The Tokyo Olympics are underway after a unique and moving opening ceremony, and it was Naomi Osaka who officially set the event into motion when she lit the Olympic Cauldron.https://85191d9c298058d068f34369e22e95f9.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-38/html/container.html The four-time Grand Slam champion and Japanese star received the… Read More ›
For 97-year-old Leonid Stanislavskyi, a Ukrainian who has been playing amateur tennis for over half a century, it is next to impossible to find a worthy adversary in his age group. That has not stopped him from participating in the… Read More ›
The young Canadians advanced on Monday to the men’s singles quarterfinals, one in easy straight sets, and the other in a gutty five-set victory. As the Montreal Canadiens, Canada’s hope for hockey’s Stanley Cup, faced elimination across an ocean, the… Read More ›
Andy Murray thrilled a 8,000-strong crowd on Centre Court, which also saw a new British star emerge. The 34-year-old Andy Murray, who these days sports a metal hip that is more conducive to being a Marvel superhero than a professional… Read More ›
A gentleman and the sport’s top ambassador, Federer, who turns the Big 4-0 on Aug. 8, has been a joy to watch. As Roger Federer and his balky knees approach 40 years old, it looks as if Novak Djokovic and… Read More ›
Novak Djokovic is targeting a record-equalling 20th major and sixth Wimbledon title from next week, edging him closer to becoming only the third man to complete a calendar Grand Slam. The world number one has already won a ninth Australian… Read More ›
Novak Djokovic and Rafa Nadal will add another chapter to their rivalry when they face off in a much-anticipated clash on Friday but there will be more at stake than just a spot in the French Open final. A semi-final… Read More ›
Across a career of more than two decades, and hundreds and hundreds of tennis matches, Roger Federer never played in one quite like this. Under the lights at the French Open for the first time in his career. With no… Read More ›