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Author: BY CHRISTOPHER CLAREY - Publish Date: November 18, 2021 at 02:37AM Recovering from his fourth knee operation, Federer, at 40, has no illusions about winning a 21st major title. He wants to return for different reasons.

Author: BY CHRISTOPHER CLAREY - Publish Date: November 9, 2021 at 01:13AM He bolstered his claim to being the best men’s player of this era by securing the year-end No. 1 ranking for a record seventh year.

Author: BY BEN ROTHENBERG - Publish Date: February 17, 2021 at 09:15AM Barty, the No. 1 seed in the women’s singles draw, had won the first set comfortably but fell to the 25th-seeded Karolina Muchova.

Author: BY MATTHEW FUTTERMAN - Publish Date: February 14, 2021 at 01:00PM For five days the Australian Open had cozy stadiums half-filled with fervent fans, and sports once again felt normal. Then a snap lockdown quieted the stands.

Author: BY BEN ROTHENBERG - Publish Date: February 14, 2021 at 06:48AM While some players blamed strict virus measures for their troubles at the event, Jennifer Brady of the United States thinks it might have helped her advance.

Author: BY LIVIA ALBECK-RIPKA - Publish Date: February 12, 2021 at 08:52AM He was curious to know how it felt to cover a global event that is giving us a glimpse into a post-pandemic world.

Author: BY BEN ROTHENBERG - Publish Date: February 7, 2021 at 03:00PM Serena Williams will once again go for her 24th Grand Slam title. Among her competition: three women who won titles in their most recent Grand Slam appearances.

Author: BY MATTHEW FUTTERMAN - Publish Date: February 7, 2021 at 01:00PM Iga Swiatek of Poland came out of nowhere to win the French Open in October. A sports psychologist was with her all the way.

Author: BY BEN ROTHENBERG - Publish Date: February 7, 2021 at 10:41AM For two weeks starting Sunday, more than 1,000 hours of Australian Open matches will be available to American audiences during the night and into the morning.

Author: BY BEN ROTHENBERG - Publish Date: January 25, 2020 at 07:57AM The Chinese player, seeded 27th and headed for the fourth round of the Australian Open, has spent months building up her strength — and confidence.

Author: KAREN CROUSE - Publish Date: January 26, 2019 at 07:00AM Osaka, 21, has now won two straight Grand Slam titles and moved to the top of the world rankings.

Author: KAREN CROUSE - Publish Date: January 24, 2019 at 07:00AM Two years after Kvitova missed the Open because of a stabbing, she has a chance to win it all after defeating Danielle Collins in the semifinals.

Author: BEN ROTHENBERG - Publish Date: January 22, 2019 at 07:00AM Williams was one point away from victory, but she appeared to injure her ankle before Pliskova reeled off six straight games to advance to the semifinals.

Author: KURT STREETER - Publish Date: January 21, 2019 at 07:00AM With her victory over the top-seeded Simona Halep of Romania, the American is one step closer to winning a record-tying 24th Grand Slam singles title.

Author: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - Publish Date: January 20, 2019 at 07:00AM The defending United States Open champion will next face sixth-seeded Elina Svitolina, who ousted No. 17 Madison Keys. The No. 4 men’s seed, Alexander Zverev, was swept by No. 16 Milos Raonic.

Author: BEN ROTHENBERG - Publish Date: January 20, 2019 at 07:00AM Ms. Collins, from the University of Virginia, had never won a Grand Slam match before her strong performance in this year’s Australian Open.

Author: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - Publish Date: January 19, 2019 at 07:00AM Barty needed three sets to reach a Grand Slam singles quarterfinal for the first time. Petra Kvitova rolled past Amanda Anisimova, 17, who had a run of upsets.

Author: KAREN CROUSE - Publish Date: January 19, 2019 at 07:00AM Naomi Osaka won against Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-Wei 5-7, 6-4, 6-1, proving that she is maturing in front of everybody’s eyes.

Author: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - Publish Date: January 18, 2019 at 07:00AM In other action, Serena Williams advanced to the fourth round with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Dayana Yastremska.

Author: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - Publish Date: January 18, 2019 at 07:00AM Anisimova, a 17-year-old American, reached the fourth round of a major tournament for the first time with her win over the No. 11 seed.