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Here comes Serena?!
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Serena Williams reenters tennis anti-doping test pool, a requirement for return to competition
Players in the pool have to be available for daily testing for six months before being allowed to play a competitive event.
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December 2, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Here comes Serena?!
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Elena Rybakina, peaking at the end, has had a long strange season. Now comes world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka for $5.3 mm. @theathletic.com www.nytimes.com/athletic/678...
Elena Rybakina and Aryna Sabalenka will meet in WTA Tour Finals duel for supremacy
The last match of the season, with over $5 million on the line, will be a showcase of first-strike tennis.
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November 8, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Elena Rybakina, peaking at the end, has had a long strange season. Now comes world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka for $5.3 mm. @theathletic.com www.nytimes.com/athletic/678...
Amanda Anisimova and comebacks are definitely "a thing"...
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Amanda Anisimova climbs back again, this time at the WTA Tour Finals against Iga Świątek
The American's 2025 season has been defined by comebacks, small and large. So too has her career.
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November 6, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Amanda Anisimova and comebacks are definitely "a thing"...
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Completely biased opinion....That was the perfect NYC Marathon.@TheAthletic www.nytimes.com/athletic/677...
Perfect day at New York City Marathon: Photo finish, record run, classic competition
It was championship racing at its best, as Benson Kipruto beat Alexander Mutiso by less than a second and Hellen Obiri set a course record.
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November 2, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Completely biased opinion....That was the perfect NYC Marathon.@TheAthletic www.nytimes.com/athletic/677...
Can Valentin Vacherot turn a fairy tale into a career? @theathletic.com www.nytimes.com/athletic/673...
Valentin Vacherot lived a tennis fairytale. Now comes the rest of his career
The Monégasque's run to the Shanghai Masters title was the men's tennis fairytale of the year. Now the next phase begins.
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October 28, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Can Valentin Vacherot turn a fairy tale into a career? @theathletic.com www.nytimes.com/athletic/673...
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Mikaela Shiffrin talks about herself like she's a longshot. After two injury riddled seasons, she has a point. But then she's Mikaela Shiffrin.
Mikaela Shiffrin talks about herself like she's a longshot. After two injury riddled seasons, she has a point. But then she's Mikaela Shiffrin.
For Mikaela Shiffrin, a new season begins with mystery and hope for Olympic glory
After an injury rattled her last year, Shiffrin is back for Saturday's start of the Olympic season, hoping to wash away 2022's heartbreak.
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October 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Mikaela Shiffrin talks about herself like she's a longshot. After two injury riddled seasons, she has a point. But then she's Mikaela Shiffrin.
Mikaela Shiffrin talks about herself like she's a longshot. After two injury riddled seasons, she has a point. But then she's Mikaela Shiffrin.
At 80, Natalie Grabow i the definition of badass. Queen of Kona. www.nytimes.com/athletic/672...
She’s 80 years old, and she just completed the famed Ironman World Championship
"The important thing is that people see from my story that they can maybe push themselves a little bit," Natalie Grabow says.
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October 17, 2025 at 1:35 PM
At 80, Natalie Grabow i the definition of badass. Queen of Kona. www.nytimes.com/athletic/672...
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Will Sebby Korda's body let his tennis shine finally? @theathletic.com
Will Sebby Korda's body let his tennis shine finally? @theathletic.com
Sebastian Korda’s tennis talent is in no doubt. His body and brain have met plenty of them
After a series of chastening injuries and frustrated comebacks, Korda is hoping to get his body to where it can let his talent speak freely.
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October 15, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Will Sebby Korda's body let his tennis shine finally? @theathletic.com
Will Sebby Korda's body let his tennis shine finally? @theathletic.com
Can Sebby Korda’s body stay healthy long enough to let his tennis shine? @TheAthletic Sebastian Korda’s tennis talent is in no doubt. His body and brain have met plenty of them
October 15, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Can Sebby Korda’s body stay healthy long enough to let his tennis shine? @TheAthletic Sebastian Korda’s tennis talent is in no doubt. His body and brain have met plenty of them
Novak swears he doesn’t care about rankings points yet he’s got the third most this season. Thats bananas. @TheAthletic Novak Djokovic has completed tennis. He may end the ATP season with his zaniest achievement
October 14, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Novak swears he doesn’t care about rankings points yet he’s got the third most this season. Thats bananas. @TheAthletic Novak Djokovic has completed tennis. He may end the ATP season with his zaniest achievement
Enough with fake apologies. @TheAthletic Why tennis players apologize for net cords – the strangest piece of tennis etiquette
August 28, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Enough with fake apologies. @TheAthletic Why tennis players apologize for net cords – the strangest piece of tennis etiquette
Jannik Sinner’s U.S. Open begins after French Open pain and Wimbledon joy. Both brought him home
August 26, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Jannik Sinner’s U.S. Open begins after French Open pain and Wimbledon joy. Both brought him home
Can a Canadian Biomechanist save Coco Gauff’s US Open ? @TheAthletic Coco Gauff is fixing her serve to start the U.S. Open – and the rest of her tennis career
August 26, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Can a Canadian Biomechanist save Coco Gauff’s US Open ? @TheAthletic Coco Gauff is fixing her serve to start the U.S. Open – and the rest of her tennis career
Turns out playing actual doubles is an advantage. @TheAthletic U.S. Open mixed doubles: Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori take singles stars to school
August 20, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Turns out playing actual doubles is an advantage. @TheAthletic U.S. Open mixed doubles: Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori take singles stars to school
And then US Open mixed doubles became about the hardest tournament to get into. @theathletic.com
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U.S. Open announces mixed doubles direct entries, wild cards include Alcaraz and Raducanu
The new tournament's first 14 pairs are set, with wild cards for a suite of singles stars — and the defending doubles champions.
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July 29, 2025 at 4:45 PM
And then US Open mixed doubles became about the hardest tournament to get into. @theathletic.com
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Boris Becker’s Wimbledon title in 1985 made him a star. The next 40 years made it complicated
July 13, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Boris Becker’s Wimbledon title in 1985 made him a star. The next 40 years made it complicated
With the individual college tennis champs moving to fall, I liked the idea of a spring playoff for the US Open wild card, except the part where non-American champions don't get invited. Homerism and wild cards is a bit out of control.
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Tennis wild cards: A Grand Slam golden ticket and the sporting nationalism that powers it
Tennis wild cards used to offer some genuine surprises, but today's system is a strategic cocktail of soft nationalism, politics and money.
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June 19, 2025 at 2:13 PM
With the individual college tennis champs moving to fall, I liked the idea of a spring playoff for the US Open wild card, except the part where non-American champions don't get invited. Homerism and wild cards is a bit out of control.
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Lois Boisson is on a crazy run at the French Open from wild card and world No. 361 to the semifinals. Too bad the tournament organizers keep her and all women off their biggest stage. @theathletic.bsky.social
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Lois Boisson and the fairytale French Open run that deserves Roland Garros’ biggest stage
The biggest story of the French Open is a home wild-card entry who has surged to the semifinals. So why has she had not top billing?
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June 4, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Lois Boisson is on a crazy run at the French Open from wild card and world No. 361 to the semifinals. Too bad the tournament organizers keep her and all women off their biggest stage. @theathletic.bsky.social
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Naomi Osaka endures another hinge moment at Roland Garros @TheAthletic
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Naomi Osaka’s French Open and the ebbs and flows of a tennis comeback
Osaka's tears in a news conference brought back memories of the 2021 French Open, and her many climbs back into the sport.
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May 27, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Naomi Osaka endures another hinge moment at Roland Garros @TheAthletic
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Steve Simon stood up for human rights and chance, until he didn't. @theathletic.bsky.social
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WTA chairman Steve Simon announces retirement: What will American’s legacy be in women’s tennis?
The 70-year-old took over as leader of the women’s professional tennis tour in 2015, and led a boycott against China over Peng Shuai in 2021
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May 15, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Steve Simon stood up for human rights and chance, until he didn't. @theathletic.bsky.social
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It's very clear why Pope Leo wanted this new gig....it comes with a tennis court.
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Pope Leo XIV heads the Catholic church from Vatican City — where a secret tennis court awaits
The new head of the Catholic church is a tennis fan. Within the walls of Vatican City, he will find his own court to play on.
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May 10, 2025 at 11:42 AM
It's very clear why Pope Leo wanted this new gig....it comes with a tennis court.
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Swiatek crying on changeovers is really troubling. Meanwhile, Coco...@TheAthletic
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Coco Gauff cruises past Iga Świątek to reach Madrid Open final for first time
It was Świątek's worst loss on clay since 2019. She must now regroup for the Italian Open in Rome, where she is the defending champion.
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May 1, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Swiatek crying on changeovers is really troubling. Meanwhile, Coco...@TheAthletic
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Now about that Alcaraz film that is so NOT a documentary but does have some value. @theathletic.bsky.social
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What Carlos Alcaraz’s ‘My Way’ Netflix docuseries says about his tennis present and future
Alcaraz's window into his 2024 season offers some revelations, but they are stage-managed as much as they are insightful.
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April 24, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Now about that Alcaraz film that is so NOT a documentary but does have some value. @theathletic.bsky.social
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