Vondrousova makes Wimbledon history
Howard Fendrich
Associated Press
WIMBLEDON, England — Marketa Vondrousova came to the All England Club a year ago unable to play tennis at all. She had a cast on her surgically repaired left…
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Jabeur, Vondrousova ready for Grand Slam moment
HOWARD FENDRICH
Associated Press
WIMBLEDON, England — Ons Jabeur left Wimbledon a year ago without the trophy but more confident than ever that she would win a Grand Slam title one day.Marketa…
Just 5% of women’s players at Wimbledon have a female coach. The tennis tour wants to change that
By Associated Press
WIMBLEDON: On the day of the Wimbledon singles draw, Billie Jean King and other founding members of the women’s professional tennis tour gathered 5 miles away at a London hotel to mark the 50th…
Women’s tour plans for players to earn the same as men at more events
HOWARD FENDRICH
Associated Press
It took more than three decades after the founding of the Women's Tennis Association for all four Grand Slam tournaments to agree to give the same prize money…
Biden to host NCAA champs UConn, LSU; doesn’t mention Iowa
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Tuesday that he looks forward to hosting the NCAA men's and women's championship basketball teams, the University of…
Rafael Nadal wins 22nd Grand Slam title and 14th French Open crown with straight sets demolition of…
Rafael Nadal celebrated his record-extending 14th French Open title with a two-hander that whistled through the air and kicked the chalk. The champion then tossed his racket, tearing up as he covered his face before embracing his opponent -…
Billie Jean King : French Open should have more women’s night matches
By PTI
PARIS: Tennis Hall of Famer and equal rights advocate Billie Jean King thinks the French Open should have scheduled more women's matches for the Grand Slam tournament's high-attention night sessions — both out…
Tennis stars back ‘bold’ WTA move to suspend China events over Peng | Tennis News…
LAUSANNE: Tennis stars threw their support behind the WTA's move to suspend its tournaments in China over concern for Peng Shuai, as Olympic chiefs said on Thursday they had held a second video call with her. The women's tennis tour made…
Rod Laver, Billie Jean King lead tributes to Daniil Medvedev after US Open win
By IANS
NEW YORK: Tennis great Rod Laver led tributes to Russian world No. 2 Daniil Medvedev who defeated Serbia's world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in straight sets to lift the US Open trophy on Monday (IST).
Djokovic was…
Tennis-King lauds Osaka for mental health stand, calls it ‘fantastic progress’
Naomi Osaka, a four-times Grand Slam champion, pulled out of Wimbledon, leading to a broader conversation about mental health in sport.
Tennis great Billie Jean King has praised Naomi Osaka for speaking out on mental health issues and…