Sep 20 On 50th anniversary of Billie Jean King's 'Battle of the Sexes' victory, a push to honor her in Congress By Brian Mahoney, Associated Press On the 50th anniversary of that match against Bobby Riggs — still the most-watched in tennis history — King moved toward becoming the first female individual athlete to be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. Continue reading
Sep 09 Coco Gauff wins the U.S. Open for her 1st Grand Slam title at age 19 By Howard Fendrich, Associated Press Coco Gauff defeated Aryna Sabalenka in the U.S. Open final on Saturday and became the first American teenager to win the country’s major tennis tournament since Serena Williams in 1999. Continue reading
Sep 04 Coco Gauff is the 1st American teen since Serena Williams to reach consecutive U.S. Open quarterfinals By Howard Fendrich, Associated Press Her next opponent will be No. 20 seed Jelena Ostapenko, the 2017 French Open champion. Continue reading
Aug 30 Watch 8:31 Frances Tiafoe shares rollercoaster journey to becoming one of tennis's top players By Amna Nawaz, Anne Azzi Davenport Some say tennis is a metaphor for life, involving anticipation, problem-solving and incredibly hard work. For 25-year-old Frances Tiafoe, now one of the top 10 players in the world, those were lessons learned early, both on and off the court. Continue watching
Jul 16 Spain's Carlos Alcaraz beats Novak Djokovic to win men's singles final at Wimbledon By Howard Fendrich, Associated Press The No. 1-ranked Alcaraz marked himself as the star people have been predicting he would be, transforming potential into triumph and putting an end to Djokovic’s 34-match winning streak at the All England Club on Sunday. Continue reading
Jul 15 Marketa Vondrousova of Czech Republic becomes 1st unseeded woman to win Wimbledon By Howard Fendrich, Associated Press The Czech Republic's Marketa Vondrousova became the first unseeded woman to win Wimbledon on Saturday, coming back in each set for a 6-4, 6-4 victory over 2022 runner-up Ons Jabeur in the final. Continue reading
Jul 14 Novak Djokovic defeats Jannik Sinner at Wimbledon to reach the final By Howard Fendrich, Associated Press Novak Djokovic has closed in on a record-tying eighth title at Wimbledon and fifth in a row by repeatedly serving his way out of potential trouble to beat Jannik Sinner in the semifinals. Continue reading
Jun 11 Watch 3:35 News Wrap: Trump vows he'll 'never leave' presidential race despite charges In our news wrap Sunday, Trump said that not even a felony conviction would drive him out of the presidential race, Ukrainian forces say they’ve retaken a southeastern village from Russian occupiers, former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon was arrested and… Continue watching
May 21 Tennis Hall of Famer Martina Navratilova says she's 'OK' now after cancer treatments By Associated Press “I’ve gone through a very difficult year but now I’m OK,” Martina Navratilova said at the Italian Open on Sunday after receiving the “Racchetta d’Oro” (Golden Racket) award for her contributions to the sport. Continue reading
Jan 29 Novak Djokovic wins his 10th Australian Open championship, 22nd Grand Slam By Howard Fendrich, Associated Press This trip to Australia was far more successful than that of a year ago — when he was deported because he was not vaccinated against COVID-19. Continue reading