}Hall of Fame Legends Ball celebrates Rod LaverNEW YORK—On Saturday, the tennis world came together at Cipriani in Midtown Manhattan to celebrate one of its greatest: Rod Laver.
}What Happens in Beverly Hills. . .Mornin, Tribe. Due to the wonders of auto-posting, this entry is going up while I'm somewhere over Kansas, on my way home from Los Angeles. I had a good visit with Pete Sampras at his home in Beverly Hills, which is as tasteful and elegant as was Pete's game. There's
}Muguruza, Djokovic "return" Roland Garros trophiesOn Friday, Novak Djokovic and Garbine Muguruza, the defending champions, were present to assist with the Roland Garros draw ceremony. The pair had to ceremoniously "return" their hardware:
}March Madness #2: Vesnina takes Indian Wells by stormIt's madness, I tell you! Fuzzy yellow ball style. Follow along this week for our Top 17 takeaways and outtakes from the 2017 Sunshine Double in California and Florida. Check out No. 3 here. Elena Vesnina's biggest claims to fame on the WTA Tour before her Indian Wells singles triumph
}Upset with treatment of Nastase, Tiriac won't hand out Madrid trophiesBUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Madrid Open organizer Ion Tiriac said Tuesday he won't award any more trophies at his tournament because he is upset by the way his friend Ilie Nastase has been treated by the WTA. In an open letter to WTA CEO Steve Simon, Tiriac said he has
}Your Call, 7.19Mornin'. Seems that traffic was fairly light yesterday, indicating that most of you had weekend plans, probably outdoors. Lisa, Luke and I went over to Bovina, a neighboring town, for its community day celebration. The main events were a town parade and a "vintage" baseball game between Bovina and Fleischmann's,
}Style PointsCarlos Alcaraz models for Louis Vuitton's 2024 spring/summer collectionCarlos Alcaraz's stock as a style icon is only rising. After stripping down last year for Calvin Klein's latest underwear campaign, the world No.2 was recently photographed as a face of Louis Vuitton's 2024 men's spring and summer collection. The wide-ranging shoot by Jorge Ortiz Perez sees the Spaniard sporting
}The Australian Open is proving age is just a numberA 25-year-old tennis player in a Grand Slam semifinal shouldn't be considered the baby of the group, especially by a landslide, but that's exactly what's happening in Melbourne right now.
}NewsNaomi Osaka releases "Role Model" Barbie dollNaomi Osaka is officially a Barbie girl in the Barbie world. Meet the newest "Role Model" doll! Osaka first partnered up with toy company Mattel back in 2019, when she was honored as one of Barbie’s “Shero” dolls. The vision was that these dolls would inspire younger generations, who will
}The Latest: Radwanska reaches Aussie Open semis, will play SerenaMELBOURNE, Australia (AP) The Latest on Tuesday at the Australian Open (all times local): 9:35 p.m. Defending champion Novak Djokovic won for the 37th time in 38 matches at the Australian Open, beating Kei Nishikori 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 to set up a semifinal against Roger Federer.After making 100 unforced errors
Nadal beats Monfils, now 30-0 on clay since 2010BARCELONA, Spain (AP)—Rafael Nadal cruised into the Barcelona Open semifinals after dispatching Gael Monfils 6-2, 6-2 on Friday. The top-ranked Nadal needed only 75 minutes to get past the ninth-ranked Frenchman, who was broken four times. “The truth is it was a pretty complete game,” said Nadal, who is bidding
}Tsitsipas, Thiem, more play ATP Cards Against HumanityThe ATP has released another installment of its wildly popular Cards Against Humanity video series, and, this time, some more younger players joined in, with Stefanos Tsitsipas playing judge to Frances Tiafoe, Dominic Thiem and Daniil Medvedev.
}Reactions to Nadal's 10th Roland Garros titleRafael Nadal’s 10th French Open title was a work of destruction more than drama. His brutish 6-2, 6-3, 6-1 assault of Stan Wawrinka unfolded with remarks from observers who could only marvel at his absolute dominance. Match point ended the carnage and reasserted Nadal's historical standing as the King of
}US Open main draw revealed publicly for first timeIt's not every day you get to witness history, or the making of the US Open draw. But on Friday in Seaport (tucked away near the bottom of Manhattan), for the first time ever, the general public got to watch Angelique Kerber and Marin Cilic create the 2017 US Open
}Australian OpenMargaret Court says Navratilova-McEnroe protest "was very, very wrong"During the second week of the Australian Open, Martina Navratilova published a letter on tennis.com expressing her opinion on why Margaret Court Arena should be renamed. She then protested on-site alongside compatriot John McEnroe with a banner showcasing her suggestion of replacing Court with Evonne Goolagong. The protest, which came
}US Open Experience takes over lower ManhattanWalking down Fulton Street will look a little bit different in the lead up to the US Open. The USTA has taken over Seaport for the US Open Experience. The fun stretch of the lower Manhattan block boasts a covered stage, youth-sized courts, food and drink stands (complimentary Lavazza coffee
}The Custom is Always Right: Yonex RD Ti-80I picked up tennis at the age of three and had a lot of early influences on both my game and style. I was born in the former Yugoslavia, so it was only natural for me to look up to Monica Seles. Like her, I moved to the United States
}NewsMadison Keys celebrates tennis at the 'Court of Dreams': the All Iowa Lawn Tennis ClubIf you dream it, they will come. And when it comes to the Madison Keys 'Court of Dreams' Celebration of Tennis, that goes for the special event that took place on Friday, July 15, and the tennis court on which it was held. That’s because it’s a grass court, modeled
Dawdling..So as I was leaving the office the other day, on my way down to Patrick McEnroe’s place to talk shop and have a few beers with our vaunted Davis Cup Captain, the cell phone rang and, thinking it’s my wife Lisa warning me that she’s finally invested in that
The Deuce Club, 1.7Mahut By Jackie Roe, TW Social Director* (Like the photo? Has nothing to do with this post, but I couldn't resist.) Evening, TWibe! Just a week in and I’m already adjusted to writing down “2011.” Scary how quickly it happens. I hope everyone’s new year is off to an