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PHOTO COLLECTION: Best of Wimbledon Tennis Second Round

PHOTO COLLECTION: Best of Wimbledon Tennis Second Round

This is a photo collection curated by AP photo editors. The Associated Press
Canada's Diallo loses five-set match to No. 5 Fritz in Wimbledon second round

Canada's Diallo loses five-set match to No. 5 Fritz in Wimbledon second round

WIMBLEDON — Canada's Gabriel Diallo battled to force a fifth set against world No. 5 Taylor Fritz, but the American prevailed 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (0), 4-6, 6-3 to avoid an upset in second-round play at Wimbledon on Wednesday.

Hall of Fame Open to feature highest purse at WTA 125 level

NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Women's professional tennis returns to the International Tennis Hall of Fame next week with the highest purse at the WTA 125 level.
Raducanu shows glimpses of best form in beating former Wimbledon champion Vondrousova

Raducanu shows glimpses of best form in beating former Wimbledon champion Vondrousova

LONDON (AP) — Emma Raducanu played some of her most clinical tennis since her U.S. Open title run to sweep aside 2023 Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova 6-3, 6-3 on Wednesday and reach the third round.
Taylor Fritz gets through another late-night five-setter to reach 3rd round at Wimbledon

Taylor Fritz gets through another late-night five-setter to reach 3rd round at Wimbledon

LONDON (AP) — Late-night finishes and five-set matches are becoming a habit for Taylor Fritz at this year's Wimbledon .
Wimbledon: No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka is the last top-five women's seed left. Carlos Alcaraz wins

Wimbledon: No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka is the last top-five women's seed left. Carlos Alcaraz wins

LONDON (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka joked that she'd love it if the upsets at Wimbledon would stop, which makes sense, given that she is ranked No. 1. She's also the only one of the five top-seeded women still in the bracket after No.
Olivia Rodrigo, John Cena and other celebrities make their way to Wimbledon's Royal Box

Olivia Rodrigo, John Cena and other celebrities make their way to Wimbledon's Royal Box

LONDON (AP) — Olivia Rodrigo . John Cena . Dave Grohl. Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas. There was as much star power — or maybe even more? — in the Royal Box at Wimbledon as there was down below on the Centre Court grass on Wednesday.
Alcaraz gets past 733rd-ranked Tarvet in straight sets at Wimbledon

Alcaraz gets past 733rd-ranked Tarvet in straight sets at Wimbledon

LONDON (AP) — For one game at least, it looked like Carlos Alcaraz could be in for another surprisingly tough encounter on Wimbledon’s Centre Court.
Seeds keep tumbling at Wimbledon as No. 4 Paolini loses to Rakhimova in second round

Seeds keep tumbling at Wimbledon as No. 4 Paolini loses to Rakhimova in second round

LONDON (AP) — Last year's runner-up Jasmine Paolini became the fourth top-five seed to exit the women's bracket at Wimbledon , losing 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 on Wednesday to unseeded Kamilla Rakhimova in the second round. The fourth-seeded Paolini joins No.
Wimbledon: No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka avoids the kind of upset that has happened a lot this year

Wimbledon: No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka avoids the kind of upset that has happened a lot this year

LONDON (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka was just two points from dropping the opening set of her second-round Wimbledon match three times on Wednesday before asserting herself for a 7-6 (4), 6-4 victory over Marie Bouzkova to avoid the sort of surprise that ha