Smells of weed. Roars of airplanes. Loud crowds. It's all part of the US Open's chaos
Read full article: Smells of weed. Roars of airplanes. Loud crowds. It's all part of the US Open's chaosThere are some tennis players, such as Frances Tiafoe or Madison Keys or Ben Shelton, who can’t wait for the U.S. Open to come around each year, with its boisterous crowds, its bold-faced names in the stands, its music at changeovers, its buzz.
Tennis great Monica Seles says she has myasthenia gravis. It is a chronic neuromuscular disease
Read full article: Tennis great Monica Seles says she has myasthenia gravis. It is a chronic neuromuscular diseaseTennis Hall of Famer Monica Seles is discussing for the first time her diagnosis of myasthenia gravis — a neurological autoimmune disease she was diagnosed with in 2022.
French Open: Coco Gauff faces a Frenchwoman ranked 361st in the semifinals. Djokovic, Sinner win
Read full article: French Open: Coco Gauff faces a Frenchwoman ranked 361st in the semifinals. Djokovic, Sinner winThat No. 2 seed Coco Gauff reached Thursday’s French Open semifinals should surprise no one.
A fairy tale in Paris: French wild card Boisson stuns No. 6 Andreeva to reach French Open semis
Read full article: A fairy tale in Paris: French wild card Boisson stuns No. 6 Andreeva to reach French Open semisFrench wild-card entry Loïs Boisson has upset sixth-ranked Mirra Andreeva 7-6 (6), 6-3 in front of a boisterous and partisan crowd to reach the French Open semifinals.
Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek are off to good starts at the French Open in their title defenses
Read full article: Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek are off to good starts at the French Open in their title defensesCarlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek have gotten off to good starts in their French Open title defenses.
Iga Swiatek tops Karolina Muchova in the French Open final for her 3rd trophy in Paris, 4th Slam
Read full article: Iga Swiatek tops Karolina Muchova in the French Open final for her 3rd trophy in Paris, 4th SlamIga Swiatek has defeated Karolina Muchova 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 to collect her third championship at Roland Garros and fourth Grand Slam title.
Federer, Serena retire; tennis moves on to Alcaraz, Swiatek
Read full article: Federer, Serena retire; tennis moves on to Alcaraz, SwiatekThe timing of it all hardly could be more symbolic: All within a span of two weeks, Serena Williams plays what is believed to be her last match at age 40, Roger Federer announces he’ll be retiring at 41, Iga Swiatek wins her third Grand Slam title at 21, and Carlos Alcaraz gets his first at 19.
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Osaka claims 4th Slam trophy by beating Brady in Australia
Read full article: Osaka claims 4th Slam trophy by beating Brady in AustraliaJapan's Naomi Osaka holds the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup defeating United States Jennifer Brady in the women's singles final at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Hamish Blair)MELBOURNE – The trouble for Naomi Osaka at Grand Slam tournaments comes in Week 1. She also won the U.S. Open in 2018, and the Australian Open in 2019. Ad“Tonight it wasn’t meant to be,” Brady said after participating in her first Grand Slam final at age 25. 1 Novak Djokovic will be seeking his ninth Australian Open championship and 18th Grand Slam trophy overall.
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AP Was There: Seles tops Graf in riveting French Open final
Read full article: AP Was There: Seles tops Graf in riveting French Open finalIf you play 10-8 in the final set, it definitely is special, she said. Seles was up a service break at 3-1, 4-2 and 5-3 in the final set. The two continued on serve until Seles broke for an 8-7 lead as Graf missed on a short forehand. But Graf broke right back, hitting a perfect backhand drop shot on one point. One or two points really decided it.Seles won $372,896, putting her over the $5 million mark in career earnings.
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