Jannik Sinner may have failed to deliver on the expectations of many, including his own, in the recent US Open final. But in his post-final press briefing, he delivered a startlingly transparent—and completely unexpected—assessment of his shortcomings. This is something Grand Slam champions simply do not do when relegated to

NEW YORK — It’s the eve of the US Open, and players have been busy on and off the court. From Fifth Avenue to Flushing Meadows, deals are made and contracts are being signed before the first ball is hit at the year’s final Grand Slam. Here’s a look at

CHANDA RUBIN 1996 Australian Open semifinalist and Tennis Channel analyst - Men’s Champion and Finalist: Jannik Sinner over Carlos Alcaraz - Women’s Champion and Finalist: Aryna Sabalenka over Iga Swiatek - Men’s match you want to see: Jannik Sinner vs. Alexander Bublik, fourth round. - If Bublik makes it that

Yonex’s POLYTOUR PRO string is suitable for all players, whether it’s a newcomer starting out or a tour star stepping out on Centre Court. In proving supreme adaptability for a range of playing styles—Naomi Osaka versus Belinda Bencic is just one example—there’s little surprise that 2025 marks its 15-year anniversary.

1. Alcaraz and Sinner Masterpiece Enters the Pantheon—More to Come? Two words to describe the 2025 Roland Garros men’s singles final between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner: divine creation. With that in mind, I turn to the wisdom of my friend L. An art teacher for decades, L has been

To say this final, the first between the Italian and the Spaniard at a Grand Slam, has been highly anticipated would be something of an understatement. Even their fellow players admit they’ve been looking forward to it. “We’re all going to wait for the final that we all wanted,” Alexander

Has there ever been ever been a matchup like the one between Iga Swiatek and Jelena Ostapenko? Has a significantly lower-ranked player ever dominated a long-running No. 1, and multiple major-title winner, as thoroughly as the Latvian dominates the Pole? The sixth edition of this unique, upside-down conflict took place

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Naomi Osaka is itching to serve up more style in 2025. The four-time Grand Slam singles champion revisited some of her most iconic on-court outfits in a look book to her Instagram story on Thursday, writing on the companion app Threads that she treats "every Grand Slam like the Met

Having just played his final match, Rafael Nadal would surely appreciate these words from a speech made by President Theodore Roosevelt: The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes

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NEW YORK—America’s biggest celebrities turned out on Arthur Ashe Stadium to watch Taylor Fritz bid to become the first U.S. man to win the US Open in over two decades, but not even the combined star power of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce was enough to stop world No. 1

NEW YORK—The Labor Day US Open match between Daniil Medvedev and Nuno Borges was interrupted for a few minutes because a fire alarm briefly knocked out the electronic line-calling system. As it turned out, the only thing on fire in the vicinity was Medvedev, the 2021 champion at Flushing Meadows

Tennis is ALIVE! France has always been proud of its rich connection to the sport, and that was on full display Friday evening at the Opening Ceremony of the Paris Olympics. After the parade of nations wrapped, which included Coco Gauff, Elina Svitolina, Nicolas Jarry and Danka Kovinic serving as

Elena Rybakina vs. Elina Svitolina A year ago at Wimbledon, taking inspiration from her role as a representative of war-ravaged Ukraine, Svitolina beat Iga Swiatek and made the semifinals. Over the past week, she has thrust herself back in the same role. Donning a black ribbon after a recent Russian

Novak Djokovic has been tested by Jacob Fearnley and Alexei Popyrin in his last two Wimbledon matches. Now, the 24-time Grand Slam champion will face the uber-talented Holger Rune in the round of 16. This will be their sixth meeting, with Rune and it's been a very competitive head-to-head series:

WIMBLEDON—Every time I enter Centre Court at Wimbledon, music runs through my head. The primary reason for this is that one of my favorite rituals in SW19 is to enter the grounds by 8:30 a.m., head to a massively vacant Centre Court, sit by myself in a familiar corner, listen

Fifty years ago in Paris, Bjorn Borg and Chris Evert each won their very first Grand Slam titles. The rest is history. For this significant anniversary, we asked veteran journalists Peter Bodo, Joel Drucker and Jon Levey to the roundtable for a discussion about these two iconic champions and their

from Steve Tignor The YouTube videos are grainy, and the sound goes in and out. The film switches from black-and-white to color, and you may hear a different commentator from one set to the next. You’re never sure which parts of a match might have been skipped over. The tennis

“It’s hard to have any logical thoughts,” Iga Swiatek said after her supremely entertaining 7-6 (1), 1-6, 7-5 win over Naomi Osaka at Roland Garros on Wednesday. The sight of Swiatek walking to the net after two hours and 57 minutes as the winner, and Osaka walking there as the