The women’s side of the French Open has seen plenty of upsets. Only three of the 10 top-ranked players made it through the third round, with high-profile competitors such as No. 1 Naomi Osaka and No. 10 Serena Williams among them. After her loss to 20-year-old American Sofia Kenin, Serena Williams, who has battled persistent […]
Welcome to the latest episode of Hot Takedown, FiveThirtyEight’s sports podcast. On this week’s show (May 24, 2016), we talk about the surprising NBA conference finals and wonder if the conventional wisdom about the best NBA teams was wrong. Then, we talk to ESPN’s Michael Wilbon about his piece on The Undefeated that argues that […]
Welcome to the latest episode of Hot Takedown, FiveThirtyEight’s sports podcast. On this week’s show (May 24, 2016), we talk about the surprising NBA conference finals and wonder if the conventional wisdom about the best NBA teams was wrong. Then, we talk to ESPN’s Michael Wilbon about his piece on The Undefeated that argues that […]
Rafael Nadal isn’t playing up to his usual standards on clay, and that could be enough to make Sunday’s French Open final against Novak Djokovic very competitive. Here are the stats behind that claim: Nadal has played 7 percent below his normal clay level this year. Djokovic, his chief rival for tennis supremacy and his opponent […]
Rafael Nadal isn’t playing up to his usual standards on clay, and that could be enough to make Sunday’s French Open final against Novak Djokovic very competitive. Here are the stats behind that claim: Nadal has played 7 percent below his normal clay level this year. Djokovic, his chief rival for tennis supremacy and his opponent […]
