Serena Williams calls anti-doping system 'grueling' and says 'I hate it'
Serena Williams took aim at tennis’ anti-doping system on Sunday ahead of her Wimbledon return, calling the system “unprofessional” and “unreasonable.”
Serena Williams took aim at tennis’ anti-doping system on Sunday ahead of her Wimbledon return, calling the system “unprofessional” and “unreasonable.”
Skier Lindsey Vonn has a special understanding of what Serena Williams is going through as she prepares to play both singles and doubles at Wimbledon at age 44.
Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and Brazil’s Luisa Stefani have won another title. The duo defeated Czech pair Miriam Skoch and Jesika Maleckova 6-1, 6-4 in the women’s doubles final at the WTA 250 Eastbourne Open tennis tournament on Sunday.
Wimbledon has confirmed that Serena Williams’ first match at the grass-court Grand Slam since 2022 will take place on Centre Court on Tuesday evening.
Jannik Sinner said he’s changed his physical workload after his French Open meltdown, when he felt ill and dizzy in a second-round loss.
The 44-year-old Williams is the buzz of SW19 — the famous post code of Wimbledon — as she prepares to play her first singles match at the event in four years Tuesday when she faces No. 53 Maya Joint in the first round.
Naomi Osaka’s Wimbledon preparations received a setback when she retired at the start of the second set in Saturday’s Bad Homburg final because of a foot injury.
Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and Brazil’s Luisa Stefani advanced to the women’s doubles final of the Eastbourne Open tennis tournament with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Hungary’s Fanny Stollar and Asia Muhammad of the United States on Friday.
Third-seeded Canadian Félix Auger-Aliassime will open against Alexander Shevchenko of Kazakhstan in the first round at Wimbledon after the draw was released Friday.
Serena Williams will face an opponent less than half her age when she plays 20-year-old Maya Joint in the first round at Wimbledon for her first singles match in nearly four years.
Tennis Hall of Famer Chris Evert said Thursday her ovarian cancer has returned and treatment will prevent her from attending Wimbledon this year.
Canada’s Bianca Andreescu will make her return to Wimbledon next week as the women’s main draw gets underway.
Canada’s Gabriel Diallo was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Eastbourne Open tennis tournament Thursday with a 6-1, 6-4 loss to Britain’s Jack Draper.
Canadians Bianca Andreescu and Katherine Sebov beat the heat on Wednesday and moved within a win of a berth in the women’s singles draw at Wimbledon.
Montreal’s Gabriel Diallo advanced to the quarterfinals of the Eastbourne Open tennis tournament with a 6-7 (11), 6-3, 6-2 over Argentina’s Tomas Etcheverry on Wednesday.
Mirra Andreeva lost in her first match since winning Roland-Garros, beaten in her only grass-court tuneup before Wimbledon by Ekaterina Alexandrova on Wednesday.
Canada’s Bianca Andreescu moved on to the second round of Wimbledon women’s qualifying with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Polona Hercog on Tuesday.
Canadian Leylah Fernandez’s run at the Bad Homburg Open ended Tuesday with a 6-3, 6-4 loss to China’s Wang Xinyu in the Round of 16.
This is the real deal now. After initially returning in doubles, Serena Williams is ramping up her tennis return with singles, too. At Wimbledon, of all places.
Canada’s Alexis Galarneau advanced to the second round of Wimbledon qualifying with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Argentina’s Facundo Díaz Acosta on Monday.
The third Grand Slam of the tennis season is here as Wimbledon gets set to begin on Monday, June 29 and TSN has you covered with all of the action from the grass courts at the All England Club.
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