On May 29, 2012 — four years before her record-tying win Saturday in the Wimbledon final — Serena Williams looked further from Steffi Graf’s Open-era record 22 Grand Slam titles than she had in a decade. On that day, Williams, ranked fifth in the world, was facing No. 111 Virginie Razzano. Razzano, a Frenchwoman, was […]
Novak Djokovic entered his third-round match at Wimbledon on Friday against California-born Sam Querrey as the prohibitive favorite — not just to win, but to win in straight sets. Djokovic had won 30 straight Grand Slam matches, 86 straight matches in “the first week” of Slams — an imprecise phrase meaning the first three rounds, […]
Novak Djokovic entered his third-round match at Wimbledon on Friday against California-born Sam Querrey as the prohibitive favorite — not just to win, but to win in straight sets. Djokovic had won 30 straight Grand Slam matches, 86 straight matches in “the first week” of Slams — an imprecise phrase meaning the first three rounds, […]
Novak Djokovic isn’t just chasing the records of his sport’s all-time greats. He’s accelerating in his pursuit. After winning his first French Open title on Sunday, Djokovic holds all four major titles at the same time, the first man to do so since Rod Laver in 1969. He is halfway to winning all four in […]
Novak Djokovic isn’t just chasing the records of his sport’s all-time greats. He’s accelerating in his pursuit. After winning his first French Open title on Sunday, Djokovic holds all four major titles at the same time, the first man to do so since Rod Laver in 1969. He is halfway to winning all four in […]
