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Elena Rybakina became the highest seed to fall at Wimbledon so far in a straight-set defeat by Elise Mertens. Second seed Rybakina, who won the All England title in 2022, was beaten 7-6 (7-4) 6-1 in the third round by her Belgian opponent. It is the second successive year that …

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Available for 29 days Katie Smith is joined by former British number one Kyle Edmund, Grand Slam doubles winner Ryan Harrison and commentator Abigail Johnson to wrap up the action on Day Five. They look at a confident display from Aryna Sabalenka in seeing off Grand Slam winner Jelena Ostapenko, …

The proposals would mean only 16 teams competing at ATP 1000 events and eight at the smaller tournaments on the men’s tour. The percentage of prize money devoted to doubles players could fall from 20% to 10% – with the money redistributed to singles players. There are concerns the current …

Meanwhile, British wildcards Freya Christie and Eden Silva fell to a straight-set loss against Australian duo Kimberly Birrell and Talia Gibson in the first round of the women’s doubles. In the mixed doubles, Glasspool and Czech Tereza Mihalikova defeated American-German wildcards Venus Williams and Kevin Krawietz 6-4 6-4 to reach …

Serena Williams’ hopes of playing alongside older sister Venus in the Wimbledon doubles look to have improved after the pair’s match was added to Saturday’s order of play. Williams, 44, picked up a knee injury in her singles comeback on Tuesday, when she lost to Australia’s Maya Joint. The sisters, …

Aryna Sabalenka remains on course for her first Wimbledon singles title after she beats Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko in straight sets to reach the last 16 at SW19. BBC News

Novak Djokovic defeats Arthur Rinderknech in four sets to go level with Roger Federer for most men’s singles wins at SW19, as the seventh seed progresses into the last 16. READ MORE: Djokovic fights off Rinderknech to claim more history Available to UK users only. BBC News

Novak Djokovic says he was dealing with “more tension than usual”, but was happy to have “gotten over the line” as he beat Arthur Rinderknech in four sets to reach the fourth round of Wimbledon 2026. READ MORE: Watch live coverage from every court on BBC iPlayer. Available to UK …

Former world number one Naomi Osaka broke new ground as she raced into the Wimbledon fourth round for the first time with victory over Daria Kasatkina. All four of Osaka’s Grand Slam singles titles have been won on hard courts, and she has struggled to play her natural, big-hitting game …

Available for 29 days Katie Smith is joined by Jeff Tarango and Iain Carter to review the action on Day Four at Wimbledon, with Arthur Fery the only British player to make it into the singles third round at Wimbledon. With 18 Britons losing in the opening four days, the …

Watch highlights as Elena Rybakina comfortably beats Caty McNally 6-1 6-2 in the second round of Wimbledon 2026. BBC News

Katie Boulter and Heather Watson were among the British players to exit the doubles competition in the first round at Wimbledon. As Arthur Fery became the only home player to reach the third round of either singles draw at the All England Club on Thursday, all six doubles pairings featuring …

Alexander Zverev said a “big result” at Wimbledon “is definitely possible this year” after he breezed into the third round with a dominant win over Valentin Royer. After losing his first three major finals, Zverev ended his elusive wait for a maiden Grand Slam title last month when he beat …

Toby Samuel says he is now focused on reaching the top 100 of the men’s tennis rankings after making his Grand Slam debuts at Roland Garros and Wimbledon. Winchester-born Samuel came through three rounds of qualifying at the French Open, before losing to world number eight Alex de Minaur in …

Question: Why is it the other Grand Slams – French, Australian and US – can play till 2-3am? Johnathon, Brighouse Answer: Other Grand Slams have their own local regulations that they must adhere to, and curfew times will depend on the event guidelines issued by their own local authorities. Question: …

Renewable electricity, solar powered water heating and repurposed towels and nets – here’s a look at how SW19 aims to become more environmentally sustainable during Wimbledon 2026. Watch live coverage from every court on BBC iPlayer. Available to UK users only. BBC News

Grigor Dimitrov describes the “pure emotion” of playing amongst the “special energy” of a Wimbledon crowd, after the Bulgarian made a triumphant return to SW19 exactly 12 months after injury forced him to retire in the round of 16 in last year’s competition. READ MORE: Dimitrov makes winning return after …

Welcome to our tennis Who am I? game. The rules are simple – guess the tennis player in as few attempts as possible. After each wrong guess you unlock a new clue. Guess the answer after as few clues as possible to score more points. Three is a good score, …

Available for 29 days Iain Carter is joined by former Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli and former French Open doubles winner Ryan Harrison. 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic was in “vintage” form as he swept aside Stefanos Tsitsipas to reach the 3rd round – but should he be considered favourite …