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MATTHEW FUTTERMAN
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Nick Kyrgios’s U.S. Open Run Ends One Match After Beating the Top Seed
Karen Khachanov of Russia needed five sets to put Kyrgios away, 7-5, 4-6, 7-5, 6-7, 6-4. He will play Casper Rudd of Norway in the…
The Great U.S. Open Ball Debate of 2022
The Open is the only Grand Slam tournament where women use different balls than men, and the Wilson ‘regular-duty’ ball has gotten into some players’…
Rafael Nadal Defeated at U.S. Open by an American, Frances Tiafoe
The next generation of top American players has struggled heavily against Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer in Grand Slams. Tiafoe broke through with a…
John McEnroe Gets His Revenge
While other stars fade, the notorious “Super Brat” has become a subject of fascination and a ubiquitous presence, inside tennis and outside it, too. You…
Serena Williams Loses in Three Thrilling Sets to Ajla Tomljanovic
“It’s been the most incredible ride and journey I’ve ever been on in my life,” Williams, wiping tears, said on court after the match.
Is Andy Murray About to Become Andy Murray Again?
Like Serena Williams, Andy Murray, finally healthy and fit, has been giving glimpses of yesteryear at the U.S. Open. Unlike Williams, he has no intention…
Serena Williams’s Magical Run at the US Open Isn’t Over Yet
If two nights earlier was about posterity and sweet send-offs, Round 2 was about doing everything possible to win a tennis match, as Williams beat…
Naomi Osaka, Serena Williams and One Last Shared U.S. Open
Osaka lost in the first round Tuesday to Danielle Collins, but would remember the final Grand Slam of the year for the front-row seat she…
Serena Williams Wins First-Round Match Over Danka Kovinic at US Open
Williams will face the tournament’s No. 2 seed, Anett Kontaveit of Estonia, on Wednesday.
Serena Williams Always Made a Strong First Impression
Long before Williams won 23 Grand Slam singles titles, she was turning heads. Countless memories fade, but not, it seems, when Williams was involved.