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Women’s Tennis Has Never Been This Wide Open

Who is going to win the women’s singles title at the French Open? Maybe Simona Halep, who is ranked No. 1 but has yet to win a major. Or Garbiñe Muguruza, who won the title in 2016. Or 36-year-old Serena Williams, who had played just four singles matches since she won the Australian Open last […]

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Fifteen Minutes In Flushing: A Special U.S. Open Podcast

Even if you can’t make it to Flushing Meadows for this year’s U.S. Open, we’ll take you to the tennis tournament in New York via our mini-podcast Baseline. Hosted by FiveThirtyEight’s Carl Bialik and produced by Joel Werner, Baseline features regular guests such as Louisa Thomas of Grantland. The latest episodes are below, and we’ll […]

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Fifteen Minutes In Flushing: A Special U.S. Open Podcast

Even if you can’t make it to Flushing Meadows for this year’s U.S. Open, we’ll take you to the tennis tournament in New York via our mini-podcast Baseline. Hosted by FiveThirtyEight’s Carl Bialik and produced by Joel Werner, Baseline features regular guests such as Louisa Thomas of Grantland. The latest episodes are below, and we’ll […]

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