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Jannik Sinner beats Alexander Zverev to win Wimbledon again and move on from French Open meltdown

Andrew Dampf, The Associated Press 4 minute read Sunday, Jul. 12, 2026

LONDON (AP) — Jannik Sinner is starting to make a habit of responding to adversity in Paris with titles at Wimbledon.

The top-ranked Sinner beat Alexander Zverev 6-7 (7), 7-6 (2), 6-3, 6-4 Sunday for his second consecutive title at the All England Club after his German opponent appeared bothered by a knee issue following a slip to the grass on a key point in the third set.

Sinner's fifth Grand Slam title came in his first tournament since a second-round meltdown at the French Open, when he wilted in a Paris heat wave.

When Sinner ripped a forehand winner up the line on his first match point, the Italian dropped to the grass on his back in celebration.

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Princess Kate lauds Dabrowski for returning to Wimbledon final after cancer treatment

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Princess Kate lauds Dabrowski for returning to Wimbledon final after cancer treatment

The Associated Press 3 minute read Sunday, Jul. 12, 2026

Gabriela Dabrowski fell just short of winning her first Wimbledon title, but her return to the women's doubles final after undergoing treatment for breast cancer was lauded by Kate, the Princess of Wales.

Kate met with Ottawa's Dabrowski and her Brazilian partner Luisa Stefani on Saturday before the women's singles final. She called Dabrowski an "inspiration" for returning to the grass-court Grand Slam final after her diagnosis in 2024.

Dabrowski announced at the end of that year that she had undergone two surgeries to treat breast cancer following an April diagnosis.

She delayed her treatment so she could compete in the 2024 Wimbledon final with former partner Erin Routliffe and the Paris Olympics, where she won mixed-doubles bronze with Félix Auger-Aliassime.

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Sunday, Jul. 12, 2026

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Linda Noskova recovers from 2nd-set meltdown to win Wimbledon and claim her 1st Grand Slam title

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Linda Noskova recovers from 2nd-set meltdown to win Wimbledon and claim her 1st Grand Slam title

Andrew Dampf, The Associated Press 3 minute read Saturday, Jul. 11, 2026

LONDON (AP) — Linda Noskova is the latest in a long line of Czech women to win Wimbledon.

The 21-year-old Noskova recovered from a second-set meltdown in which she wasted five match points to overcome Karolina Muchova 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 in an all-Czech final on Saturday for her first Grand Slam trophy.

When Noskova finally won it with a service winner on her sixth match point, she covered her face and dropped down to the grass on her back.

Noskova became the third Czech woman in four years to win the grass-court major, after Marketa Vondrousova in 2023 and Barbora Krejcikova in 2024.

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Saturday, Jul. 11, 2026

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Canadian tennis star Felix Auger-Aliassime fires longtime coach Frederic Fontang

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Canadian tennis star Felix Auger-Aliassime fires longtime coach Frederic Fontang

The Canadian Press 2 minute read Friday, Jul. 10, 2026

Canadian tennis star Félix Auger-Aliassime has fired coach Frédéric Fontang after 10 years.

Auger-Aliassime made the announcement in a social media post on Friday.

The 25-year-old Auger-Aliassime says he wishes Fontang "nothing but the very best" in his future endeavours.

"I want to express my deepest respect, gratitude, and admiration for his dedication and the passion he brought every single day to helping me achieve my goals," said Auger-Aliassime in both English and French. "Since I was 16 years old, he has guided my development and helped me experience incredible moments through this sport.

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Friday, Jul. 10, 2026

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Ottawa’s Dabrowski, Brazil’s Stefani advance to Wimbledon women’s doubles final

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Ottawa’s Dabrowski, Brazil’s Stefani advance to Wimbledon women’s doubles final

The Canadian Press 2 minute read Friday, Jul. 10, 2026

WIMBLEDON - Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and Brazil's Luisa Stefani advanced to the women's doubles final at Wimbledon with a 7-5, 6-3 win over Japan's Shuko Aoyama and Taiwan's En-shuo Liang on Friday.

Dabrowski and Stefani, the second seeds, have yet to lose a set at the grass-court Grand Slam.

Aoyama and Liang, seeded 13th at the All England Club, were an even match for Dabrowski and Stefani to start the contest until failing to defend the only break point of the first set in the final game.

Dabrowski and Stefani, who didn't face a break point, earned another crucial break to go up 5-3 in the second set, then forced their opponents into an error to convert their first match point.

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Friday, Jul. 10, 2026

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Defending champion Sinner dominates 39-year-old Djokovic to set up Wimbledon final vs. Zverev

Andrew Dampf, The Associated Press 5 minute read Preview

Defending champion Sinner dominates 39-year-old Djokovic to set up Wimbledon final vs. Zverev

Andrew Dampf, The Associated Press 5 minute read Friday, Jul. 10, 2026

LONDON (AP) — If there were any lingering questions over Jannik Sinner’s physical status after his meltdown at the French Open, they should be answered now.

Sinner blasted his way past seven-time champion Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 on Friday to reach the Wimbledon final — showing off the kind of dominance he displayed before that second-round defeat in Paris.

“I knew mentally," Sinner said, “that today I had to raise my level, which I’ve done.”

For the 39-year-old Djokovic, it marked another chance missed at adding to his record total of 24 Grand Slam singles titles.

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Friday, Jul. 10, 2026

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Coco Gauff ‘panicked’ on match-point miss in drama-filled Wimbledon semifinal loss

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Coco Gauff ‘panicked’ on match-point miss in drama-filled Wimbledon semifinal loss

Andrew Dampf, The Associated Press 6 minute read Thursday, Jul. 9, 2026

LONDON (AP) — Coco Gauff had just the shot she was looking for.

Seven years after her breakthrough at Wimbledon, the American player was on the verge of reaching her first final at the All England Club.

All she needed to do was execute what appeared to be a manageable put-away on her first match point.

The thing is, it's never that simple in a Grand Slam semifinal, especially toward the end of a decisive super tiebreaker on Centre Court — the sport's most hallowed venue.

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Thursday, Jul. 9, 2026

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Jannik Sinner, Novak Djokovic headline National Bank Open player list in Montreal

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Jannik Sinner, Novak Djokovic headline National Bank Open player list in Montreal

Daniel Rainbird, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Thursday, Jul. 9, 2026

MONTREAL - The National Bank Open expects to welcome nearly all of the biggest stars in men's tennis one year after several top players pulled out of the ATP Masters 1000 tournament.

World No. 1 Jannik Sinner and 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic headline the 96-player entry list for this summer's event.

Tennis Canada said 71 of the ATP Tour's top 72 players have entered the Aug. 1-13 tournament at IGA Stadium, with one notable absentee.

Seven-time Grand Slam champion Carlos Alcaraz will not travel to Montreal as he continues recovering from a right wrist injury suffered in April that forced him to miss the French Open and Wimbledon.

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Thursday, Jul. 9, 2026

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Ottawa’s Dabrowski, Brazil’s Stefani roll into Wimbledon women’s doubles semifinals

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Ottawa’s Dabrowski, Brazil’s Stefani roll into Wimbledon women’s doubles semifinals

The Canadian Press 2 minute read Wednesday, Jul. 8, 2026

LONDON - Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and Brazil's Luisa Stefani have advanced to their third Grand Slam women's doubles semifinal of the year after a 6-1, 6-2 win over Poland's Katarzina Piter and Anna Siskova of Czechia on Wednesday at Wimbledon.

Dabrowski and Stefani, the second seeds at the grass-court major, have yet to drop a set at the tournament and have held their opponents to two or fewer games won in six of the eight sets they have played.

The duo combined for an effective service game on Wednesday, winning 78 per cent of total service points and not facing break point.

They broke Piter and Siskova four times on nine chances in a match that was wrapped up in just under an hour.

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Wednesday, Jul. 8, 2026

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Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka headlines 96-player entry list for NBO Toronto tourney

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Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka headlines 96-player entry list for NBO Toronto tourney

Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Wednesday, Jul. 8, 2026

TORONTO - Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka headlined the 96-player list for the National Bank Open, a tournament that will have a new champion this year after the recent withdrawal of Canada's Victoria Mboko.

Tennis Canada said 72 of the WTA Tour's top 75 players were entered in the Aug. 2-13 competition at Sobeys Stadium.

“With the second year of our expanded 12-day format, fans will have more opportunities than ever to enjoy elite tennis and experience everything the tournament has to offer in Toronto this August," tournament director Karl Hale said in a statement.

Sabalenka, a four-time Grand Slam champion from Belarus, will be joined in the field by second-ranked Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan and third-ranked Iga Swiatek of Poland. The tournament is one of 10 WTA 1000 events on the tour calendar.

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Wednesday, Jul. 8, 2026

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Auger-Aliassime loses five-set marathon to Djokovic at Wimbledon quarterfinals

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Auger-Aliassime loses five-set marathon to Djokovic at Wimbledon quarterfinals

The Canadian Press 4 minute read Tuesday, Jul. 7, 2026

LONDON - A valiant effort from Canadian tennis star Félix Auger-Aliassime wasn't enough to get him into the Wimbledon semifinals for the first time.

Auger-Aliassime fell 7-6 (10), 3-6, 6-3, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4) in a match that took five hours 15 minutes to complete.

Auger-Aliassime, the third seed from Montreal, had 29 aces and won 80 per cent of first serve points.

However, he hit into 61 unforced errors, compared to 47 for seventh-seeded Djokovic.

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Tuesday, Jul. 7, 2026

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Canada’s Mboko withdraws from National Bank Open due to knee injury

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Canada’s Mboko withdraws from National Bank Open due to knee injury

The Canadian Press 2 minute read Tuesday, Jul. 7, 2026

TORONTO - Canada's Victoria Mboko has withdrawn from the National Bank Open due to a knee injury, Tennis Canada said Tuesday.

The 2025 tournament champion was hurt last month in a match against Czechia’s Karolina Pliskova at the HSBC Championships in London. The world No. 10 from Burlington, Ont., said she injured the medial collateral ligament in her left knee and would miss the rest of the grass-court season. 

Now her absence will extend to part of the North American hardcourt season as well and prevent the 19-year-old from trying to defend the title she won last year in Montreal.

"Some tournaments mean a little more than others," Mboko said. "But the National Bank Open means everything to me. Not being able to play at home this summer in front of the people I love and with the support of the Toronto crowd is deeply disappointing as it has been something I've been looking so much forward to."

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Tuesday, Jul. 7, 2026

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Canada’s Auger-Aliassime advances to Wimbledon quarterfinals, to face Djokovic

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Canada’s Auger-Aliassime advances to Wimbledon quarterfinals, to face Djokovic

The Canadian Press 2 minute read Sunday, Jul. 5, 2026

WIMBLEDON - Canada's Félix Auger-Aliassime defeated Spain's Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-7 (4), 7-6 (6), 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-1 to advance to the quarterfinals at Wimbledon on Sunday.

The Montreal native had 27 aces to just four double faults in the men's singles tennis match, but only converted on four of his 16 break-point chances.

The third-seeded Auger-Aliassime was ahead 4-2 in the fourth set before squandering the lead and being pushed to a fifth set by the 22nd-seeded Spaniard.

Auger-Aliassime will next face seventh-seeded Novak Djokovic, who defeated Roman Safiullin for a record 106th career victory at Wimbledon, on Tuesday. Auger-Aliassime is 1-1 against Djokovic, a 24-time Grand Slam champion.

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Sunday, Jul. 5, 2026

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Naomi Osaka overpowers Aryna Sabalenka to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals

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Naomi Osaka overpowers Aryna Sabalenka to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals

Andrew Dampf, The Associated Press 2 minute read Sunday, Jul. 5, 2026

LONDON (AP) — In a matchup of two of the hardest hitters on tour, Naomi Osaka outslugged top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka 6-2, 7-6 (2) to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the first time on Sunday.

Sabalenka had beaten Osaka in all three of her previous matches with Osaka this year — including at the same stage of the French Open last month.

But this time Sabalenka couldn’t handle Osaka’s pace and flat groundstrokes, which had an even bigger impact than usual as her balls flew through the air faster on the warmest day of the tournament so far.

The temperature for the match on Centre Court reached 28 degrees Celsius (82 Fahrenheit).

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Sunday, Jul. 5, 2026

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Dabrowski, Stefani advance to women’s doubles third round at Wimbledon

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Dabrowski, Stefani advance to women’s doubles third round at Wimbledon

The Canadian Press 2 minute read Saturday, Jul. 4, 2026

LONDON - Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and partner Luisa Stefani of Brazil moved on to the Wimbledon women's doubles third round Saturday.

Dabrowski, 34, and Stefani defeated Americans Caroline Dolehide and Alycia Parks 6-4, 6-2 in second-round action at the grass-court Grand Slam.

The second-seeded duo converted three of 11 breakpoint opportunities while fending off three breakpoint chances from the Americans to win the match in one hour 32 minutes.

They'll next face 14th seeds Storm Hunter of Australia and Caty McNally of the United States.

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Saturday, Jul. 4, 2026

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Serena Williams withdraws from doubles match with sister Venus at Wimbledon due to injury

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Serena Williams withdraws from doubles match with sister Venus at Wimbledon due to injury

The Associated Press 2 minute read Saturday, Jul. 4, 2026

LONDON (AP) — Serena Williams withdrew from her doubles match with sister Venus at Wimbledon on Saturday due to a right knee injury.

The 44-year-old Serena was injured during her singles return earlier in the week. It was a three-set loss.

“I’m heartbroken to have to withdraw from doubles. Coming back to compete again has been a gift, and the opportunity to play alongside (at)venuswilliams once more meant the world to me. I did everything I could but unfortunately my knee just isn’t ready to compete,” Serena said in an Instagram post.

The post included images of four syringes that Serena says “shows the fluid they drained from my knee after my singles match.”

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Saturday, Jul. 4, 2026

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