The 132nd Championships at Wimbledon opens on Monday, and the big questions will be…What will Roger Federer be wearing when he walks out at 1pm on Centre Court? The Swiss’s contract with longtime sponsor Nike expired in March, and there’s been rumors we could see a new brand on Federer as early as today.

Federer, who faces Dusan Lajovic in a rematch of their second round encounter at Wimbledon last year, …

The rushing-and-crushing Mischa Zverev won his first career title on Saturday on grass as the German served-and-volleyed his way past Lukas Lacko 6-4, 6-4 for the Nature Valley International crown in Eastbourne, Great Britain.

“It was definitely one of the emotional moments in my life,” Zverev said. “Beating Andy Murray in Australia was special, but there you win a match, you’re still in it and the tournament’s not over. But here …

Two-time champion Andy Murray officially withdrew from Wimbledon today. Murray had played two lead-up events in Queen’s and Eastbourne, but didn’t feel his surgically repaired hip was up to the in best-of-5.

“It is with a heavy heart that I’m announcing that I’ll be withdrawing from Wimbledon this year,” Murray posted on Facebook.

“I’ve made significant progress in practice and matches over the last ten days, but after lengthy discussions with …

Top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki came back from a break down in both sets to defeat Aryna Sabalenka 7-5, 7-6(5) for the Nature Valley International title on Saturday in Eastbourne, Great Britain.

“It’s been a long time ago since I was here as the winner of this tournament, so it’s great that I can still play almost 10 years later,” said Wozniacki, the 2009 winner, who in the first set fought off set …

The women’s field is wide open at Wimbledon in 2018 with no clear favorite at the All England Club.

World No. 1 Simona Halep has sidelined herself since winning the French Open. Defending champion Garbine Muguruza is looking to find her championship form.

Ones to watch are the world No. 2 Caroline Wozniacki who just won the Eastbourne title, and French Open finalist Sloane Stephens, both of who can wrestle the No. …

Andy Murray is back! For the first time in a year, the Scot is in a Grand Slam tournament (as of now). Murray, though, won’t have an easy debut as he faces the talented but loose Benoit Paire who just held match points against Roger Federer a week ago. But Murray isn’t the only story, that’s because he’s joined by his big four brethren who continue to dominate the headlines …

After a great win Monday over Stan Wawrinka, Andy Murray couldn’t duplicate the effort today in Eastbourne, falling to countryman Kyle Edmund 6-4, 6-4 in the second round.

“I’m really happy that Kyle’s doing really well,” said Murray. “It’s great for British tennis… Obviously this is a really good thing for British tennis that, with the stage of my career I’m at, [there is] another player at the top of the …

While the Wimbledon committee once again adhered to their men’s formula for seeding purposes, which takes into account grass results over the last two years, the women’s seedings were so easy. In the past, the tournament has followed the WTA rankings, but this year with mounting pressure for events to provide special seedings for players returning from pregnancy, Serena Williams was awarded the 25th seed.

With the 183rd-ranked Serena included among …

Germany’s Tatjana Maria won her first WTA singles title on Sunday, defeating defending champion Anastasija Sevastova of Latvia 6-4, 7-5 to win the Mallorca Open in Spain.

Maria came back from 0-4 down in the second set.

“All the German fans, also everybody, it was really amazing, and I felt it a lot, also today for me,” she said afterwards. “It’s a great event, it’s a really nice place. You really enjoy …

Simona Halep may be world No. 1, but Petra Kvitova is No. 1 on tour when it comes to titles.

Kvitova won her tour-leading fifth title on Sunday at the Nature Valley Classic in Birmingham, defeating Slovakia’s Magdalena Rybarikova 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 to successfully defend her title from last year.

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“I didn’t really expect to win here,” …

Marin Cilic won his second Queen’s Club title on Sunday, fending off a match point and defeating former world No. 1 Novak Djokovic 5-7, 7-6(4), 6-3 for the Fever-Tree Championships title in London.

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Cilic had beaten Djokovic in one of their previous 15 meetings entering the event.

In the second set Cilic …

If you can beat Roger Federer on grass, safe to say you can probably win Wimbledon yourself.

Which has to be a quandary for Croatia’s Borna Coric, who had prior to this week in Halle won only two career matches on grass.

Coric on Sunday upset the top-seeded Federer 7-6(6), 3-6, 6-2 to raise the trophy at the 2018 Gerry Weber Open in Germany.

“Just really surprised…I had not even dreamed of this,” …

A strong women’s field and a weak men’s field given a jolt by unseeded Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka headline the Nature Valley International combined men’s and women’s events this week in Eastbourne.

NATURE VALLEY INTERNATIONAL
EASTBOURNE, Great Britain; surface: grass

Women’s Seeds: Caroline Wozniacki, Karolina Pliskova, Petra Kvitova, Angelique Kerber, Jelena Ostapenko, Julia Goerges, Daria Kasatkina, Ashleigh Barty, Elise Mertens, Magdalena Rybarikova, Anastasija Sevastova, Kiki Bertens, Johanna Konta, Barbora Strycova, Daria Gavrilova, …

Petra Kvitova is in terrific form of late. The Czech is a 2-time Wimbledon champion and continues to show why she’s the favorite at the third Grand Slam of the season. Today, Kvitova routed fellow lefty Mihaela Buzarnescu 6-3, 6-2 to win her ninth straight match at the tournament.

“It took me a while from the beginning of the match to get used to a lefty serve and forehand and backhand,” …

It’s been a long year for Novak Djokovic. The former No. 1 has had more downs than ups, but this week in Queen’s in back in his first ATP finals since winning Eastbourne last June.

The Serb has found his form on the grass having not lot a set all week including an impressive semifinal win today over the hot-handed Jeremy Chardy 7-6(5), 6-4.

“It is a special moment for me. Obviously …