New York Times: Tennis
- On Tennis: At the French Open, Forehands in the Flora
Monday - 05/20/2019 - 02:00 AMA new court surrounded by greenhouses and a rebuilt main stadium are among the changes at Roland Garros for this year’s tournament.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Roger Federer Gets the Pope Treatment on a Chaotic Day at the Italian Open
Thursday - 05/16/2019 - 07:32 PMWhile Federer was awed by the way fans responded to him at the Italian Open, other players were struggling to cope with poor conditions on and off the court.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Serena Williams Pulls Out of the Italian Open With a Knee Injury
Tuesday - 05/14/2019 - 12:22 PMIt’s the third straight tournament that Williams, 37, withdrawn from because of physical problems. The French Open starts in less than two weeks.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Roger Federer Grinds to Win on Clay, With Help From a Serve-and-Volley Play
Thursday - 05/09/2019 - 06:12 PMFederer saved two match points on his way to a 6-0, 4-6, 7-6 (3) win over Gaël Monfils at the Madrid Open.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Justin Gimelstob Will Leave Tennis Board
Wednesday - 05/01/2019 - 10:02 AMAfter an assault conviction, he said he would resign from the ATP board of directors immediately instead of seek another term.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Where Have All the American Tennis Tournaments Gone?
Monday - 04/15/2019 - 06:21 PMThe decline in the number of tournaments in the U.S. corresponds with the decline in the number of highly ranked Americans and the growth of tennis in Europe and Asia.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Winning Tennis Titles Again, Bob Bryan Is Inspiring Athletes With Hip Injuries
Tuesday - 04/02/2019 - 07:32 PMLast spring, Bryan thought his career was over. But after an operation on his right hip, he has reunited with his twin brother on the tennis court and resumed winning doubles championships.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Ashleigh Barty Continues Her Ascent With a Miami Open Title
Saturday - 03/30/2019 - 03:46 PMThe 22-year-old Australian, who quit tennis five years ago, defeated Karolina Pliskova on Saturday to win the biggest singles title of her career.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Roger Federer Rolls On in His Quest for the Miami Open Title
Wednesday - 03/27/2019 - 07:46 PMAfter cruising past Daniil Medvedev, Federer will face off against Kevin Anderson in his quest to win this tournament for the first time since 2017.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Roger Federer Advances and Bianca Andreescu Retires at Miami Open
Monday - 03/25/2019 - 07:45 PMFederer got off to a slow start before crushing Filip Krajinovic. Andreescu, coming off a win at the BNP Paribas Open, pulled out because of a shoulder injury.
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- Rafael Nadal Avenges Loss to Stefanos Tsitsipas to Reach Rome Final
Saturday - 05/18/2019 - 01:38 PMNadal had lost to Tsitsipas in Madrid only last week. Johanna Konta and Karolina Pliskova advanced to Sunday’s women’s final.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Nick Kyrgios Is Disqualified After Tantrum at the Italian Open
Thursday - 05/16/2019 - 11:54 AMKyrgios walked off the court in a fit of rage after throwing a chair onto the red clay and was defaulted from his second-round match against Casper Ruud.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Roger Federer’s Return to Clay Ends in a Quarterfinal Loss to Dominic Thiem
Friday - 05/10/2019 - 08:27 PMFederer squandered two match points while losing in the Madrid Open.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - On Tennis: Roger Federer Returns to Clay, Which Greets Him Like an Old Friend
Tuesday - 05/07/2019 - 07:25 PMFederer had not played on clay, his weakest surface, since 2016, but his first match at the Madrid Open could not have gone much better.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Fabio Fognini Stuns Rafael Nadal to Reach Monte Carlo Final
Saturday - 04/20/2019 - 12:10 PMNadal’s last defeat at the clay tournament was also in the semifinals, against Novak Djokovic in 2015.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - On Tennis: Will Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal Be Ready for the Clay-Court Season?
Thursday - 04/04/2019 - 05:00 AMIs Nadal truly healthy? What about Serena Williams? The tennis season has moved to clay, and it is unclear how the dust might settle.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Roger Federer’s 101 Titles: By the Numbers
Sunday - 03/31/2019 - 03:15 PMWith a win over John Isner in Sunday's Miami Open final, Roger Federer now has 101 titles. He is eight short of matching Jimmy Connors for the most in the open era.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Miami Open: The Veteran, John Isner, Ousts the Phenom, Felix Auger-Aliassime
Friday - 03/29/2019 - 07:15 PMThe defending champion was taken to two tiebreakers by the 18-year-old Auger-Aliassime. That was familiar ground to Isner, who prevailed in straight sets.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - At the Miami Open, Latin American Players Feel at Home
Tuesday - 03/26/2019 - 06:20 PMThe South Florida tennis tournament has developed into the de facto Latin American Slam, drawing passionate fans from the region and its diasporas.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The Osakas’ Brief Sister Act at the Miami Open
Thursday - 03/21/2019 - 11:03 PMMari Osaka, ranked 338th, is the big sister of Naomi, and she got a wild-card entry, playing her first WTA main draw match on Thursday. She acquitted herself well in a 6-2, 6-4 loss.
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- For Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, Rome Offered Something Novel: A Bagel
Sunday - 05/19/2019 - 04:00 PMIn the 54th match between fierce rivals, the Italian Open final offered the first scoreless set by either player. Nadal hung on to win his first title of 2019.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - New Star, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Falls to a Familiar One, Novak Djokovic, in Madrid
Sunday - 05/12/2019 - 06:53 PMTsitsipas, 20, who had ousted Rafael Nadal from the event, could not get past another member of the old guard of men’s tennis.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Novak Djokovic Beats Dominic Thiem to Reach Madrid Open Final
Saturday - 05/11/2019 - 01:56 PMThe victory set up a men’s singles final against either Rafael Nadal or Stefanos Tsitsipas, who play later Saturday.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - On Tennis: Roger Federer Returns to His Roots: Clay-Court Tennis
Friday - 05/03/2019 - 07:54 PMThe Madrid Open next week will be Federer’s first tournament on clay in three years. He grew up playing primarily on the surface.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Justin Gimelstob Pleads No Contest in Battery Case
Monday - 04/22/2019 - 08:14 PMGimelstob, the tennis commentator, coach and ATP board member, was sentenced to three years’ probation and 60 days of community service after a felony charge was reduced to a misdemeanor.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - On Tennis: Tennis Season Transitions to Clay, With Plenty of Unanswered Questions
Thursday - 04/04/2019 - 05:00 AMIs Rafael Nadal truly healthy? What about Serena Williams? The clay-court season is underway, and it is unclear how the dust might settle.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - On Tennis: Roger Federer Outruns Time (and John Isner) Once Again to Win Miami Open
Sunday - 03/31/2019 - 06:25 PMThe win gave Federer his 101st singles title, and it left Isner limping with what he fears may be a stress fracture in his foot.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Felix Auger-Aliassime, 18, Leads Youth Movement at the Miami Open
Thursday - 03/28/2019 - 03:44 PMFelix Auger-Aliassime, a Canadian qualifier, is the youngest man to reach the semifinals in the tournament’s history.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - John Isner Advances to Miami Open Quarterfinals
Tuesday - 03/26/2019 - 07:13 PMThe big-serving American has yet to drop a set. Nick Kyrgios, though, lost after picking up a penalty for swearing.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Relocated From a Park to a Football Stadium, the Miami Open Emphasizes Luxury
Monday - 03/18/2019 - 07:43 PMThe moved and improved Miami Open, a top men’s and women’s tennis tournament, begins this week at Hard Rock Stadium, home of the Miami Dolphins.
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