Welcome to this week’s episode of Hot Takedown, our podcast where the hot sports takes of the week meet the numbers that prove them right or tear them down. On this week’s show (Sept. 1, 2015), FiveThirtyEight’s Carl Bialik previews the U.S. Open and discusses why American men’s tennis is in a slump. And be […]
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 […]
Based on my experience covering tennis, professional players usually remember to bring their tennis shoes to the court. On a June Thursday, as I walked into Courbevoie Sport Tennis outside of Paris, I realized I hadn’t. I was there to try out a new technology from Mojjo — a French company that makes what Emmanuel […]
Based on my experience covering tennis, professional players usually remember to bring their tennis shoes to the court. On a June Thursday, as I walked into Courbevoie Sport Tennis outside of Paris, I realized I hadn’t. I was there to try out a new technology from Mojjo — a French company that makes what Emmanuel […]
