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The All-England Tennis Club announced Wednesday that the 2020 Wimbledon tournament has been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Wimbledon canceled for 1st time since World War II because of coronavirus pandemic

The BNP Paribas Open, set to begin this week, has been postponed after a case of coronavirus was confirmed in the Coachella Valley

Maria Sharapova says she is retiring from professional tennis at the age of 32

Maria Sharapova announced on Wednesday that she is retiring from professional tennis.  Sharapova won five grand slam titles during her career.

Novak Djokovic is going back to the Australian Open final after beating Roger Federer for the sixth consecutive time at a Grand Slam tournament

Top-seeded Rafael Nadal is out of the Australian Open after losing his quarterfinal to Dominic Thiem in four sets

A capacity crowd of more than 15,000 at Rod Laver Arena watched Roger Federer defeat Nick Kyrgios in a one-set finale to the Australian Open’s Rally for Relief to aid wildfire charities on Wednesday.

Naomi Osaka had what she calls a near-death experience in the off-season. Which means, at the very least, she felt really out of her depth.

She also hired a new coach — Wim Fissette the latest to join her team — last month. So she may have a new perspective in 2020.

ThanksUSA’s Veterans Tennis program brings together kids and veterans to bond on the tennis court. Leon Harris reports.

Rafael Nadal’s 19th Grand Slam trophy went from inevitable to suddenly in doubt in a thrill-a-minute U.S. Open final. What had all the makings of a crowning morphed into a real contest thanks to Nadal’s opponent, Daniil Medvedev, a man a decade younger and appearing in his first major title match. Down by two sets and a break, Medvedev shifted...

Naomi Osaka’s achy left knee didn’t let her serve without pain, so she didn’t practice that key part of her game leading into the U.S. Open. The knee also prevented her from covering the court and preparing for shots the way she’d like. Those weren’t the only reasons that the No. 1-seeded Osaka’s 10-match winning streak at the U.S. Open...

Coco Gauff is still not quite used to hearing her name shouted by thousands of U.S. Open spectators reveling in each booming serve, each “How did she do that?” shot and each victory by a 15-year-old American who is the youngest woman in the U.S. Open’s third round since 1996. Imagine what things might be like for what comes next:...

Here are some things to do around D.C. this weekend.

Tennis sensation Coco Gauff and Caty McNally won Friday to advance to the doubles finals at the Citi Open. Shomari Stone reports.

Despite making a first round exit at the Citi Open, rising tennis star Coco Gauff took a break from the courts on Thursday to meet and swap autographs with one of her role models, Michelle Obama.

News4’s Tommy McFly and Jummy Oblanji are here with the Weekend Scene, all the best things to do around the D.C. area Aug. 2-4.

Clutching her trophy 20 minutes after becoming Wimbledon’s champion, Simona Halep checked out the board inside Centre Court that lists tournament winners. Below all of the mentions of Serena Williams, her opponent in Saturday’s final, there already was inscribed: “Miss S. Halep.” Halep was not concerned with preventing Williams from winning a 24th Grand Slam title. All Halep cared about...

American tennis phenom Coco Gauff will continue her star turn at Wimbledon after defeating No. 60 ranked Polona Hercog in three sets, 3-6, 7-6(7), 7-5, to book her spot in the round of 16. “I always knew I could come back, no matter what the score was,” Gauff, 15, told the BBC in a post-match interview. “People say Court 1...

Twenty-three time Grand Slam singles champion Serena Williams has been honored by General Mills as the face of the new Wheaties cereal box. In her picture, she is outfitted in a white dress similar to the one she was wearing when she lifted her seven Wimbledon trophies. A seven-time women’s player of the year, Williams was ranked world No.1 in...