Naomi Osaka, U.S. Open champion and now a star, was totally overlooked by everyone. For tomorrow's :
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Everyone is ready for football, including (follow them online). And while you're waiting for the game to start, you could read about Novak Djokovic ():
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Third set. 2-2. Sofia Kenin down 0-40. Comes back, doesn't lose another game. Incredible.
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Will Sofia Kenin win a Slam in Australia? It doesn't matter, because young American women have a lot of promise. My piece from fivethirtyeight.com/features/ameri:
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Federer is tired. And old! But somehow, he's still in it at the Australian Open. Great piece by .
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Nadal still can't solve the Australian Open.
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Naomi Osaka and Coco Gauff could make an incredible rivalry. The best part: they're completely different. For the :
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I spoke to the Bryan brothers this week. 2020 will be their last year as pros, hopefully ending at the U.S. Open.
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Bianca Andreescu has never lost a match against top opponents ranked No. 10 or lower. That's absurd and improbable. My U.S. Open story for :
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If your idea of tennis is variety, tactical daring, and relentlessness, Sunday’s US Open men’s final was one for the ages. My piece.
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Rafael Nadal is 230-4 at Slams when he wins the first set. Medvedev needs to start early.
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Serena Williams, once again, is one match from history. But could Bianca Andreescu, age 19, stop the champ?
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In men's U.S. tennis players, a long drought continues. And that's why Coco Gauff is so important.
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Novak Djokovic and Naomi Osaka won the U.S. Open last year. They are both gone.
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Coco Gauff is 15 years old. 15! Imagine what she could do down the road. Now that the Open over, she'll work on everything.
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Serves keep getting faster. Yet the best players -- Nadal, Djokovic and Murray -- keep getting better at returns. Find why, what and how at :
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After a long, long road, Taylor Townsend beat to player -- Simona Halep -- in a classic match inside Ashe. Congrats!
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On the eve of last year's US Open women's final, Naomi Osaka's then-coach, Sascha Bajin, had a premonition. "There's going to be some kind of big drama in the final". Story via
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Enjoy Coco Gauff play tomorrow at the U.S. Open, because you might not see her very much until mid March. Should the WTA change the rules, more like young men? For the :
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Humbled, thanking the peeps who supported this crazy endeavor: Stacey Allaster, , Heather Bowler, Amy Binder, Catherine Sneddon, Eloise Tyson, Steve Simon, Mickey Lawler, Matt Cenedella,
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Was lucky enough to snag a photo with the ITWA 2019 Bud Collins Award winner @FortyDeuceTwits / @WTA_insider ....
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Maybe in the third set, too, but his breaks haven't delivered.
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Federer, arguably best player in first set, inarguably the better player in second: Up two breaks.
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As #Wimbledon draws toward a close for another year, we hope you've had time to stop and smell the petunias. They're lovely, and there are tens of thousands on them.
On the All England Club's massive side operation as a flower show, for :
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ROG & RAFA & NEIL & BOB:
The same Friday Federer played Nadal, Neil Young played a concert in London with Bob Dylan.
Who would have thought any of these wizards would be ripping it in 2019?
Federer and Nadal Renew the Magic at Wimbledon:
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My showed that Williams had a shaky serve in Wimbledon. Won 59% on her first serves and 47% second serves today. But the good news is, Williams can still get it back.
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A lot of players make you hit an extra shot. Frustrating. Halep makes you hit three or four extra shots. Bonkers.
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A dominant set. Right now, she's making Williams have to play too many shots.
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