All posts tagged "Tennis"
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/ 1 week agoFrom LeBron James to Alex Ovechkin, untouchable sports records and why they might never be broken
With each passing decade, elite athletes seem to become faster, stronger and, dare we say it, better. Performance improves and, consequently,...
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/ 1 week agoCarlos Alcaraz’s ‘My Way’ documentary trailer and a tennis tweener trick shot from heaven
If a player hits a running trick shot to save a break point, but later gets broken off three unforced errors...
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/ 2 weeks agoJessica Pegula reclaims American No. 1 women’s tennis ranking with a clay-court free hit to come
Welcome back to the Monday Tennis Briefing, where The Athletic will explain the stories behind the stories from the past week on...
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/ 3 weeks agoWhy tennis media is a fragmented mess, from Grand Slam broadcast rights to social media highlights
Alexandra Eala had the biggest week of her tennis career at the Miami Open in March. She beat three Grand Slam...
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/ 3 weeks agoJannik Sinner’s tennis ban does ranking no harm as rivals falter in Sunshine Double
Welcome back to the Monday Tennis Briefing, where The Athletic will explain the stories behind the stories from the past week on...
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/ 4 weeks agoThe real Novak Djokovic tries to stand up in front of Serena Williams in Miami
MIAMI — After two decades of professional tennis, 99 career singles titles and 24 Grand Slam triumphs, Novak Djokovic has become...
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/ 1 month agoCoco Gauff’s tennis background, from her grandmother to Pompey Park, travels with her
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — It’s a breezy Tuesday evening in South Florida and Coco Gauff is hanging out in the Delray...
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/ 1 month agoJack Draper’s tennis: How embracing variety took him to Indian Wells title
When reflecting on his favourite moment of 2024 in December, Jack Draper didn’t pick reaching the U.S. Open semifinal, winning his...
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/ 1 month agoMirra Andreeva’s tennis rise looked inevitable. Then Conchita Martinez sped it up
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Conchita Martinez, one of the queen bees of tennis, had done just about everything there was to...
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/ 1 month agoSerena Williams’ return to Indian Wells after 14-year tennis boycott: ‘Her family had been vindicated’
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — A decade on, it’s not the tension they remember most. It’s not the fear that after 14...
