Kader Nouni, called the “Barry White of tennis,” used to worry that his deep baritone distracted from the job, but now he’s comfortable in the umpire chair.
Tag: Tennis
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Alcaraz Leaves It (Very, Very) Late in Defeating Sinner at U.S. Open
The Spaniard needed five sets and more than five hours to reach the semifinals in a match that ended shortly before 3 a.m. in New York.
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Frances Tiafoe Reaches US Open Semifinals With Win Over Rublev
Tiafoe backed up a win over Rafael Nadal with a quarterfinal victory over Andrey Rublev, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (0), 6-4.
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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 semifinals on Friday.
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Frances Tiafoe Has Them Talking About Tennis in Freetown, Sierra Leone
Tiafoe, whose parents emigrated from the war-torn country before he was born, is the youngest American man to reach a U.S. Open quarterfinal in 16 years, and he has enough talent for two nations.