NEW YORK – Jelena Ostapenko cannot be expected to know that telling a Black American she lacks education carries a long historical stigma of racism in the United States. She should be excused. In some way, she should be understood....
NEW YORK – Novak Djokovic never faced the burden of chasing a first Grand Slam the way Alexander Zverev does today. The Serb lifted his first major in 2008, when at the end of January he snapped the streak of...
Roger Federer sells glasses and Rafael Nadal builds hotels. And that’s fine, they’ve earned the right to do whatever they want once their professional tennis careers are over. The problem is that Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner only play tennis;...
NEW YORK – They are not Argentina’s great stars. They are not Grand Slam or Davis Cup champions. They do what they can. As Francisco Cerúndolo himself put it, they are players “ranked below twenty” “We’re in a period where...
NEW YORK – Apostolos Tsitsipas feels he never really left Stefanos Tsitsipas’ side: “It’s not exactly a new chapter, it’s more like a continuation with a bit more wisdom.” The Greek coach and father of the former world No. 3...
NEW YORK – One of the most incredible photos of the year in sports, with Jasmine Paolini as the protagonist, is one of the big stories of this US Open. When Italian-Australian photographer Ray Giubilo saw on his camera screen...