The New York Times – Sports:
The U.S. Open begins with 128 players in each singles draw, and every day some will lose. Gradually, then suddenly, there’s a lot of space in the locker rooms.
Category: Navratilova, Martina
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The One-Handed Backhand Is on the Way to Extinction
The New York Times – Sports:
How can something so beautiful to watch, a stroke so etched into tennis history, be so exploitable — and why have a dwindling handful of players remained loyal to it?
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Martina Navratilova Says She Has Throat and Breast Cancer
The New York Times – Sports:
The 66-year-old former tennis star called the diagnoses a “double whammy” that she hoped to overcome through treatment.
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Serena Williams Keeps Focus Amid the Fanfare
The New York Times – Sports:
A star-studded crowd inside Arthur Ashe Stadium was joined by throngs of fans outside during Williams’s first-found U.S. Open match.
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Serena Williams Keeps Focus Amid the Fanfare
The New York Times – Sports:
A star-studded crowd inside Arthur Ashe Stadium was joined by throngs of fans outside during Williams’s first-found U.S. Open match.
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Is Serena Williams the GOAT? Yes. No. Probably. Maybe. Without a Doubt.
The New York Times – Sports:
Proclaiming the 23-time Grand Slam singles champion the greatest women’s tennis player of all time is a worthwhile debate, but not a straightforward one. First, define greatness.
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When Will Federer and the Williams Sisters Call It Quits? Maybe Never.
The New York Times – Sports:
Advances in physical preparation keep their bodies in the game, and so can the changing nature of sports business and celebrity.
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What Lia Thomas Could Mean for Women’s Elite Sports
The New York Times – Sports:
Although the number of top transgender athletes is small, the disagreements are profound, cutting to the core of the debate around gender identity and biological sex.
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Daniil Medvedev Loses a Match and No. 1 Ranking, but Faces Bigger Concerns
The New York Times – Sports:
At Indian Wells, the Russian fell in the third round to Gael Monfils of France, as Medvedev faced criticism that Russian players should not be competing because of Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.