There are very few weeks in the year without a tennis tournament going on as the new season actually begins on December 29, 2023 with the United Cup, with the Brisbane International and Auckland Classic also kicking off the men's and women'...
As I write this month's column, the Cincinnati tournament is in full swing. In a few days, the Connecticut Open will begin. These signal the end of the hard court season tournaments and are preludes to the last Grand Slam of the calendar year, the U.S. Open. Around the area where I...
The 36-year-old, who is playing with a metal hip, confirmed he is set to retire this summer, saying: "I'm likely not going to play past this summer. "I get asked about it after every single match that I play, every single tournament that ...
Reaching the tennis grand slam mountaintop is a career-defining feat all its own; but taking down 23-time major champion Serena Williams in straight sets is on another level. Then-20-year-old Naomi Osaka beat Serena 6-2, 6-4 in the 2018 season's last major, becoming the first Japanese...
All of my family and my friends who are aware of the three pairs of slippers have, virtually the same opinion: garbage the Holy Slippers and donate the Not-4-Me Slippers.That is not the opinion I hold. My decision has been to, yes, donate the Not-4-Me Slippers.BUT, keep the othe...
When professional tennis players quit, they need to state a reason for quitting. The only officially accepted reason to quit a tournament is due to injury. That is, when players quit, they offer an excuse (in this case, poor health), which also provides an ex- cuse for any ...
In a sport filled with great rivalries, theirs is considered one of the greatest. Agassi and Sampras dominated men's professional tennis in the 1990s, and their contrasting styles on and off the court magnified the competition. They met in the finals of a Grand Slam tournament five times, ...
You've said that yourgoal every year is to win at least one tournament. Is that the same this year? This grass-court season will tell me a lot about how much longer I'm going to play. I think I've got the most wins on grass [88] of any player currently active. I'd l...
I remember Sock’s fall from grace. Just about the time he got married. His disaffection from tennis began about then. Maybe he just found other things to concentrate on. He retains the basic skills but the desire is gone.
The No. 2 seed is scheduled to play in Paris after missing his home tournament due to a hip injury. ByDavid Kane Published May 24, 2024 Video not available in your countryJannik Sinner Seed: 2 Career-Best Ranking: 2 Age: 22 Career Titles: 13 Grand Slam Titles: 1 — Australian ...