After a very lackluster start to the match, infamous chair umpire Mohamed Lahyani asked Gael Monfils if he was feeling OK, or if he needed a doctor.

The Frenchman, however, responded that his nonchalant start against Malek Jaziri was just part of a strategy, a sneaky one at that. And it paid off as Monfils eventually routed the Tunisian in three sets.

“I was just talking about some stuff, like funny …

Late in her first round doubles match, all-time great Serena Williams fell into the crowd and onto an unsuspecting fan’s lap while chasing a ball down tonight at Wimbledon.

Serena is not slight by any measure, and the sight of her spilling into the stands and onto the spectators is well…

Luckily no one was hurt.

“I was running and I couldn’t stop,” Serena said. “Had some lovely gents that was able …

Fabio Fognini got slapped today with $27,500 in fines at Wimbledon today. The predictably dramatic Italian once again couldn’t resist getting involved with umpires and officials during his first round win over Alex Kuznetsov on Monday and now will have to pay for it.

According to reports, Fognini was hit with two unsportsmanlike conduct penalties one for $20K and another for $5K plus a third fine of $2.5K for …

In women’s play on Wednesday at Wimbledon a former No. 1 fell, not unexpectedly, while some Top 10 favorites moved easily into the third round.

No. 2 seed and part-time head case Li Na of China led the top seeds with a routine 6-2, 6-2 win over Yvonne Meusburger of Austria 6-2, 6-2.

“It is easy to say, tough to do,” Na said about possibly surpassing the quarterfinals for the first time …

Shaking off the disappointment of an early exit at the French Open in her last appearance on court roughly a month ago, world No. 1 Serena Williams returned to the Grand Slam stage with a resounding boom on Tuesday, defeating newly-Americanized Anna Tatishvili 6-1, 6-2 at Wimbledon.

“Who said I was over it?” Serena said of her French Open loss. “The last time I played [Tatishvili], she ended really strong. Today, …

#451153454 / gettyimages.comRafael Nadal became just the 11th player in the Open Era to win 700 career matches. Nadal achieved the feat today by beating Martin Klizan 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 in the first round at Wimbledon.

Nadal, a two-time Wimbledon champion and 3-time runner-up, had …

Favorites Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray started in devastating form on Monday at the first day of Wimbledon, advancing in straight sets.

The top-seeded Djokovic lost only five games in downing Kazakhstan’s Andrey Golubev 6-0, 6-1, 6-4, and Murray defeated Belgian David Goffin 6-1, 6-4, 7-5.

“The way the match was going, the way he was playing, I was happy to finish in straight sets,” said Murray on the tighter third set, …

Five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams and 2010 Wimbledon finalist Tomas Berdych, are featured in the upcoming Body Issue by ESPN The Magazine.

That means they are nude!

“I just kept cracking jokes and that definitely made it fun,” Venus said. “It was interesting, though. I think I’m in better shape now. Hope we can do a reshoot.”

In addition to posing nude for the …

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Wimbledon had a very special guest in attendance today. A very BIG guest who goes by the name of Shaquille O’Neal. The 7-foot-1 NBA legend was treated like royalty today on the grounds of Wimbledon where he took in the Andy Murray match …

Andy Murray has already had quite a Wimbledon. On the eve of his much-anticipated opening of the 2014 Wimbledon Championships, the Scottish favorite made a detour on his way to the AELTC on Sunday.

Apparently en route to practice Murray stopped the car to rescue a dog from oncoming traffic.

“I saw a dog running loose along the road and stopped to try to help,” Murray explained to the BBC. “After …

This will be a quick post. As I wrote in my preview I thought Roger Federer had the best draw of the Big Four. But Federer hasn’t won a Slam since the 2012 Wimbledon and he hasn’t even reached a Grand Slam final since that event.

That said, who’s his competition?

Regardless of what he says I just don’t think Novak Djokovic’s wrist is fully healed anymore. And I don’t know how …

Rafael Nadal took a cautious tone on the eve of Wimbledon. Speaking to the press on Saturday the 2-time Wimbledon champion is well aware of the dangers grass pose to his game.

“[Wimbledon] is really the most dangerous tournament of the year,” Nadal said. “[It] is a tournament you arrive to the first round, sometimes the match cannot be in your hands, because in the end is a surface that you …

Top seed Novak Djokovic put to rest any injuries fears Saturday during a pre-Wimbledon presser. Djokovic sent a scare to his fans when he withdrew from a exhibition earlier in the week because of the wrist, but he says everything is “fine”.

“Right now I don’t feel any pain,” Djokovic said. “But I felt like, you know, when I’m changing surfaces, especially from clay to grass, in the opening few days …

Not surprisingly Roger Federer is in positive mind frame entering Wimbledon. The Swiss has won the event seven times and it’s the site of his most recent Slam victory in 2012.

And Federer comes into the tournament playing good tennis following a Halle title last weekend.

“I feel like I’m a contender for the tournament,” Federer told the media on Saturday at Wimbledon. “I feel like if things click here, I should …

Can Serena Williams shake off her French Open disappointment? Does Venus Williams have one more Wimbledon run in her? Is Victoria Azarenka really back? Is it really a bad thing to break up with RedFoo? Is the Woz over her break-up with Rory? Are the American break-out grasscourt winners ready to bring the confidence to the All England Club? Can a Brit woman make it to the first weekend? Can …