The Miami Open has become one of tennis’ most significant tournaments, forming half of a demanding two-event stretch that few players have managed to win back-to-back. Known as the ‘Sunshine Double’, ...
Argentina's Guillermo Vilas is the most successful male player South America has ever produced. No man from this continent can match Vilas's haul of four Grand Slam singles titles and 62 wins in ...
Iga Świątek said she is in “the worst nightmare a tennis player can have” after one of the most absurd win-streaks in tennis ended with a shock defeat to compatriot Magda Li ...
The Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia’s exhibition “Arthur Ashe: An Enduring Legacy” honors Richmond’s ...
In 2016, BNP Paribas Open official Raymond Moore claimed that women's tennis “rides on the coattails” of men's. He resigned ...
In rugby union, the British Lions won their Test series in Australia. After losing the opening match 30-12, they made several changes for the second and won it with two late tries ( 8 July ). Today ...
The first Jamaican man to play at Wimbledon in four decades feels neglected in his country, and says he deserves a glimmer of the domestic fame enjoyed by compatriot Usain Bolt. ``He probably has no ...
John Isner, the 23rd seed, was facing Frenchman Nicolas Mahut in the first round at Wimbledon on side court No. 18. Few people in the U.S. believed Isner was a threat to win the tournament, and fewer ...
While McEnroe went on to win Wimbledon the next two years, 1982 was Jimmy Connors last Wimbledon singles win; together with his two doubles wins in 1973 and 1975 with Ilie Nastase he had four total ...
Andy Roddick waves to the crowd after his match against Juan Martin Del Potro on day 10 of the 2012 US Open at Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Del Potro won 6-7, 7-6, 6-2, 6-4 on Sept. 5, ...