Aug 26 Watch 22:33 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Aug. 26, 2018 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, Aug. 26, America mourns the passing of Sen. John McCain. And, how professional tennis is trying to diversify the next generation of players as the U.S. Open turns 50. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York. Continue watching
Aug 26 In tennis, a long history of white elitism has not stopped black women from winning By Kamala Kelkar Four women of color are representing America this week at the in the last 50th annual Grand Slam championship. Yet, their talents and prestige do not shield them from the sport’s legacy of elitism. Continue reading
Sep 19 Watch 6:41 How athletes have tried to use activism to level the playing field By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 07 Watch 8:02 Can a new generation of Americans serve up great tennis? By PBS News Hour For the first time since 1981, all four women’s U.S. Open semifinalists are American. But it’s a different story for their male counterparts, who haven’t won the semifinals since Andy Roddick in 2003. It’s a long drought that American tennis… Continue watching
Jun 16 What the first black woman's NCAA Division I singles win means for tennis By Amber Partida That victory made Minor, who was unseeded, the first black tennis player -- man or woman -- to win a Division I singles title since 1965. Continue reading
Jan 28 Serena Williams breaks record with 23rd Grand Slam By Kristen Doerer Serena Williams just picked up her 23rd Grand Slam title, defeating her “toughest opponent” -- her big sister Venus. Continue reading
Jul 09 Serena Williams wins Wimbledon, her record-tying 22nd Grand Slam title By Kristen Doerer World No. 1 Serena Williams clinched the Wimbledon Championship on Saturday at the All England Club, winning her 22nd Grand Slam title. Continue reading
Jun 08 Sharapova plans to appeal two-year suspension from tennis By Kristen Doerer During the Australian Open in January, the Russian tennis player tested positive for the banned drug meldonium, a metabolic modulator. Continue reading
Apr 12 Equal pay for equal play. What the sport of tennis got right By Joshua Barajas And what still needs work. Continue reading
Mar 08 Nike, Sharapova's biggest backer, cuts ties with tennis champion By Joshua Barajas Three of Maria Sharapova’s sponsors distanced themselves from the tennis star Tuesday after she announced failing a drug test at the Australian Open in January. Continue reading