BBC tennis commentator Jo Durie announced her retirement during Wimbledon

Reason Why Kate Middleton Was Wearing a Rare Hot Mic at Wimbledon Revealed

The Princess of Wales' tennis commentary and candid chats alike were caught on tape

John McEnroe walks out of Arthur Fery match after Wimbledon viewer backlash: 'Never return'

The former tennis champion, 67, has been dividing Wimbledon viewers with his commentating skills

Banned Marketa fights doping claims

PARIS — Former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova insisted she “never doped” after an anti-doping watchdog had banned her from tennis for four years. The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) blames the 26-year-old Czech for failing to open the door to an anti-doping officer in December 2025. The 2023 Wimbledon winner claimed in April she was [] The post Banned Marketa fights doping claims appeared first on Egyptian Gazette.

Serena Williams’ return fuels record Wimbledon ratings for ESPN

The World Cup may be dominating the sports conversation, but Serena Williams still delivered record Wimbledon viewership for ESPN. Williams retired after the 2022 US Open but announced a return to the doubles circuit at the Queen’s Club Championships in June, having not played professionally for four years. She later received a singles wild card

Serena Williams Is Coming Back As A Wild Card At Wimbledon

After a few months of cheeky silence and misdirection, plus an experiment on the doubles court, Serena Williams is completing her comeback to professional tennis. The 44-year-old has accepted a wild card into the singles main draw at Wimbledon, which begins next week, causing the traditionally stodgy tournament to post heatedly about the occasion. Williams retired from competition after a third-round appearance at the 2022 U.S. Open. Her first-round match at Wimbledon will mark her first professional singles match since that day. She won the grass-court major seven times, most recently in 2016. In her last appearance in 2022, she lost in the first round. When Williams reentered the anti-doping testing pool at the end of 2025, I thought we were about to witness an extremely effortful marketing campaign for the telehealth company her husband Alexis Ohanian invests in, and the GLP-1 drugs it prescribes. Since her original retirement, she has appeared regularly in ads for the company, and credited the drugs with losing 34 pounds before her return to competition.