If Roger Federer were a carpenter, his serve would be a saw, the handiest tool in the kit. But his forehand? That would be the wood itself. It’s the very essence of his game. Federer, 41, announced his retirement last week, marking the end of 24 years of professional tennis in which he played more […]
For the first time since 1945, there will be no Wimbledon this year. And there’s no guarantee that the coronavirus pandemic won’t yet cancel the U.S. Open, scheduled to start in late August, and the French Open, which was postponed from May to September. If the rest of the 2020 tennis season is abandoned altogether, […]
The match was riveting and intense, lasting 3 hours and 59 minutes. But in the end, the result was what we’ve come to expect: The old men of tennis still rule. Novak Djokovic beat Dominic Thiem on Sunday in a 6-4, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 final at the Australian Open. The win gave Djokovic his […]
When the Australian Open begins Monday in Melbourne, there’s one clear reason to watch: Serena Williams, after two years of falling just short, could finally win her 24th Grand Slam singles title, which would tie her with Margaret Court for the most all-time. Williams won the ASB Classic last week in New Zealand — the […]
Happy 30th birthday, Marin Cilic! Don’t worry about feeling over-the-hill: You’re still the youngest Grand Slam champion active on the men’s tennis circuit — the most unexpected, and improbable, phenomenon in the sport’s history. For the first time ever, male pros ages 30 and up own all the major singles titles won by currently active […]