All posts tagged "Tennis"
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/ 3 months agoBelinda Bencic’s tennis comeback and the challenge of returning to the WTA Tour after pregnancy
A dominant win in the last warm-up tournament before a Grand Slam doesn’t sound like an occasion for an Olympic gold...
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/ 3 months agoThe Young Talent of Tennis Takes Aim at the Established Stars
Coming off a 2024 season of major breakthroughs — from 27-year-old Taylor Fritz cracking the top five to 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva...
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/ 3 months agoAustralian Open: John Newcombe, Jimmy Connors and the 1975 Final
John Newcombe never planned to play the 1975 Australian Open. At 30 years old, Newcombe was nearing retirement. He had played...
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/ 3 months agoGrand Slam prize money is enormous. The economics of tennis tournaments is complicated
Four times a year, one of the biggest and most important tennis tournaments in the world sends out an announcement full...
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/ 3 months agoAryna Sabalenka’s remarkable Australia record continues, injury retirements spoil ATP, WTA finals
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 months agoCoco Gauff beats Iga Swiatek to help USA win United Cup title over Poland in Australia
Coco Gauff moved her head-to-head with Iga Swiatek one small step in the right direction with a 6-4, 6-4 win of...
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/ 3 months agoTennis players, the ATP, WTA and the Grand Slams are on a collision course as season begins
It became clear that the fractured dysfunction that courses through professional tennis was getting worse on a bright November morning in...