Arts Jul 09 Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan takes Wimbledon title Rybakina is a 23-year-old who was born in Moscow and has represented Kazakhstan since 2018, when that country offered her funding to support her tennis career.
World Feb 17 Mikaela Shiffrin’s Olympic journey included 5 individual races, no medals and 3 DNFs Mikaela Shiffrin skied out in the Alpine combined and once again was unable to finish a race at the Beijing Olympics. She will leave the 2022 Games without an individual medal after participating in all five women’s events.
World Feb 09 Out in 2 of her best events, Olympic skier Mikaela Shiffrin tries to figure out what went wrong Two-time Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin missed a gate early in the first run of the slalom at the Beijing Games and is out of the event.
Arts Sep 24 Male tennis players surveyed on LGBTQ attitudes, environment The men’s professional tennis tour is surveying players on LGBTQ issues. ATP CEO Massimo Calvelli says it is part of a “broader initiative” to create “an environment for players and staff that is inclusive, that is diverse and that is…
Nation Aug 25 Serena Williams pulls out of U.S. Open, citing torn hamstring Serena Williams added herself to the list of big-name withdrawals from the U.S. Open on Wednesday, pulling out of the year's last Grand Slam tournament because of a torn hamstring.
World Jul 11 Djokovic wins Wimbledon to tie Federer, Nadal with 20 Slams The 34-year-old from Serbia is now the only man since Rod Laver in 1969 to win the first three major tournaments in a season. He can aim for a calendar-year Grand Slam — something last accomplished by a man when…
World Jun 01 Grand Slam leaders pledge to address Naomi Osaka’s well-being concerns The leaders of the four Grand Slam tournaments have reacted Tuesday to tennis star Naomi Osaka's stunning withdrawal from the French Open by promising to address players' concerns about mental health.
Nation May 31 Osaka withdraws from French Open, saying it’s best for the tournament and her well-being Naomi Osaka withdrew from the French Open on Monday and wrote on Twitter that she would be taking a break from competition, a dramatic turn of events for a four-time Grand Slam champion who said she has “suffered long bouts…
World Oct 11 Nadal ties Federer at 20 Slams by beating Djokovic in Paris Rafael Nadal tied Roger Federer with 20 Grand Slam titles by producing a nearly perfect performance against Novak Djokovic in the French Open final.
Arts Sep 30 Serena Williams pulls out of French Open with hurt Achilles Serena Williams has pulled out of the French Open because of an Achilles injury. The 23-time Grand Slam champion says she had a short warmup and decided she couldn’t continue.