He gave Rafael Nadal a scare at Wimbledon, and then Francisco Cerundolo went on to collect his first career title Sunday on the clay in Bastad besting Sebastian Baez 7-6(4), 6-2.

“It feels amazing,” said Cerundolo on court. “First of all, I want to congratulate Sebastian, not just for this week. You’ve been playing amazing since last year.

“Means a lot. Since you are a child you imagine yourself playing in …

After a disappointing return at Wimbledon, Serena Williams is set to resume her comeback at the Canadian Masters next month in Toronto.

The 40-year-old is on an entry list which includes 41 of the top 43 players. Iga Swiatek, Naomi Osaka, Elena Rybakina, Coco Gauff, Emma Raducanu and Bianca Andreescu will join the 3-time champion in a loaded lead-up to the US Open.

“When you read over that star-studded list, it’s …

Novak Djokovic is back in the Grand Slam win column. After a miserable run in Slams, Djokovic is back on top with a strong win today over Nick Kyrgios 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(3).

“I’ve lost words for what this tournament and what this trophy means to me. It always has been the most special tournament. It was the one that motivated me to play tennis. Every time this tournament gets more …

Well, Rafael Nadal was a no go on Friday for his impending semifinal, so it’s Nick Kyrgios (all of people) coming out to try his hand at stopping Novak Djokovic from yet another Wimbledon title.

Djokovic has won his last 27 matches at Wimbledon and three straight titles. Last year, Matteo Berrettini gave his best shot but failed. In 2019, Roger Federer came up just short and in …

Longshot Elena Rybakina had the biggest moment of her young tennis career collecting the Wimbledon title today, rallying from a set down to defeat world No. 2 Ons Jabeur 3-6, 6-2, 6-2.

“I’m speechless because I was super nervous before the match, during the match and I’m honestly happy that it finished. I’ve never felt something like this,” Rybakina said.

With both players in their first Grand Slam final, it was …

It was a slow start for Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon final today. The Serb was the heavy favorite against first-time Slam semifinalist Cameron Norrie.

But the British No. 1 got the crowd involved early and jumped out to a quick 6-2 lead. Playing some of his best tennis, the lefty was causing issues for the World No. 1. At 3-4, though, Norrie would brick an easy volley. Points later …

Elena Rybakina came of age Thursday at Wimbledon pulling off the biggest win of her career upsetting Simona Halep 6-3, 6-3 to reach the Saturday final.

The lanky 23-year-old simply overpowered Halep. While she only hit five aces, her serve and then big groundstrokes were too much for Halep who didn’t help her cause with nine double faults.

“I’m really happy with my performance as I played a solid match,” Rybakina said. …

Believe it or not, Nick Kyrgios is at the very least a Grand Slam finalist, at Wimbledon no less.

The 27-year-old got a pass from Rafael Nadal and moved right into the Sunday title match where he will face either 6-time champion Novak Djokovic or Cameron Norrie.

Kyrgios has never lost to Djokovic winning both meetings back in 2017 on hard courts. But he’s down 2-1 to Norrie.

Kyrgios, who won the Australian …

The Rafael Nadal-Nick Kyrgios Wimbledon semifinal will not happen. Citing a abdominal tear made worse during his incredible win Wednesday over Taylor Fritz, Nadal withdrew today from his match tomorrow with Kyrgios.

“I have been suffering with the pain in abdominal,” Nadal said Thursday 7:30pm local time at Wimbledon. “I know something was not okay there.

“Yeah, that’s confirmed. I have a tear in the muscle in the abdominal.

“I think …

Despite some sort of abdominal injury early in the match, Rafael Nadal hung tough and outlasted Taylor Fritz in five sets 3-6, 7-5, 3-6, 7-5, 7-6(10-4).

“It was a tough afternoon against a great player,” Nadal told the crowd. “All the credit to Taylor, he has been playing great during the whole season. From my personal side, it was not an easy match at all, so I’m just very happy to …

Simona Halep held on late but got through to her third career Wimbledon semifinal, easing past Amanda Anisimova 6-2, 6-4.

“I’m really happy to be back in semis here in Wimbledon. It’s one of my favorite tournaments, so it’s pretty special. It’s been a great match today, and I’m really pleased with the way I played,” said Halep.

“I think every match I got a little bit better. I had tough …

Bottom half women’s draw favorite Ons Jabeur found herself down a set to the 23-year-old surprise Marie Bouzkova, but the world No. 2 rolled the Czech from there 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 to reach her first Grand Slam semifinal at Wimbledon.

The 26-year-old, who was in the quarterfinal last year, won 12 of the last 14 games for the biggest win of her career.

“I’m really, really happy, especially that it happened on …

For the third time at Wimbledon Novak Djokovic had to rally from two sets down to stay alive. The world No. 1 busted out to a 4-1 lead against Jannik Sinner in their Wimbledon quarterfinal today. Sinner, though, would seize control and storm back to take the first, grab and early break to take the second and go up two sets on a stunned Centre Court.

Djokovic would leave the court …

Nick Kyrgios got back on Centre Court and he made the most his return going to distance to defeat American upstart Brandon Nakashima 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(2), 3-6, 6-2.

Now 6-0 in Wimbledon five set matches, Kyrgios fired 35 aces. The Australian was in a reserved, contained mode but complained early of shoulder pain, later requirement treatment and meds.

”I have played a lot of tennis in the past month and a half. …

Simona Halep made a clear statement that she’s the player to beat in the women’s draw at Wimbledon. The Romanian returned to Centre Court for the first time since her 2019 title and she pounded the world No. 4 6-1, 6-2 in just an hour.

“Actually, I was more nervous yesterday than today,” Halep said to the crowd. “It’s very special to be back I missed a lot, to play in …