WIMBLEDON, England — No one has any idea which of the four semifinalists will win the women’s singles title at Wimbledon on Saturday. But there is one prediction you can make with confidence: The remaining matches will be close, hard-fought contests that could easily last three sets. Women’s tennis matches keep getting longer and more […]
Welcome to the latest episode of Hot Takedown, FiveThirtyEight’s sports podcast. On this week’s episode (July 12, 2017), in the middle of the second week of Wimbledon, we’ve got a very special treat: a “Stat School” with FiveThirtyEight tennis expert emeritus Carl Bialik. Carl breaks down how we should judge a tennis player by the […]
Welcome to the latest episode of Hot Takedown, FiveThirtyEight’s sports podcast. On this week’s episode (July 12, 2017), in the middle of the second week of Wimbledon, we’ve got a very special treat: a “Stat School” with FiveThirtyEight tennis expert emeritus Carl Bialik. Carl breaks down how we should judge a tennis player by the […]
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 […]
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 […]
