World No. 1 Novak Djokovic overcame a tough opening-round opponent, two seeds were upset, former No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt played his final match at the All England Club, and an English man actually won a match on an activity-filled opening day at Wimbledon.

Djokovic defeated German Philipp Kohlschreiber, a former grasscourt title winner at Halle, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 to move into the second round in his first match since losing in …

World No. 1s Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams open play Monday in the first round at Wimbledon. Djokovic, the defending champion, starts off against the very dangerous Philipp Kohlschreiber.

Djokovic leads the German 6-1, but Kohlschreiber is the highest ranked unseeded player at No. 33.

“Hopefully tomorrow when I get on the court I’ll be able to perform my best because that’s something that is going to be very much needed in …

As is custom, Novak Djokovic will open the 2015 Wimbledon Championships on Centre Court on Monday. But before then, the World No. 1 met the press to discuss his title defense.

The 2-time Wimbledon champion shrugged off any concerns over skipping the three weeks of grass lead-up event.s

“Last couple years I haven’t been playing any lead-up tournament to Wimbledon,” Djokovic reminded the press. “Aand I still managed to play finals two …

Down to No. 10 in the rankings, Rafael Nadal sounds like a man who transitioning from a Grand Slam threat to someone just happy to be playing tennis injury-free. Gone are knee issues, the appendicitis and the wrist problems he was hit with a year ago.

Speaking yesterday in front of the assembled media, the former Wimbledon champion talked about his outlook.

“I feel good. I won a tournament on grass after …

Andy Murray is shying away from the pressure cooker that is Wimbledon. The Scot who won the title in 2013 enters having won 20 of 21 matches and is among the top favorites to claim the trophy in two weeks.

Murray, who was bounced by Grigor Dimitrov a year ago, is ready for the challenge in front of his home fans.

“I enjoy playing in these high-pressure situations,” Murray said Saturday. “That’s …

With all the pressure in the world of trying to win a second Serena Slam, world No. 1 Serena Williams got away from the tennis to attend a Taylor Swift concert.

Last night Serena and BFF Caroline Wozniacki went the Hyde Park show and Serena even made an appearance on stage.

Cool down after the @taylorswift

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Swiss Miss Belinda Bencic, coached by the original Swiss Miss, Martina Hingis, won a career-first title in convincing end-fashion on Saturday at the Aegon International Eastbourne, defeating Aggie Radwanska 6-4, 4-6, 6-0.

“I was disappointed I didn’t close out the second set, and I was also starting to get a little tired,” the 18-year-old said. “It was a lot of running out there, and we had some long rallies out there …

At 33, Roger Federer isn’t worried about age. The Swiss is saying that right is he has never been as well prepaered for Wimbledon as he is now. And Roger’s won Wimbledon seven times!

“it’s probably been the best preparation I’ve ever had for Wimbledon,” said Federer Saturday, pointing out that he had an extra week to prepare.

“(The extended season has) changed everything, to be honest. You might think that a …

Newly-crowned French Open champion Stan Wawrinka is trying to do what few have done, win at Roland Garros and then at Wimbledon.

Wawrinka, who lost to Kevin Anderson at Queen’s second round, say despite his lack of grass experience he’s ready to succeed on the surface.

“I’m happy with what I did two weeks ago,” Wawrinka said. “No, I feel great. For sure, a lot of confidence in my game. I feel …

Ahead of her attempt to win a second “Serena Slam” and continue her quest for a first calendar Slam, top seed Serena Williams says she is feeling no pressure at Wimbledon this week.

“Personally, it doesn’t make it feel any different, which I think is a good thing ’cause I don’t feel any pressure to win all four,” Serena told the media today. “I’ve been saying that, but I really don’t …

Top Quarter

Top 4 Seeds: (1) Serena Williams, (7) Ana Ivanovic, (9) Carla Suarez Navarro, (19) Sara Errani

Floaters: (16) Venus Williams, Tsvetana Pironkova, (23) Victoria Azarenka, Dominika Cubulkova

Notes: Yawn! No blockbuster early meetings here. The world No. 1 Serena has been granted an easy first few rounds, but sister Venus potentially waits in the 4th rd., and former No. 1s Ivanovic or Azarenka in the quarters. Tough start for …

This Wimbledon is going to be interesting. Before the draw there were two clear favorites: Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray. But the drawmakers did them no favors today suddenly making the event a wide open affair.

Djokovic could face a bevy of big servers while Murray might have to navigate a brutal path through his Big 4 mates to win another Wimbledon.

First to the top where defending champion Djokovic opens …

The seedings for Wimbledon were released earlier today with no real surprises to note. Based on a formula, defending champion Novak Djokovic was named as the top seed while Serena Williams is the women’s as No. 1 as the committee again honored the WTA Rankings.

Roger Federer is seeded second, Andy Murray third and French Open champion Stan Wawrinka is fourth. Former champion Rafael Nadal is 10th.

The draw will be released …

Someone please make a strong case for NOT picking Novak Djokovic to win Wimbledon. That’s what I’m asking because right now for the Wimbledon title in my mind it’s either him or Andy Murray. And it’s close call.

So here’s my list of Wimbledon favorites as I seem them right now pre-draw:

The contenders:
1a. Novak Djokovic
In Paris, he was the clear choice, but now he comes on to his worst surface licking …

French Open champion Stan Wawrinka will drop those famed shorts and get naked in ESPN The Magazine’s upcoming Body Issue.

Happy to be part of ESPN #BodyIssue !! It was fun @espn http://t.co/EMEB8G7o7x ! 🙈

— Stanislas Wawrinka (@stanwawrinka) June 23, 2015

No preview press images are out yet, but the pictures will be online on July 6 with the magazine on …