament in Manchester. And Broady carried that grass-court form into the clash against the world No.

British No. 1 Johanna Konta surrendered the chance to win a first tournament on home soil as she lost to Donna Vekic in the Aegon Open final. The world No. 8 and top seed made a superb start in Nottingham but was pegged back and then edged out in a tight finish to lose 2-6,