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French Open Champions of last decade, from Rafael Nadal to Carlos Alcaraz

Roland Garros is different from every other Grand Slam. Wimbledon rewards grass-court specialists. The US Open favors power and hard-court precision. The Australian Open is a test of fitness in January heat. But the French Open is something else entirely.…

’Who Was In the Chair?’ — Tommy Paul’s Frustration and Calls for Disqualification After Daniel Altmaier’s Hamburg Incident

When a player gets frustrated on court, it is often the racket that bears the brunt. While a racket smash typically results in a simple code violation, there is a very thin line between a warning and an immediate default, and it all comes down to crowd safety.

Can a tennis star learn to play the sport backwards? A French Open wild card may be the answer

Jermaine Jenkins, a former hitting partner for Venus Williams who has been a national development coach at the U.S. Tennis Association since 2019, has seen a lot of young, promising talent the past seven years. He still remembers the moment that he first saw Akasha Urhobo. It was 2022, at a small tournament in Florence, S.C. on the ITF World Tennis Tour, about three rungs down from the WTA Tour. Urhobo, who had come to the tournament from her home in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., was 15. She had one of

Meet the Squeeze: Orlando’s pro pickleball team taking sport by storm

Yates Johnson and his twin brother Hunter had dreams of playing tennis at the highest level. The pair attended SMU in Dallas and quickly became one of the top doubles duos in school history. But after graduating from college and spending four years on the professional tour, the Johnsons faced a difficult decision. Yates suffered a serious injury that sidelined him for five months, while Hunter ...

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  1. ’Who Was In the Chair?’ — Tommy Paul’s Frustration and Calls for Disqualification After Daniel Altmaier’s Hamburg Incident
  2. Leylah Fernandez’s Father Brutally Scolds Her On Court For Poor Performance: “Do You Want to Play Tennis or Not?”
  3. John McEnroe backs Emma Raducanu decision to reverse ‘nonsensical’ coaching call
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