All posts tagged "Tennis"
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/ 10 hours 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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/ 6 days 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 week 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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/ 2 weeks 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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/ 2 weeks 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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/ 2 weeks 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...
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/ 3 weeks agoThe bees of Indian Wells, Lance Davis and Carlos Alcaraz: ‘Your emotion matters for how the bees treat you’
PALM DESERT, Calif. — It’s a drizzly gray morning in the desert and Lance Davis, the country’s most famous bee catcher,...
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/ 3 weeks agoTennis court conditions: Why players and weather mean as much as speed and bounce
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — It’s an annual ritual. Players descend on the California desert and almost universally declare it an ideal location...
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/ 3 weeks agoTennis rankings define players, for better or worse. Just ask Tommy Paul at Indian Wells
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Tommy Paul is going to be seriously annoyed if his stay in the top 10 of the...
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/ 3 weeks agoAfter Trump’s berating of Zelensky, Ukraine’s tennis players find support on American soil
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Marta Kostyuk, the top-ranked Ukrainian tennis player in the world, drew home-crowd favorite Robin Montgomery for her...