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When it comes to winning at Wimbledon this year, most observers expect two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz to make his way back to the finals against Jannik Sinner. Prior to the arrival of those two, Wimbledon regularly belonged to Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Novak Djokovic […]

Some of the most historic feats in tennis have happened at Wimbledon. One of those moments came 50 years ago, when Arthur Ashe broke a barrier as the first black man to win on the hallowed grass courts.  He did on July 5, 1975, against the fiesty and ferocious Jimmy Connors.  At the time, Connors […]

Carlos Alcaraz may not be perfect, but he is not about to derailed as he attempts to win his third consecutive Wimbledon championship. He was pushed hard in his third-round match by Jan-Lennard Struff of Germany before he came up with a four-set victory. 21 – Since the inaugural ATP Tour season in 1990, Carlos […]

Aryna Sabalenka is on track to earn her first Wimbledon championship. She has gotten through the first week of competition and while she was pushed hard by British hopeful Emma Radacanu in the third round of the tournament, she emerged with a 7-6, 6-4 (8-6) triumph. 11 – Aryna Sabalenka is the first player to […]

The string of upsets continue to pile up at Wimbledon. Naomi Osaka lost to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in three sets to go out in the third round. After winning the first set 6-3, Osaka lost the remaining two 6-4, 6-4. She double-faulted 6 times, had a first serve percentage of 57%, and was 4/10 on break […]

Wimbledon is being beset by notable upsets in the women’s tournament. First, there was No.2 Coco Gauff’s first-round exit following her French Open title win. Then came No.3 Jessica Pegula, meeting the same fate. But it didn’t stop there. The No. 4 and No. 5 players in the world, Jasmine Paolini and Qinwen Zheng, also […]

Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula both set a new Grand Slam record with their 1st-round losses at Wimbledon. It was a brutal day for the top two-ranked Americans at the All England Lawn Tennis Club. The No. 3-ranked player in the world was coming in with high expectations after winning the Bad Homburg Open. Unfortunately, […]

Coco Gauff’s 2024 Wimbledon campaign came to an abrupt end Tuesday night after a straight-sets loss to unseeded Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska, 7-6 (3), 6-1, on No. 1 Court. The second-seeded American became just the third woman in the Open era to lose in the first round at Wimbledon immediately following a French Open title. Gauff […]

Tennis star Coco Gauff had all of the sports world’s eyes on her when she won her second Grand Slam title at the French Open a few weeks ago. Now, attention is on her play for a different reason, as the No. 2 was shockingly upset by No. 42 Dayana Yastremska in the first round […]

World No. 3 Jessica Pegula made a striking admission after a stunning 1st-round loss to an unranked Italian player at Wimbledon. The three-time Masters 1000 winner was coming into the All England Lawn Tennis Club looking to build off a productive grass-court season. Pegula was coming off a win at the Bad Homburg Open, with […]

The French Open drama seems to be water under the bridge for Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka. Sabalenka received backlash over her poor unsportsmanlike comments after Gauff won the French Open this month. However, now the two have come back together on the court to do what most Gen Z’s love to do in their […]

Iga Swiatek had a great start to her grass-court season with a bounce-back win at the Bad Homburg Open. The world No. 6 is coming off a rare clay-court season where she wasn’t able to collect another French Open trophy. The Polish superstar made it to the semifinals at Roland-Garros before falling to world No. […]

Former World No. 1 Naomi Osaka’s search for form on grass hit another roadblock Tuesday when she was eliminated in the second round of the Bad Homburg Open by No. 5 seed Emma Navarro, 6-4, 6-4. The 1-hour and 27-minute match marked Osaka’s second straight-sets loss to Navarro in as many grass-court meetings, following their […]

Aryna Sabalenka may be the No. 1 player in the world, but she has fallen off her best form as she was beaten in the semifinal round of the Berlin Open by Marketa Vondrousova. The  6-2, 6-4 triumph means Vondrousova will get a chance to earn her first tournament victory since 2023. Sabalenka has a […]

Fresh off her second career Grand Slam win, the last thing Coco Gauff expected was to fumble the very next match she played. But that’s exactly what happened when the WTA World No. 2 took the court for her first outing at the Berlin Open against China’s Wang Xinyu. The recent Roland Garros champion racked […]

On Thursday, Czech tennis player Petra Kvitova, who won the 2023 Berlin Open, declared her official retirement from the WTA, according to ESPN. Kvitova, 35, was recently granted a wild card from Wimbledon. Even though unranked, she can compete in the tournament scheduled for June 30 to July 13.  Later on, Kvitova intends to close […]

Aryna Sabalenka revealed in a recent interview that she has written to Coco Gauff to apologize for the comments she made after the French Open Final at Roland Garros. The 27-year-old, number one ranked player in the world, fell to the American sensation in a tense 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-4 earlier this month. After the game, […]

Nike has been at the forefront for almost every sport since their launch in 1971. Just a few year later, Nike had burst onto the tennis scene with their seamless transition from performance running sneakers to shoes that would be fit for the hardcourt. As the sport was entering a golden age throughout the 1980’s […]

Coco Gauff has been having herself a week. Fresh off her win at Roland-Garros, the newest women’s French Open winner paid a visit to some fellow female champs in New York. Gauff caught the Liberty’s 85-66 victory over the Chicago Sky courtside, and after the game, she made her way to the locker room for […]

Coco Gauff wants to see the WNBA land in Miami. When asked recently where she would like to see a future WNBA expansion team, the reigning French Open champion made her preference clear for Florida. “Miami,” Gauff said in a video shared on X, formerly Twitter, Wednesday by the WNBA. “I live in Florida, I’m […]

The stars were out in full force for Tuesday’s WNBA Commissioner’s Cup game between the New York Liberty and Chicago Sky in Brooklyn, with Coco Gauff, Lisa Leslie, Vanessa Bryant (and family) and Elliot Page among those sitting courtside. Gauff, fresh off her French Open title, got a huge ovation from the adoring crowd. The […]

Coco Gauff is on top of the world. The tennis phenom is fresh off her historic win at the French Open, becoming the first American to win since Serena Williams in 2015.  She has made numerous public appearances since while still soaking in her victory. On Tuesday, Gauff sat courtside to watch the New York […]

Tennis icons Serena and Venus Williams are set to launch a new video podcast on X (formerly Twitter), the social media platform owned by Elon Musk. The sisters shared a brief look at their upcoming show on Tuesday, teasing fans with a glimpse of the Williams sisters’ latest venture. Serena Williams posted on X, “Big […]

Coco Gauff’s historic French Open win wasn’t just about forehands and footwork. According to the 21-year-old star, a wave of emotion and patriotism helped fuel her to become the first American since Serena Williams to hoist the trophy in Paris. And in a moment that left many stunned, she credited her inspiration to a moment […]

Carlos Alcaraz had a heartfelt celebration with some ball kids following his epic comeback victory against Jannik Sinner. The 2025 French Open final was a match for the ages as the world No. 2 clashed with the world No. 1 in what is becoming tennis’ new legendary rivalry. Sinner, who had won the past two […]

Carlos Alcaraz was on the ropes of his heavyweight championship battle at the French Open with Jannik Sinner. He was certainly down — but not out — when he trailed badly late in the fourth set. However, despite facing a deficit of 2 sets to 1 while trailing 3-5 and serving at love-40,  Alcaraz never […]

Carlos Alcaraz won his second consecutive French Open on Sunday with an epic five-set victory over Jannik Sinner on the clay courts of Roland Garros. After losing the first two sets and facing three championship points in the fourth set, Alcaraz ended up lifting the trophy in an incredible 4-6 6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 7-6 victory. […]

Carlos Alcaraz pulled off an incredible comeback to win the French Open on Sunday. He was down two sets to none, facing championship point, and still pulled away to win. Alcaraz has now won five Grand Slam titles at just 22 years old, a feat not even matched by golf’s greatest modern winner. The PGA […]

The 2025 French Open finished with easily the best match of the tournament, and one of the best matches of all time. No. 2 seed Carlos Alcaraz came back from two sets down to knock off No. 1 seed Jannik Sinner 4-6, 6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 7-6. Alcaraz lost the first two sets and was down […]

On Saturday, Coco Gauff collected her second Grand Slam title and first at the French Open, knocking off Aryna Sabalenka in three sets to lift the trophy in Paris. Everyone was thrilled for Gauff as she fell to the clay on match point, including Spike Lee sitting in the stadium and Gauff’s parents in her […]

Coco Gauff revealed her stunned reaction to an unexpected celebrity appearing at the French Open final. The young American did it again, this time at Roland Garros. Gauff faced Aryna Sabalenka in another slam final, this time as the No. 2 player in the world against the No. 1 player in the world. And she […]

Two-time Grand Slam champion Coco Gauff is the much-deserved center of attention after bouncing back from a first-set loss to ultimately claim the French Open title over World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka. Many notable names, star athletes, and celebrities turned out in celebration of Gauff’s impressive showing, including both Barack and Michelle Obama, Billie Jean […]

Coco Gauff has been the name on everyone’s lips since she impressively claimed her second Grand Slam trophy with a win in the French Open final, including Aryna Sabalenka, whom Gauff beat for the Roland-Garros title. World No. 1 Sabalenka told the media that she believed she lost because of her own errors, not because […]

Aryna Sabalenka was the heavy favorite in her French Open championship match against Coco Gauff, but the American’s resilience and Sabalenka’s unforced errors prevented her from winning the title. Sabalenka appeared to be on her way to an easy victory when she opened the match by winning four of the first five games and racing […]

Dallas Cowboys pass-rusher Micah Parsons has plenty on his mind, as he prepares for mandatory minicamp and also waits for a new contract, but the All-Pro is still finding time to keep up with the rest of the sports world. He posted an amped-up NSFW message after American tennis star Coco Gauff won the French […]

World No. 2 and American phenom Coco Gauff put an end to Aryna Sabalenka’s dominance at the French Open on Saturday, beating the top-ranked player on the WTA Tour in three sets, 6-7 (5-7), 6-2, 6-4. This is just Gauff’s second Grand Slam trophy, having won the 2023 US Open in New York on home […]

24-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic played potentially his last match at the French Open on Friday, losing a semifinal thriller to young Italian Jannik Sinner, who now moves on to face Carlos Alcaraz in the final on Sunday. Nole fell in straight sets to Sinner, who is arguably the most in-form player on the […]

In order to be the best, you have to beat the best. On Friday, Jannik Sinner did just that in the French Open semifinals, knocking off the great Novak Djokovic in three very close sets, 6-4 7-5 7-6(3). With the win, Sinner advances to his first final at Roland Garros with a chance to lift […]

Novak Djokovic is arguably the greatest of all time in the sport of tennis, but even some of his best tennis in 2025 wasn’t enough on Friday. The 38-year-old legend came up short in the semifinals of the French Open against top-seeded Jannik Sinner in three tight sets, 6-4 7-5 7-6(3). At his age, there’s […]