Every Second Counts in Bid to Keep Sports Fans
On a summer evening in Sydney in January, two former Grand Slam champions, John McEnroe and Patrick Rafter, played an abbreviated version of tennis. Rafter won the exhibition match by…
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Esther Vergeer: What the invincible sportswoman did next
Then one day, while she was sitting on her sofa watching TV, she decided it was time to retire, just like that. The Dutch grande dame of wheelchair tennis ended…
Esther Vergeer: What the invincible sportswoman did next
Then one day, while she was sitting on her sofa watching TV, she decided it was time to retire, just like that. The Dutch grande dame of wheelchair tennis ended…
Serena Williams Fast Facts
Birth place: Saginaw, Michigan Birth name: Serena Jameka Williams Father: Richard Williams, tennis coach Mother: Oracene Price – July 7, 2010 – Receives stitches in both her feet after stepping…
Maria Sharapova vs. Serena Williams: A One-Sided Rivalry
On Tennis By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY MELBOURNE, Australia — The un-rivalry is back with Maria Sharapova facing Serena Williams in the Australian Open final. It will be their 19th meeting, and…
How Tennis Player Heather Watson Confronted The Taboo Of Menstruation In Sports
British tennis player Heather Watson made headlines last week when she commented on her defeat at the Australian Open, telling reporters that dizziness and nausea due to “girl things” were…
Serena Williams Drops a Set, Then Cruises
MELBOURNE, Australia — Serena Williams has created intergenerational battles through her own longevity and her own brilliance. At 33, Williams plays opponents who are nearly all from the younger set….
Nick Kyrgios Is Nicknamed the Wild Thing, With Good Reason
On Tennis By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY MELBOURNE, Australia — Roger Federer has packed up the family, the nannies and his hopes for this year’s Australian Open and flown off to Zurich…
Sports Presenter To World’s No. 7-Ranked Woman Tennis Player: ‘Give Us A Twirl’
Canadian player Eugenie Bouchard is ranked #7 in the world for women’s tennis, but some people are more interested in her outfit than her game. – h/t Jezebel
Stanislas Wawrinka: Hawk-Eye has undermined tennis umpires
It’s hard to picture Stanislas Wawrinka in the mold of tennis firebrands like John McEnroe or Andy Roddick but the Australian Open champion does admit to occasionally picking a row…
Li Na: ‘Housework is harder than pro tennis’
Twelve months on, the former world No. 2 is facing a whole new challengegetting to grips with the vacuum cleaner. Persistent and worsening knee problems forced her to retire in…
Australian Open poster boy Nick Kyrgios cools home hype
For once, four-time winners Roger Federer or Novak Djokovic are not center stage, and tennis hunk Rafael Nadal has been muscled out in Melbourne. The face of the fortnight belongs…
Li Na: Tennis great answers YOUR questions!
Li Na is Asia’s only grand slam singles champion and one of the most famous Chinese athletes of all time. The 2014 Australian Open winner announced her retirement last September…
FAST4 — tennis’ answer to cricket’s Twenty20
This new version of tennis, which marks some of the most significant rule changes in the sport’s history, consists of the best-of-three sets with quick changeovers and sudden-death playoffs to…