When Iga Świątek won her second French Open this month, she also won her 35th consecutive match, tying Venus Williams’s run in 2000. This week, Świątek will aim to keep her streak going at Wimbledon, where she is the top seed. Świątek is enjoying one of the best runs in WTA history. Earlier this year, […]
Women’s tennis has a new child prodigy. Fifteen-year-old Cori “Coco” Gauff won her first two Grand Slam wins at Wimbledon this week, with a bold serve and a poise that belies her age. Gauff beat Magdaléna Rybáriková on Wednesday in the second round after a Monday debut that saw her thump Venus Williams, a 39-year-old […]
As of this writing, Serena Williams, 33, is around even money to win the U.S. Open. A victory in Flushing, New York, would be her 22nd major championship — tying her with Steffi Graf for the most Grand Slam titles in the Open era. Williams has enjoyed as big of a gap between herself and […]
As of this writing, Serena Williams, 33, is around even money to win the U.S. Open. A victory in Flushing, New York, would be her 22nd major championship — tying her with Steffi Graf for the most Grand Slam titles in the Open era. Williams has enjoyed as big of a gap between herself and […]
