ELENA RYBAKINA

Ons Jabeur dropped her racket in disgust after one poor shot in the U.S. Open final.

NEW YORK — (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local):___5:10 p.m.Venus Williams has been eliminated in the first round of her return to the U.S. Open. ___3:10 p.m.Carlos Alcaraz moved into the second round of the U.S. Open when his opponent was forced to stop because of injury in the third set. That helped draw the largest crowd ever for a U.S. Open night session, which had more than 29,000 fans. ___12:30 p.m.Top-ranked Iga Swiatek powered into the second round of the U.S. Open, beating Jasmine Paolini 6-3, 6-0. ___11:10 a.m.A day after Serena Williams won her opening match at the U.S. Open, sister Venus will begin her tournament on the same Arthur Ashe Stadium court.

American Madison Keys upset No. 1 Iga Swiatek 6-3, 6-4 on Thursday to reach the Western & Southern Open quarterfinals.

American Madison Keys upset No. 1 Iga Swiatek 6-3, 6-4 on Thursday to reach the Western & Southern Open quarterfinals. After dropping the first set and losing the first five games of the second, Swiatek rallied to win four straight, fighting off one match point before Keys clinched with a forehand winner to the ad court off a shot that clipped the net. Swiatek won her first two matches against Keys, including 6-1, 6-0 this year at Indian Wells.

Shortly after that loss, Federer had his third operation on his right knee in a span of about 18 months. 15, and some women who moved ahead of her achieved their career highs on Monday, including Australian Open runner-up Danielle Collins at No. 7, U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu at No. 10, and French Open runner-up Coco Gauff at No. French Open champion Iga Swiatek, whose 37-match winning streak ended in Wimbledon's third round, remained at No.

Roger Federer has dropped out of the ATP rankings entirely for the first time in a quarter-century.

Federer had appeared in the singles rankings every week since he made his debut at age 16 in September 1997, tied for 803rd, and held the record for most time at No. 1 until Djokovic broke it. Federer was 97th before play began at the All England Club but now has zero points because the rankings are based on a player's results over the previous 52 weeks — and he has not competed at all since reaching the Wimbledon quarterfinals a year ago.

(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) (Kirsty Wigglesworth)WIMBLEDON, England — (AP) — The Russian Tennis Federation was quick to claim Elena Rybakina as “our product” on her run to the women's title at Wimbledon. "Kazakhstani tennis player Elena Rybakina has achieved a historic victory in the extremely prestigious Wimbledon tournament. The Kazakhstan Tennis Federation stepped in with an offer — represent them in exchange for the cash needed to support the global lifestyle of a tennis player. Rybakina's victory also comes at a tense time in relations between Russia and Kazakhstan. Of the ban on players representing Russia, Rybakina said: “When I heard this, this is not something you want to hear because we are playing sport.

The president of the Russian Tennis Federation was quick to claim Elena Rybakina as “our product” on her run to the women’s title at Wimbledon.

Former tennis player Sue Barker is stepping down from her role working as a commentator and presenter at Wimbledon for the BBC.

With some consistency at the biggest tournaments, tennis might just have a new rival for Iga Swiatek and Naomi Osaka on the women's tour. The 23-year-old Rybakina won her first major title at Wimbledon on Saturday — in only her second appearance at the All England Club. “I think just now (the) generation is changing a bit and (there are) so many young players,” Rybakina told a roundtable of five journalists. “I didn't really think yet about the U.S. Open and the next tournaments,” Rybakina said. At Wimbledon, Rybakina led the tournament with 53 aces, almost twice as many as Caroline Garcia in second place with 30.

Elena Rybakina served her way right into the Wimbledon void by winning this year's tournament at the All England Club and might just be a new rival for Iga Swiatek and Naomi Osaka on the women’s tour.

With a chance to become the first African or Arab woman to win a major tennis tournament in the sport's professional era, the second-ranked Jabeur could not quite finish the job Saturday. “I know that I’m going to come back and win a Grand Slam, for sure,” said Jabeur, a 27-year-old from Tunisia. "I'm really happy that I'm trying to inspire many generations from my country," said Jabeur, who noted Saturday was Eid al-Adha, one of Islam's biggest holidays. “I’m really a positive person. ___More AP Wimbledon coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/wimbledon and https://apnews.com/hub/tennis and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.

Ons Jabeur is nicknamed the “Minister of Happiness” for her exuberance on and off the tennis court.

The 23-year-old won the championship at the All England Club with a 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 victory over Ons Jabeur — the first singles trophy at a major tournament for Rybakina's adopted country of Kazakhstan.

The 23-year-old is bringing her adopted country its first singles trophy at a major tournament.

Britain Wimbledon Tennis Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina holds the trophy as she celebrates after beating Tunisia's Ons Jabeur to win the final of the women's singles on day thirteen of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Saturday, July 9, 2022. 23 Rybakina has won Wimbledon — Venus Williams in 2007 at No. After saving four break points over her next two service games, Rybakina broke again and soon led 5-1. Jabeur leads the women’s tour with 13 victories in three-setters this season, but Rybakina came out far stronger in the decider. But Rybakina erased that trio of break points and took the game, aided by a couple of 119 mph serves.

(AP Photo/Alastair Grant) (Alastair Grant)WIMBLEDON, England — (AP) — The Latest from Wimbledon (all times local):___4:15 p.m.Shingo Kunieda of Japan and Gustavo Fernandez of Argentina won the men’s wheelchair doubles title at Wimbledon. He won his third doubles title at Wimbledon, but he is still looking for his first title in singles at the All England Club. ___3:57 p.m.Elena Rybakina has won the women’s title at Wimbledon by beating Ons Jabeur 3-6, 6-2, 6-2. Rybakina, who turned 23 last month, is the youngest woman to win the Wimbledon title since a 21-year-old Petra Kvitova in 2011. The men's doubles final will follow the women's singles on Centre Court.

Champion: Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan kisses the Venus Rosewater Dish after winning her first Wimbledon title. (Julian Finney/Getty Images)WIMBLEDON, England — Elena Rybakina became the first tennis player from Kazakhstan to win a Grand Slam event, defeating Ons Jabeur of Tunisia to win the Wimbledon women’s singles title Saturday. She became the youngest woman to win the Wimbledon singles title since 2011, when 21-year-old Petra Kvitova took the crown. Elena Rybakina rises to the occasion ✨In its centenary year, Centre Court crowns a new Ladies’ Singles champion#Wimbledon | #CentreCourt100 pic.twitter.com/Wabfr0GTdS — Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 9, 2022“I was super nervous before the match, during the match and I’m happy it’s finished,” Rybakina told fans at Centre Court as she accepted the winner’s trophy. This was the first women’s title match since 1962 at the All England Club between two players who were making their debuts in a major final, the AP reported.

Britain Wimbledon Tennis Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina celebrates with the trophy after beating Tunisia's Ons Jabeur, left, to win the final of the women's singles on day thirteen of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Saturday, July 9, 2022. Since the WTA computer rankings began in 1975, just one woman ranked lower than Rybakina won Wimbledon — Venus Williams in 2007 at No. By Rybakina’s second service game, Jabeur was reading serves better and using her trademark variety to create less-inviting opportunities for baseline power. As Jabeur’s forehand became increasingly problematic, Rybakina got her serve and groundstrokes going in the second and third sets. After saving four break points over her next two service games, Rybakina broke again and soon led 5-1.

Rybakina, who turned 23 last month, is the youngest woman to win the Wimbledon title since 2011.

(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) (Kirsty Wigglesworth)WIMBLEDON, England — (AP) — The Latest from Wimbledon (all times local):___3:57 p.m.Elena Rybakina has won the women’s title at Wimbledon by beating Ons Jabeur 3-6, 6-2, 6-2. Rybakina is the first player representing Kazakhstan to win a Grand Slam singles title. Rybakina, who turned 23 last month, is the youngest woman to win the Wimbledon title since a 21-year-old Petra Kvitova in 2011. ___3:19 p.m.Elena Rybakina has won the second set of the women’s final at Wimbledon to even the score against Ons Jabeur at one set apiece. The women’s final at Wimbledon between Ons Jabeur and Elena Rybakina has started.

Elena Rybakina has defeated Ons Jabeur 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 in the Wimbledon final to become the first tennis player from Kazakhstan to win a Grand Slam singles championship.

(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) (Gerald Herbert)WIMBLEDON, England — (AP) — The Latest from Wimbledon (all times local):___3:19 p.m.Elena Rybakina has won the second set of the women’s final at Wimbledon to even the score against Ons Jabeur at one set apiece. ___2:41 p.m.Ons Jabeur has won the first set of the women’s final at Wimbledon 6-3. The women’s final at Wimbledon between Ons Jabeur and Elena Rybakina has started. The women's final at Wimbledon will produce a first-time Grand Slam champion. The men's doubles final will follow the women's singles on Centre Court.

Britain Wimbledon Tennis Tunisia's Ons Jabeur returns to Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina in the final of the women's singles on day thirteen of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Saturday, July 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) (Kirsty Wigglesworth)WIMBLEDON, England — (AP) — The Latest from Wimbledon (all times local):___2:41 p.m.Ons Jabeur has won the first set of the women’s final at Wimbledon 6-3. In the boys' doubles final, Sebastian Gorzny and Alex Michelsen of the United States defeated Gabriel Debru and Paul Inchauspe of France 7-6 (5), 6-3. The women’s final at Wimbledon between Ons Jabeur and Elena Rybakina has started. The women's final at Wimbledon will produce a first-time Grand Slam champion.

Britain Wimbledon Tennis Tunisia's Ons Jabeur, foreground and Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina walk out for the final of the women's singles on day thirteen of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Saturday, July 9, 2022. The women’s final at Wimbledon between Ons Jabeur and Elena Rybakina has started. ___1:15 p.m.Diede de Groot has won her seventh straight Grand Slam title in women’s wheelchair singles and her fourth at Wimbledon. The women's final at Wimbledon will produce a first-time Grand Slam champion. The men's doubles final will follow the women's singles on Centre Court.

Matthew Ebden and Max Purcell have won the men’s doubles title at Wimbledon.

Novak Djokovic has reached his eighth Wimbledon final by winning his 27th consecutive match at the grass-court Grand Slam tournament.

Ons Jabeur has reached her first Grand Slam final with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 victory over good friend Tatjana Maria at Wimbledon.

Britain Wimbledon Tennis Tunisia's Ons Jabeur celebrates after beating Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic in a women's singles quarterfinal match on day nine of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) (Alastair Grant)WIMBLEDON, England — (AP) — The Latest from Wimbledon (all times local):1 p.m. There will be at least one first-time Grand Slam finalist when the women's semifinals finish. Ons Jabeur and Tatjana Maria will play in the first match on Centre Court. ___More AP Wimbledon coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/wimbledon and https://apnews.com/hub/tennis and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.

Australian duo Matthew Ebden and Max Purcell will face Croatian pair Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic in the men’s doubles final at Wimbledon.

Rafael Nadal extended his Grand Slam winning streak to 19 matches with a 3-6, 7-5, 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (10-4) victory over 11th-seeded Taylor Fritz in the Wimbledon quarterfinals.

Britain Wimbledon Tennis Romania's Simona Halep returns to Amanda Anisimova of the US in a women's singles quarterfinal match on day ten of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Wednesday, July 6, 2022. “I struggled a lot last year," Halep said, “and now I’m just trying to build my confidence back.”In the semifinals, Halep will face Elena Rybakina. Halep is making her 10th appearance at Wimbledon and has reached the semifinals for the third time. She is the only Grand Slam champion left in the women’s tournament. ___More AP Wimbledon coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/wimbledon and https://apnews.com/hub/tennis and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.

Simona Halep’s first appearance at Wimbledon since winning the title three years ago is going just as good as it did the last time.

Rankings are a significant part of every professional tennis player's life.

Rafael Nadal advanced to the Wimbledon semifinals after winning a fifth-set tiebreaker against Taylor Fritz of the United States.

Simona Halep’s serve was working, her returns were landing, and the points were piling up fast.

The unseeded Kyrgios improved to 6-0 over his career in five-setters at the All England Club and collected his tour-leading 11th grass-court victory of the season. Against Nakashima, an unseeded 20-year-old from California, Kyrgios repeatedly was visited during changeovers by a trainer, who massaged and manipulated his shoulder. This will be Kyrgios' third appearance in a major quarterfinal. Garin, who is ranked 43rd, reached his first Grand Slam quarterfinal in his 15th major appearance. Fritz, a 24-year-old American, has yet to drop a set and will be making his major quarterfinal debut after defeating qualifier Jason Kubler 6-3, 6-1, 6-4.

Nick Kyrgios has reached his first Grand Slam quarterfinal in 7 1/2 years with a five-set victory at Wimbledon over Brandon Nakashima of the United States.

Britain Wimbledon Tennis Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina celebrates after beating Croatia's Petra Martic in a women's singles fourth round match on day eight of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Monday, July 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) (Alastair Grant)WIMBLEDON, England — (AP) — The Latest from Wimbledon (all times local):___2:35 p.m.Elena Rybakina is into the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the first time after beating Petra Martic 7-5, 6-3 on No. Rybakina reached the French Open quarterfinals last year, when she made the fourth round at Wimbledon in her first appearance at the All England Club. Martic was playing Wimbledon for the 10th time but has never been past the fourth round. ___More AP Wimbledon coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/wimbledon and https://apnews.com/hub/tennis and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.

American duo Coco Gauff and Jack Sock are into the semifinals of the mixed doubles tournament.

Top-ranked Iga Swiatek has won 31 consecutive matches and 48 of her past 49 sets as she heads toward the fourth round of the French Open.

Novak Djokovic is off to a good start at the Madrid Open after a 6-3, 6-2 win over Gael Monfils in the second round.

Paula Badosa was midway through an on-court interview after another victory at the Miami Open when a thought crossed her mind.

Top-ranked Ash Barty has started her 2022 season with a 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 comeback win over 17-year-old American Coco Gauff in the second round of the Adelaide International.

Nikoloz Basilashvili beat American Taylor Fritz 7-6 (5), 6-3 to set up a final against Cameron Norrie at the BNP Paribas Open.

Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz has beaten No. 3 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in five sets at the U.S. Open to reach the fourth round of a major for the first time.

Defending champion Naomi Osaka repeatedly smashed her racket to the court, smacked a ball into the crowd, hid under a towel and imploded over the final two sets in a third-round loss at the U.

Wimbledon's last Manic Monday brought the usual packed schedule and an unusual number of first-time quarterfinalists.

Wimbledon’s traditional Middle Sunday of rest will disappear in 2022.

Sebastian Korda is the son of two former professional tennis players and the brother of two current stars of women's golf.

France Tennis French Open Korea's Soonwoo Kwon hits return to Italy's Matteo Berrettini during their third round match on day 7, of the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France, Saturday, June 5, 2021. Purcell, a 23-year-old Australian ranked 283rd, got past Andreas Seppi 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 in a matchup between lucky losers — players who lost in qualifying but moved into the main draw when someone else withdrew. He made a career-best Grand Slam run at the French Open this month by reaching the third round. De Minaur beat Vasek Pospisil 6-4, 6-4 to reach the semifinals at a grass tournament for the second consecutive week. Play begins at the Grand Slam tournament on Monday.

Lucky losers Max Purcell and Kwon Soon-woo have won quarterfinals at the grass-court Eastbourne tournament to mark the first time in ATP Tour history that more than one man who lost in qualifying reached the semifinals of the same event.

France Tennis French Open Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova wipes her face as she plays Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina during their quarterfinal match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium Tuesday, June 8, 2021 in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) (Christophe Ena)PARIS — (AP) — Don't get Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova wrong: Of course she's happy to finally make it to her first Grand Slam semifinal at age 29 after going 0-6 in major singles quarterfinals — and 0-5 in doubles quarterfinals — until now. Just understand that she is not satisfied with how far she has made it so far at the French Open. ANDREESCU, COACH SPLITA week after a narrow first-round French Open loss, Bianca Andreescu split with the coach who helped her win the 2019 U.S. Open championship. That was only Andreescu’s fourth appearance in any Grand Slam tournament.

Anastasia Pavlychenkova finally has a Grand Slam quarterfinal victory.

(AP Photo/Thibault Camus) (Thibault Camus)PARIS — (AP) — The Latest on the French Open (all times local):___7:45 p.m.Alexander Zverev has reached his third Grand Slam semifinal and first at the French Open. Zverev reached his first Grand Slam final at last year’s U.S. Open and lost to Dominic Thiem in five sets. The 21st-seeded Rybakina eliminated 23-time Grand Slam singles champion Serena Williams in straight sets in the fourth round. Pavlyuchenkova will play in the final four on Thursday against another woman making her Grand Slam semifinal debut: Tamara Zidansek. ___11 a.m.Six of the eight women's quarterfinalists at the French Open have never made it so far at Grand Slam tournament.

(AP Photo/Christophe Ena) (Christophe Ena)PARIS — (AP) — The Latest on the French Open (all times local):___5:35 p.m.Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova has reached the first Grand Slam semifinal of her career by coming back to beat doubles partner Elena Rybakina 6-7 (2), 6-2, 9-7 at the French Open. The 21st-seeded Rybakina eliminated 23-time Grand Slam singles champion Serena Williams in straight sets in the fourth round. Pavlyuchenkova will play in the final four on Thursday against another woman making her Grand Slam semifinal debut: Tamara Zidansek. Defending French Open singles champion Iga Swiatek is trying to win the doubles title, too, and she and her partner are into the semifinals. ___11 a.m.Six of the eight women's quarterfinalists at the French Open have never made it so far at Grand Slam tournament.

Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alexander Zverev will meet in the French Open semifinals.

Alexander Zverev has reached his third Grand Slam semifinal and first at the French Open.

Novak Djokovic has rallied from a two-set deficit to reach the French Open quarterfinals for the record 15th time.

France Tennis French Open United States Serena Williams slips on the clay court as she attempts to play a return to Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina during their fourth round match on day 8, of the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France, Sunday, June 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) (Thibault Camus)PARIS — (AP) — Serena Williams could not put together a comeback against a much younger and less-experienced opponent in the fourth round of the French Open, losing 6-3, 7-5 to Elena Rybakina on Sunday. Williams has won the French Open three times. But the American hasn’t been past the fourth round here since she was the runner-up in 2016. ___More AP Tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsCopyright 2021 The Associated Press.

Serena Williams has lost in straight sets in the fourth round of the French Open.

Alexander Zverev has reached his third French Open quarterfinal by eliminating Kei Nishikori 6-4, 6-1, 6-1.

Even a 23-time Grand Slam champion needs to remind herself now and then how to play winning tennis.

Kenin is the top-seeded woman in Abu Dhabi, where the first womens tour-level tennis event of 2021 begins main-draw play on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)ABU DHABI – Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin of the United States came back from match point down to beat Yulia Putintseva and reach the quarterfinals of the Abu Dhabi Open on Saturday. Kenin posted 57 unforced errors to Putintseva's 43 but still prevailed 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 over the 13th-seeded Putintseva. Kenin dropped the opening set for the second consecutive match in Abu Dhabi. Also, Aryna Sabalenka recorded her 12th consecutive win in tour matches with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Ons Jabeur.

If World TeamTennis gets its way, Grand Slam champions Sofia Kenin and Sloane Stephens could be among the first tennis players to compete in front of fans after the coronavirus pandemic prompted lockdowns around the globe. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)If World TeamTennis gets its way, Grand Slam champions Sofia Kenin and Sloane Stephens could be among the first tennis players to compete in front of fans after the coronavirus pandemic prompted lockdowns around the globe. WTT said Tuesday it is planning to allow up to 500 spectators at each of its outdoor matches during a three-week season from July 12 to Aug. 2 at a resort in West Virginia. Because of the pandemic, World TeamTennis is bringing all nine of its teams to one site The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia instead of having matches played around the United States. And unlike smaller exhibition tennis events around the world that have been staged without any fans present, WTT intends to sell tickets for one-fifth of a 2,500-seat outdoor stadium.