Commercial content 21+. Wednesday’s quarterfinal between Casper Ruud and Holger Rune has the potential to be the match of the 2023 Men’s French Open. Though Ruud and Rune may not be household names outside of the sport yet, they are two of the best young players in tennis, and there is no love lost between …
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Amidst a lot of talk about the future of tennis and who will take over as the new face of the sport, Coco Gauff has become a standout as the athlete everyone is watching. The 19-year-old star made it to the 2022 French Open final, before she lost to world No. 1 Iga Świątek. Now, …
The impending merger between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf series has brought Saudi sports washing efforts to an American pro sport. The alliance between the century-old PGA Tour and the upstart series, backed by the Saudi Kingdom’s Public Investment Fund, is their boldest foothold into the American market yet. In recent years, Saudi’s PIF …
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Presentations from the City of Mason and Beemok Capital are embedded at the end of this story. WARREN COUNTY, Ohio (WXIX) – Mason City Council on Monday unanimously approved a financing package to fund improvements to the Lindner Family Tennis Center with the aim of keeping the Western & Southern Open from moving out of …
For the second year running, sport’s troubled relationship with politics has been a fiercely divisive subject at Roland Garros, heightening scrutiny of players’ behaviour on and off the court, as well as fans’ reactions from the stands. Fifteen months into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the war raging at the other end of the continent has …
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PARIS (AP) — Frances Tiafoe says he receives death threats via social media after he loses professional tennis matches. Jessica Pegula says the same. So does Donna Vekic — directed at both her and her family. “Everybody gets them after a loss,” said Tiafoe, a 25-year-old from Maryland who was a semifinalist at last year’s …
PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic refrained from any political messages at the French Open following a second-round victory that was a struggle for a set Wednesday night — hours after a government minister criticized the 22-time Grand Slam champion’s comments about clashes in Kosovo as “not appropriate.” French Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera warned Djokovic on …
PARIS (AP) — You might assume that the opponents for Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic in the French Open’s first round would come away from their straight-set losses Monday feeling too overwhelmed by the play of the two tournament favorites. You would be wrong. Forget the scores and the point-by-point particulars on a windy day …
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Kostyuk, the world number 39, had warned she would not shake hands with Russian and Belarusian players due to the ongoing war in Ukraine – a stance she and other Ukrainian athletes have stuck to since Moscow’s forces invaded their country last year, with support from Belarus. The 20-year-old from Kyiv duly avoided her opponent on Court …
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The path to Fremd junior Andrew Spurck’s state singles championship in boys tennis began nearly 10 years ago on a court at Eagle Park in Palatine. There, on the other side of the net, stood his mother, Jennifer, and a bucket of tennis balls. Mom knows a thing or 200 about tennis. “Mom” is the …
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