}Grand Slam roofs go to joke war on TwitterIt’s possible that dad jokes have finally been surpassed in the race for most cringe-worthy humor. Introducing roof jokes, courtesy of persistently terrible weather in Paris:
}Playing Ball: The Winter GameThis has been, according to the TV anchor who delivers the weather forecast to me each morning, a “proper winter” in New York City. Unfortunately, that anchor is Canadian, which means he has higher—or lower, depending on your outlook—expectations for the elements at this time of year. By proper, he
Nadal hoping for sunny conditions against FedererIf it rains during the Roland Garros men’s final, Rafael Nadal says it could favor his opponent, Roger Federer. The current forecast is for a 70 percent chance of light rain on Sunday. "For me, I prefer the sunshine always, and higher bounces," said Nadal, who owns a 11-2 record
}Wimbledon Crisis Center, Day 1At one o'clock today, weather permitting, the Wimbledon men's defending champion, Roger Federer, will walk onto Wimbledon's newly wide-open Centre Court (waiting for the roof in 2009), to begin the defence of his title. He will try, during The Fortnight, to equal the five-times-in-a-row Wimbledon winning record of Bjorn Borg,
}Snow? Snow?! Flakes delay play in MunichTennis tends to be played in warm-weather conditions when, you know, the sun is out. Well the script has been flipped at the BMW Open in Munich on Sunday, where qualifying play was halted several times due to snow. Snow? Snow?! We’ve heard of rain delays before—those are quite common
Rainy Day Crisis Center[[With a grim weather forecast on tap today, I thought it especially useful to publish this US Open semifinals preview by one of our resident WTA experts, Bobby Chintapalli. She was in New York over the weekend and joined us at our Telephone Bar gathering. I was a little bummed
French Open at a glancePARIS (AP) A look at Day 12 of the French Open on Thursday: Weather: Brief rain. High of 63 degrees (17 Celsius). Men's quarterfinals: No. 1 Novak Djokovic beat No. 7 Tomas Berdych, No. 13 Dominic Thiem beat No. 12 David Goffin. Women's quarterfinals: No. 1 Serena Williams beat Yulia
Grass-Court Report: Veterans DayLONDON—Cilic, Dimitrov, Nalbandian and Querrey might not be the names the tournament director hoped would constitute the singles order of play come Saturday, but after dire weather forecasts and plenty of surprising results, the AEGON Championships are on schedule for an intriguing weekend; a former champion, a struggling next-big-thing or
French Open at a glancePARIS (AP) A look at Day 13 of the French Open on Friday: Weather: Cloudy. High of 57 degrees (14 Celsius). Men's semifinals: No. 1 Novak Djokovic beat No. 13 Dominic Thiem, No. 2 Andy Murray beat No. 3 Stan Wawrinka. Women's semifinals: No. 1 Serena Williams beat Kiki Bertens,
}Pandemic Olympics endured heat, and now a typhoon's en routeTOKYO (AP) — First, the sun. Now: the wind and the rain. The Tokyo Olympics, delayed by the pandemic and opened under oppressive heat, is due for another hit of nature's power: a typhoon arriving Tuesday morning that is forecast to disrupt at least some parts of the Games. "Feels
}Women's semifinals postponed by rain, will be played FridayNEW YORK (AP) Serena Williams will have to wait before continuing her bid for a calendar-year Grand Slam: Her U.S. Open semifinal was postponed because of rain in the forecast. The top-seeded Williams was supposed to face 43rd-ranked Roberta Vinci of Italy on Thursday night at Flushing Meadows, but nearly
}Social‘This is cinema’: Jessica Pegula finds the humor amid Cancun rain and wind chaos Sometimes all you can do is laugh—and Jessica Pegula is certainly seeing the funny side, after having to play through gale-force winds at the weather-affected WTA Finals in Cancun. Friday’s doubles match between No. 1 seeds Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula and No. 6 seeds Laura Siegemund and Vera Zvonareva
}Rain denies players chance to complete women's UTR Pro Match SeriesStay tuned to this page throughout the day for live updates on the matches, along with on-demand replays, video highlights and photography from West Palm Beach. 2:55 p.m. ET: Play Canceled For Good Unfortunately, the remainder of the event will not be played out as a result of the day's
Fed Cup Crisis Center (Sunday)In England, rain became as memorable a part of this year’s Championships as did the tennis itself. Why should it be different, then, in New England? Hopefully, the weather won’t prohibit all of today’s matches, but the forecast isn’t very rosy. Because today’s schedule could be subject to change with
}Rainy Day DramasFoul weather, as much as anything else, has been the early theme at the French Open. Coming into the event, there was widespread dread over the two-week forecast, which made it look like the tournament had been relocated from Paris in spring to London in November. On Tuesday we saw
}Let It Snow! Flakes in Munich causing sensation among playersRain delays at tennis tournaments are nothing new, but this week's event in Munich is having a more unusual weather problem—snow delays. A light sprinkling fell on the courts on Sunday, interrupting play and causing a sensation among players who are used to competing in hot conditions. Snow is in
Wimbledon at a glanceA look at Day 2 of Wimbledon on Tuesday: Weather: Rain. High of 68 degrees (20 Celsius). Schedule: 14 matches were suspended in progress, 16 were postponed entirely. Men's seeded winners: No. 2 Andy Murray, No. 4 Stan Wawrinka, No. 7 Richard Gasquet, No. 12 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, No. 14 Roberto
Wimbledon at a glanceLONDON (AP) A look at Wimbledon on Thursday: Weather: Sunny. High of 72 degrees (22 Celsius) Women's semifinal results: No. 1 Serena Williams beat No. 4 Maria Sharapova 6-2, 6-4; No. 20 Garbine Muguruza beat No. 13 Agnieszka Radwanska 6-2, 3-6, 6-3. Women's final Saturday: Williams vs. Muguruza. Stat of
Wimbledon at a glanceA look at Day 11 of Wimbledon on Thursday: Weather: Sunny. High of 75 degrees (24 Celsius). Women's semifinals: No. 1 Serena Williams beat Elena Vesnina 6-2, 6-0; No. 4 Angelique Kerber beat No. 8 Venus Williams 6-4, 6-4. Stat of the Day: 23 of 24 - First-serve points won
French Open at a glancePARIS (AP) A look at Day 1 of the French Open on Sunday: Weather: Rain. High of 61 degrees (16 Celsius). Schedule: 10 of 32 scheduled matches were completed. Men's seeded winners: No. 17 Nick Kyrgios, No. 19 Benoit Paire. Women's seeded winners: No. 10 Petra Kvitova, No. 11 Lucie