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[TRENDING NEWS] Manuel Santana, Influential Spanish Tennis Champion, Dies at 83

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Author: BY RAPHAEL MINDER - Publish Date: December 16, 2021 at 03:47AM He won the French Open twice and captured the U.S. National Championships and Wimbledon, as well as winning at the 1968 Olympics.

[TRENDING NEWS] Video of Peng Shuai With Olympic Officials Fuels a Showdown With Tennis

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Author: BY MATTHEW FUTTERMAN - Publish Date: November 22, 2021 at 04:41AM The Chinese tennis star held a 30-minute video call with the leader of the International Olympic Committee, but the head of women’s professional tennis remained unable to reach her.

[TRENDING NEWS] Roger Federer to Miss Australian Open and All but Rules Out Wimbledon

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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.

[TRENDING NEWS] WTA Tour Seeks Chinese Inquiry Into Player’s Sexual Assault Accusation

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Author: BY CHRISTOPHER CLAREY - Publish Date: November 15, 2021 at 06:28AM The head of the women’s tennis tour asked for a “full and transparent” investigation after Peng Shuai, a player, recently accused Zhang Gaoli, a former vice premier of China, of sexual assault.

[TRENDING NEWS] Jane Brown Grimes, a Rare Female Force in Tennis, Dies at 80

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Author: BY RICHARD SANDOMIR - Publish Date: November 14, 2021 at 03:28AM She was a top executive at three organizations, including the International Tennis Hall of Fame, where she was later inducted.

[TRENDING NEWS] Novak Djokovic Gets His Groove Back in Paris

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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.

[TRENDING NEWS] ATP Will Investigate Domestic Abuse Allegations Against Alexander Zverev

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Author: BY MATTHEW FUTTERMAN - Publish Date: October 5, 2021 at 12:15AM The German tennis star has denied he abused Olya Sharypova during a series of physical altercations she says took place in 2019.

[TRENDING NEWS] A Week After the Open, Championship Tennis Continues in Queens

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Author: BY DAVID WALDSTEIN AND KARSTEN MORAN - Publish Date: September 19, 2021 at 02:33AM A Davis Cup tie between South Africa and Venezuela is being held in front of a small group of fans at the West Side Tennis Club — the first Davis Cup action there since 1959.

[TRENDING NEWS] Fernandez’s ‘superstitious’ father, who is also her coach, plans to watch at home.

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Author: BY DAVID WALDSTEIN - Publish Date: September 12, 2021 at 02:28AM A former soccer player who never played tennis, Jorge Fernandez has coached his daughter Leylah since she was a schoolgirl.

[TRENDING NEWS] For American Men, U.S. Open Hints at Better Days Ahead

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Author: BY CHRISTOPHER CLAREY - Publish Date: September 7, 2021 at 06:07AM There are currently 14 men in the top 100, the most since 1996, but none in the top 20. While the United States may not have any truly elite players right now, it does have youth.

[TRENDING NEWS] Gauff-Stephens U.S. Open Matchup Another Sign of the Williams Legacy

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Author: BY BEN ROTHENBERG - Publish Date: September 2, 2021 at 01:18AM Neither Venus nor Serena Williams entered the U.S. Open this year. But their influence in the women’s singles tournament is clear.

[TRENDING NEWS] Alexander Zverev Soars on the Court, Even as Abuse Allegations Linger

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Author: BY MATTHEW FUTTERMAN - Publish Date: September 1, 2021 at 11:51PM The German star has a good chance of getting in the way of Novak Djokovic’s pursuit of a Grand Slam, even as he confronts allegations of domestic violence.

[TRENDING NEWS] Novak Djokovic begins his pursuit of the Grand Slam.

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Author: BY BEN ROTHENBERG - Publish Date: September 1, 2021 at 12:09AM

[TRENDING NEWS] Simona Halep defeats Camila Giorgi.

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Author: BY BEN ROTHENBERG - Publish Date: August 31, 2021 at 01:05AM

[TRENDING NEWS] Naomi Osaka pledges to donate tournament prize money to relief efforts in Haiti.

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Author: BY ALEXANDRA E. PETRI - Publish Date: August 16, 2021 at 01:54AM

[TRENDING NEWS] Swimming and golf wrap up as track and field heats up on Day 9.

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Author: BY VICTOR MATHER - Publish Date: August 1, 2021 at 05:09AM Men’s golf heads into the final round, while the last medals are awarded in swimming. Men’s tennis holds its final as well.

[TRENDING NEWS] Naomi Osaka queda descalificada y los usuarios en redes sociales cuestionan su identidad

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Author: BY MOTOKO RICH - Publish Date: July 28, 2021 at 01:10AM Tras su derrota, algunos cuestionaron el derecho de la estrella del tenis a representar a Japón y se refirieron de forma despectiva a su salud mental, en un despliegue que otros leyeron como racismo.

[TRENDING NEWS] In Wimbledon Loss, Karolina Pliskova Sees a Silver Lining

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Author: BY BEN ROTHENBERG - Publish Date: July 11, 2021 at 05:01AM The former world No. 1 may have lost to Ashleigh Barty, but she takes the value of learning to cope with falling short as a critical part of learning how to win.

[TRENDING NEWS] With Wimbledon Win, Ashleigh Barty Continues Mentor’s Work

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Author: BY CHRISTOPHER CLAREY - Publish Date: July 11, 2021 at 02:57AM The top women’s player has long felt a deep connection with fellow Indigenous Australian Evonne Goolagong Cawley, who won her first Wimbledon singles title in 1971.

[TRENDING NEWS] It’s Ashleigh Barty vs. Karolina Pliskova in Wimbledon Final

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Author: BY CHRISTOPHER CLAREY - Publish Date: July 9, 2021 at 01:01AM Barty, the women’s world No. 1 who is aiming for her first Wimbledon singles title, will take on a former No. 1 who is chasing her first Grand Slam tournament title.