NEW YORK—Tommy Paul had already recovered, and then some, from a two-set deficit. What were another two break points? Serving for the match, the 14th-seeded American calmly wiped away Roman Safiullin’s pair of opportunities, and then sent a capacity, partisan crowd on intimate Court 17 into late-night delirium. “I didn’t

Price: $135 Size Run: 7-12, 13 (men); 6-11 (women) Weight: 11.6 oz. (men’s 9); 9.5 oz. (women’s 7.5) Outsole Warranty: Six months What’s New For the latest installment of its lightweight speed shoe, Mizuno wanted to up the stability and comfort features without adding any mass. To do so, the

NEW YORK—It must be hard to play Coco Gauff these days. On Thursday night, her opponent, Timea Babos, broke Gauff in the first game of their second-round match in Louis Armstrong Stadium. But rather than pump her fist or act enthused, Babos began complaining to the chair umpire that there

Serena Williams loves Paris. She has an apartment in the City of Light, enjoys its food and culture, and works with a coach based in France. Her three Roland Garros singles titles, earned over a 13-year-period (2002, 2013 and 2015), reveal exceptional tenacity and longevity. Alas, hours prior to this

It’s been more than 35 years since Ronald Reagan stated, during his first inaugural address, “Those who say that we’re in a time when there are no heroes, they just don’t know where to look.” We discovered heroes in every state, starting with the determined 69-year-old who won a match

On Friday at the Paris Masters, third seed Daniil Medvedev understandably was pleased when he took a seat for his virtual press conference. The 2019 US Open finalist produced a “level I want to be at all the time” in a performance that completely nullified Diego Schwartzman’s strengths as a

The 2019 year-end ATP rankings came out Monday and for the eighth time, the Big 3 of Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer have finished the year as the Top 3 players in the world. The legendary trio, who haven’t let anyone else into the Top 3 for even

In a personal essay, Serena Williams got candid about how the 2018 US Open final and aftermath affected her, while also vowing to continue standing up for what she believes in. The latest issue of Harper’s Bazaar magazine features Williams on the cover with no retouching to alter her appearance,

Another hard, hard week of typing has been brought to a merciful conclusion. It’s time for the semi-weekly trek to Burpcastle on 7th St. in Manhattan. It’s a Belgian bar that was once run by monks—you really can find anything in New York—but it’s better now that it's been sold

“These kind of matches have a little bit of everything always, no?” Rafael Nadal said after his 7-5, 1-6, 6-3 win over Novak Djokovic in the Rome final on Sunday. “You play against one of the best players and normally you gonna suffer, no?” Rafa’s right, his 57th match against

The headline writes itself: “Vintage Vika”. Victoria Azarenka, champion at the Australian Open in 2012 and 2013, did indeed look like her old self throughout her 6-4, 6-2 win over the resurgent Caroline Wozniacki. She was the superior player along the baseline, but was always looking for ways to end,

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP)—The age gap only two years, the difference in experience is vast between Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka. Sharapova will play her sixth Grand Slam final at the Australian Open on Saturday against Azarenka, who is making her debut. And it isn’t just a major title on the

As digital currency goes, it’s podcasts, rather than Bitcoin, whose value has continuously risen. It should come as no surprise. As internet users desired shorter, more digestible content—spurred by the proliferation and ubiquitous use of mobile phones—word counts have decreased accordingly. Longform used to mean a 3,000-word magazine profile. Now

Great styles abounded at this season-closing major of 2017 (see the US Open fashion aces, a living, breathing September Issue of sportswear). Style is subjective, to be sure. Many enjoyed Garbine Muguruza's Adidas visor blessed by Pharrell, while one of the most pleasant commentators out there needled it:

by Pete Bodo One of the things that makes Serena Williams such a riveting character is that more than any other athlete I've covered, she exudes attitude. Everything about her seems to cry out, Just Give Me the Damn Ball! And as tennis is a largely sport of individuals, this

Howdy, Tribe. How 'bout that Steggy? I think Monday Net Post is a great new addition on a couple of fronts. It's also a terrific Hed (that's journalese for "headline"). Hat tip to Craig B., frequent comment poster - and the world's happiest man - for submitting it. BTW, Monday

WIMBLEDON—Soccer’s European Championships and World Cup are almost always staged during Wimbledon. Given Italy’s obsession with the sport and many successes, it’s no surprise that the plight of the Azzurri perennially overshadow the nation’s performers at Wimbledon. It even happened in 2021, when Matteo Berrettini became the first Italian to

• Picby Pete Bodo* Tennis went from zero to 60 M.P.H. in the middle of April in the blink of an eye, and the pedal will remain pressed to the metal until the end of Wimbledon. In a span of roughly five weeks, three of the all-important Masters tournaments will

Serena Williams will displace Victoria Azarenka as the WTA No. 1 on Monday, but the woman she’ll leapfrog over will leave Doha with her pride more than ameliorated. For at this critical event, Azarenka finally overcame the hex of Serena, beating her for the first time since April 2009 in

by Pete Bodo MIAMI—Implacable and unyielding are just two of the adjectives that come to mind these days when the subject is Maria Sharapova. Today, she showed why in a borderline-cruel punishment of Li Na in the Sony Ericsson Open quarterfinals. Li was riding a four match-winning streak over the