Tennis

Fifty years ago, on 9 September 1968, Sergeant Johnnie Ashe was the duty non-commissioned officer at Camp Lejeune, a United States Marine Corps base in North Carolina. That is about 600 miles away from Forest […]

Not for the first time this tournament, the role of the umpire was brought into question. How can Carlos Ramos be criticised for sticking to the letter of the law? Could he have issued a […]

In May, Novak Djokovic entered the Internazionali BNL d’Italia with a 6-6 tour-level record in 2018. After a fourth-round loss to inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals champion Hyeon Chung at the Australian Open, his first […]

The payout is much higher than in 1968, the start of tennis’ professional era. The first US Open awarded a total of $100,000 in prize money. Only 6 percent of that, $6,000, went to the […]

Will the crowd influence Sunday’s final? Del Potro can be inspired by the chanting of his name, but Whitaker reckons it will also bring the defiant best out of Djokovic. Finally, Whitaker and Law make […]

Marc DavidPublished 4:00 p.m. CT Sept. 7, 2018 Abilene Christian’s Hans Hach returns a serve during the doubles match against Northwest Missouri State University during the NCAA Division II South Central Region Tournament at ACU […]

In a sport where it seems obligatory for no one to agree, the US Open has gone out on a limb this year by introducing coaching from the stands in its qualifying rounds. Any player […]

The Japanese youngster grew up idolising Williams and booked a Grand Slam final showdown with the American legend with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Madison Keys in the semi-finals. That made her the first ever […]

WATCH—Daily Mix from Day 11 at the US Open:  John Millman‘s goals have been readjusted with his run to the quarterfinals at the US Open, which included a fourth-round win against Roger Federer. The 29-year-old Australian is now aiming to be […]

Four years ago in Flushing Meadows, Kei Nishikori earned perhaps the biggest win of his career, defeating top seed Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals to reach his first Grand Slam final. “I forgot about it,” […]