5-time Grand Slam champ Maria Sharapova retires from tennis at 32
In an essay written for Vanity Fair and Vogue about her decision, Sharapova asks: “How do you leave behind the only life you’ve ever known?”…
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How wheelchair tennis provides a successful model for adaptive sports
Recreational and competitive sports played by people with disabilities are growing in popularity, and the skill levels of the athletes are rising. One of the more established adaptive sports is wheelchair tennis. William Brangham went to the U.S. Open in…
Defending U.S. Open champ Naomi Osaka loses to Belinda Bencic in 4th round
Osaka’s achy left knee didn’t let her serve without pain. Bencic's clean, crisp strokes, struck with the ball still on the rise, contributed plenty to the outcome, too.
Djokovic edges Federer in 5 sets for 5th Wimbledon trophy
Novak Djokovic became the first man in 71 years to win Wimbledon after facing match points in the final, coming back to beat Roger Federer in an unprecedented fifth-set tiebreaker Sunday.
On top of her game right from start to finish, Simona Halep overwhelmed Serena Williams 6-2, 6-2 in stunning fashion for her second major championship.
"She's something our sport has never seen," Alison Riske said after Williams defeated her in the quarterfinals.
The 15-year-old American, who became the youngest player to qualify for Wimbledon's main draw in the professional era, lost to former No. 1 Simona Halep.
It was easy to forget that Coco Gauff is still just 15 as she stood on the grass of Centre Court, pounding her chest and shouting, "Let's go! Come on!" to celebrate a 32-stroke point that forced a third set…
Coco Gauff pulled off a 6-4, 6-4 victory in the first round over Venus Williams, who at 39 was the oldest woman in the field.
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