NEW YORK – Alexandra Eala is living a dream in New York after claiming her first Grand Slam victory, giving the Philippines a glimpse of the unknown: never before has a player from her country won a match at a...
NEW YORK – Stan Wawrinka, the 2016 US Open men’s singles champion, asked for a wild card to play this year’s tournament; the United States Tennis Association (USTA) said “no.” Unlike last year, when the organisation granted him a wild...
NEW YORK – “I think you know who I’m talking about,” Novak Djokovic hinted to Serbian reporters while teasing a potential ‘bomb’ in the coaching department: Monica Seles. Dušan Vemić, who was by Novak’s side at Roland Garros and Wimbledon,...
NEW YORK – Novak Djokovic wants to see someone challenge the reign of Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz: “There are players that are able to have that Djoker spot.” “I kind of empathize with the third guy, because I was...
NEW YORK – The exchange between Jessica Pegula and Jack Draper at the press conference was fascinating. —Jack Draper: (winning the mixed doubles title) It would mean a lot. Obviously it is like a bit of an exhibition format…—Jessica Pegula:...
One of the most persistent and erroneous mantras in the world of tennis is that the sport is in crisis because it ranks twelfth or who knows where in the popularity and interest rankings in the United States. This fact,...