Just in time for the iconic grand slam Wimbledon, at the All England Club, Apple has added tennis to its Apple Sports app, giving iPhone users access to live scores and match updates from major tournaments.

The app now supports scores from Grand Slam and ATP/WTA 1000-level events, covering every point in men’s and women’s singles matches. Fans can track player progress throughout the tournament, starting with Wimbledon, and get match results from opening round to finals.

Alongside the tennis update, Apple also rolled out a new home screen layout for the app. Users can now organize leagues in their preferred order and keep favourite teams at the top for quick access to scores. Live match updates can appear directly on the iPhone Lock Screen and Apple Watch through Live Activities.

Our sports app of choice right now is still theScore, despite Apple slowly updating its free Apple Sports app.

As for the official Wimbledon mobile app and Wimbledon.com, earlier this month, IBM announced the debut of Match Chat, which lets users chat with an AI chatbot during live matches to ask questions and get answers regarding stats in real-time. Wimbledon officially kicks off on June 30 to July 13, 2025.

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Apple is finally rolling out some key updates to one of its newer iPhone apps.

Apple Sports App

If you don’t use Apple Sports as your default sports app, I’d highly recommend trying it.

Unlike other popular sports apps, like ESPN, Apple Sports cuts out the bloat — advertisements, news and rumor articles — and just gives you quick access to real-time game scores and stats. It’s a minimalist app that’s incredibly easy to navigate.

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But the coolest thing about Apple Sports is that it makes using Live Activities — the feature where your favorite team’s games appear right on your Lock Screen — super easy. And, if you find a one-off game that you want to keep track of, a quick tap of the Live Activity icon will get it to show up on your Lock Screen, too.

That said, as somebody who uses Apple Sports every day, I’ll admit the app isn’t perfect. It’s pretty barebones and, most significantly, some popular sports haven’t been supported. Off the top of my head, tennis and golf, as well as some important competitions, such as FIFA’s current Club World Cup, have been notable omissions.

But that looks set to change. Today, Apple is adding a simple yet neat new feature to Apple Sports, as well as rolling out support for a new sport.

Apple Sports, upgraded

Apple Sports, Apple’s first sports app, launched in January 2024. – Credit: Photo by Tucker Bowe for Gear Patrol

A new Home section

Apple has introduced a new “Home” section to the Apple Sports app, which will allow you to customize and better organize your favorite teams, leagues and competitions to appear in the app based on your preferences.

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The press release states: “Events and matchups are now grouped by league, with intuitive controls for fans to set their preferred order, ensuring their top leagues appear first. Favorite teams always appear at the top, giving fans instant access to the scores and updates they care about the most.”

Those who have favorited several teams or competitions can now edit which of them appears at the top of the new Home section. To do this, select Home in the top-right > select Edit > and drag and reorder as you see fit.

The new Home section allows you to organize better how your favorite teams and leagues appear in the app. – Credit: Apple

Tennis support, finally

The other big update is that Apple is finally adding support for Men’s and Women’s tennis, which had been one of the biggest omissions (along with golf) to date.

The addition of tennis comes at an opportune time — Wimbledon begins next week. According to Apple, its sports app will have support for over 1,000 tennis tournaments, including the Grand Slams.

Men’s and Women’s tennis is finally supported in the app. – Credit: Apple

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The updated app will allow users to track specific players’ progress throughout the tournament, just like you’ve been able to do so with other sports teams — yes, each of their matchups will appear as a Live Activity on your iPhone’s Lock Screen.

Live Activities show live sports scores right on your iPhone’s Lock Screen. – Credit: Apple

How to update your app?

Apple is rolling out this update — technically “version 3.0” — to Apple Sports right now.

Your app will update automatically in the coming days, but you can initiate it manually by following these steps:

Open the App Store app on your iPhone. Select your profile icon. Tap Apps. Tap My Apps. Scroll down to Apple Sports and select “Update.”

To learn more about the new features coming to Apple Sports, check out Apple’s press release.

About the Author:

Tucker Bowe has been on Gear Patrol’s editorial team since 2014. As a Tech Staff Writer, he tracks everything in the consumer tech space, from headphones to smartphones, wearables to home theater systems. If it lights up or makes noise, he probably covers it.

The Apple Sports app is getting a Grand Slam of an update, and it’s one which will please tennis fans who are looking forward to the start of Wimbledon.

A relatively new iPhone app, Apple Sports quietly launched in February 2024 and while you don’t hear much about it, we heartily recommend downloading this app if you’re a fan who likes to keep a keen eye on the latest scores.

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Apple claims it’s “as fast as a sports app can be”, delivering you live scores in real time on your lock screen thanks to Live Activities. There are no ads in the app, which is free to download, with match cards giving you play-by-play updates, live scores, standings, fixtures and betting odds.

Another handy feature is the Sports app can sync your favourite tournaments, leagues and teams with other Apple apps, such as Apple TV and Apple News, giving you easy access to the latest relevant live streams and news.

What’s new in the Apple Sports app?

The big update for version 3.0 of the Apple Sports app is the introduction of tennis, allowing you to follow both the men’s and women’s Grand Slam and 1000-level tournaments throughout the year, starting of course with Wimbledon.

While the qualification rounds aren’t covered, you’ll be able to follow every match of the finals which start on June 30. The live match cards will show you who is currently serving and update you with every point scored, ensuring you don’t miss a shot.

The updates extend to Live Activities displayed on your iPhone’s lock screen and on your Apple Watch, giving you a glanceable view of the current server, live game score, and current games and sets standings.

A new Home, and a baseball boost

It’s not just the addition of tennis though, as Apple has also updated the Home page, where you can select the order the tournaments and leagues you follow are displayed.

To re-order your followed leagues and tournaments, simply tap the menu icon and then tap ‘edit’. From there you’ll be able to re-order by dragging rows up and down. Hit ‘done’ and your home page will match your new order.

Any followed teams who are playing that day will be automatically grouped at the top of the home page, even if they are from different leagues and tournaments – handy to keep a tab of those most important to you.

Baseball fans will also be pleased with a small, but important addition to the game card as the names of the current pitcher and batter are now shown beneath their respective team’s live score.

The update is available now

Apple continues to build out its offering in the Sports app, and with its fast, simple and ad-free experience it certainly challenges the established players in the market. It doesn’t offer the same level of depth and features as rivals, but there’s something to be said for the simplicity here.

As for what’s coming after tennis and the refreshed home screen, we will have to wait and see. Personally, I’d love to see the introduction of cricket and native support on iPad (currently you can get the Apple Sports app on iPad, but it’s limited to the iPhone screen size), while I’m sure there will be iPhone users around the world hoping Apple expands availability to more countries.

Something for Apple to consider for the iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 launches this Fall perhaps?

The version 3.0 Apple Sports app update is available now in the app store for iPhone users in the US, Canada and UK.

The Apple Sports app is adding tennis to its roster of offerings ahead of Wimbledon. Since debuting in February 2024, the app has doubled its league coverage — adding F1, NASCAR and international soccer leagues to the likes of MLB, MLS, NBA, NFL, NHL and more.

Apple Head of Product/Sports Craig Mahonchak said that Wimbledon, which begins Monday, it is the perfect stage to debut tennis on the app.

“Fans get point-by-point tracking, from the first serve to match point, all delivered in real time,” Mahonchak said. “We also know color plays a powerful role in sports fandom, so we’re bringing that to life in the app by highlighting the colors and textures of the court surface for every tennis match.”

Scores will appear over a clay, grass or a hard court depending on the tournament venue’s surface. Coverage from Grand Slam and ATP/WTA 1000-level tournaments will have point-by-point updates from men’s and women’s singles matches.

Mahonchak said Apple Sports is excited to keep expanding league coverage and building new features that make staying on top of the action easier for fans.

Apple Sports recently introduced a new home experience, giving fans more personalization on their home feed, including favorite teams and league.