UGO HUMBERT

After reaching the U.S. Open final last year with no fans, Victoria Azarenka appreciates playing in front of people again.

The host country’s superstar is out of the Tokyo Olympics.

Britain Wimbledon Tennis Australia's Nick Kyrgios celebrates winning the men's singles first round match against Ugo Humbert of France on day three of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Wednesday June 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali) (Alberto Pezzali)WIMBLEDON, England — (AP) — Nick Kyrgios was back on the scene at Wimbledon, offering his inimitable brand of showmanship and shot-making, with tennis by turns exhilarating and exasperating. “Not bad for a part-time player,” a smiling Kyrgios told the crowd at No. I know if I believe and I’m feeling good mentally, like, I know what I’m capable of,” continued Kyrgios, who's been ranked as high as No. And, yes, naturally, the ill-advised trick shots, like the no-good-reason-for-it, between-the-legs floater on set point for Humbert — on set point!

Britain Wimbledon Tennis Australia's Nick Kyrgios plays a return to Ugo Humbert of France during the men's singles first round match on day three of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Wednesday June 30, 2021. It was Kyrgios’ first match since the Australian Open in February, where he also beat Humbert in an entertaining five-setter. Anderson also lost the 2017 U.S. Open final but has slipped out of the top 100 in the rankings. He beat Alexei Popyrin 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 for his 100th Grand Slam match win. Andy Murray, coming off a victory in his first Wimbledon match in four years, faces Oscar Otte of Germany.

Nick Kyrgios is back on the tennis scene and back to winning at Wimbledon.

Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer have been placed on opposite sides of the Wimbledon bracket.

Ashleigh Barty of Australia, returns to Victoria Azarenka of Belarus, during the Miami Open tennis tournament, Monday, March 29, 2021, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)MIAMI – Ash Barty is tough to beat under any circumstances, especially when she’s on the ropes. The world’s top-ranked player has reached the Miami Open quarterfinals, getting there by holding off 14th-seeded Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 6-1, 1-6, 6-2. This, too, was cool: The match lived up to its showdown potential, with the reigning Miami Open champion and current world No. 1 in Barty facing someone who has won the Miami title three times and a previous world No. Svitolina will play unseeded Anastasija Sevastova of Latvia in the quarters; Sevastova was a 6-1, 7-5 winner over wild-card Ana Konjuh of Croatia.