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
Sep 11 Watch 3:50 Why Serena's loss is one of the biggest upsets in sports history By PBS News Hour Winner of this year's French Open, Australian Open and Wimbledon, Serena Williams seemed poised to clinch a spectacular Grand Slam triumph at the U.S. Open. But her hopes were dashed Friday when Roberta Vinci of Italy defeated the 21-time majors… Continue watching
Sep 08 Why you need to watch the Serena vs. Venus match tonight By Kristen Doerer No. 1 Serena Williams will duel her sister Venus Williams, ranked no. 23, in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open at 7 p.m. EDT tonight. You do not want to miss this match of tennis royalty. Here's why. Continue reading
Sep 07 Newly discovered images show what tennis looked like in the 16th century By Lorna Baldwin As the second week of the final Grand Slam tennis tournament of the year moves closer to crowning champions in New York, archivists across the Atlantic Ocean at the University of Glasgow in Scotland have discovered what may be the… Continue reading