Oscar Otte has never played Andy Murray. But when they walk on Centre Court Wednesday for their second-round match at Wimbledon, the German will bring plenty of respect for the former World No. 1, and not just because of his tennis achievements.
The first man to represent China in the main draw at Wimbledon during the Open era was eliminated in the opening round Tuesday.
Serena Williams is out of Wimbledon after she stopped playing her first-round match because of a leg injury on Tuesday.
Serena Williams, the biggest star in women’s tennis and perhaps the entire sport, is done at Wimbledon before even finishing one round. Williams on Tuesday withdrew in her first set against Aliaksandra Sasnovich with an apparent lower body injury.
Canada’s Denis Shapovalov is heading to the second round at Wimbledon. The No. 10 seed, from Richmond Hill, Ont., beat Germany’s Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 in a first-round match on Tuesday.
A five-time singles champion at the All England Club who is making her 23rd appearance there, Venus Williams began her record-extending 90th Grand Slam tournament with her 90th career victory at Wimbledon, beating Mihaela Buzarnescu of Romania 7-5, 4-6, 6-3.