Tennis legend Billie Jean King reflects on her legacy as the Fed Cup is renamed in her honor and talks about mixing athleticism with activism. Source: https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2020/09/17/interview-billie-jean-king-amanpour-tennis.cnn/video/playlists/amanpour/
Tennis
#Djokovic On #Thiem’s #USOpen #Tennis Win: ‘Dominic Deserves This Title More Than Anybody’
Novak Djokovic played an epic five-setter in this year’s Australian Open final to lift his 17th Grand Slam trophy. That victory came at Dominic Thiem’s expense, sending the Austrian to 0-3 in major finals. The Serbian was pleased to see the 27-year-old… Read More ›
#Shapovalov becomes 1st #Canadian man to reach #USOpen #Tennis quarter-finals
Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., became the first Canadian man to reach the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open after defeating Belgium’s David Goffin on Sunday. Read more at: https://www.cbc.ca/sports/tennis/denis-shapovalov-david-goffin-us-open-round-16-1.5714602
#Canadian #Tennis player #Auger-#Aliassime makes statement with three-set win over #Murray
NEW YORK — There would be no valiant comeback from a two-set deficit for Andy Murray this time. His weary body — and the Canadian kid on the other side of the net — simply wouldn’t allow it. Murray, the… Read More ›
#CNN: #SerenaWilliams sets a new record at the #USOpen #Tennis
Serena had suffered a number of surprise defeats in the build-up to the tournament and was tested against the 96th ranked Ahn, coming back from an early break in each set to win her 102nd game at the US Open,… Read More ›
#Forbes – #Tennis: At #USOpen, #AndyMurray Joins Select Group With 10th Comeback From Two Sets Down
Andy Murray joined a select group of tennis players with his five-set first-round win at the U.S. Open on Tuesday. It’s not a group Murray likely would have wanted to join entering the match, but he’ll take it now that… Read More ›
#Forbes: #Novak #Djokovic Rolls Into #USOpen #Tennis At 23-0 In 2020, Looks To Close Major Gap On #Nadal, #Federer.
Can anyone or anything stop Novak Djokovic from winning his 18th Grand Slam title two weeks from Sunday at the U.S. Open? At this point the only thing that might impede the 33-year-old world No. 1 from closing the historical… Read More ›
#NYTimes: #Andy #Murray Finds Pleasure in #Tennis Again, After All the Pain
Murray scored an upset victory on Monday at the Western & Southern Open. Not long ago, he thought hip problems would keep him away from tennis for good. As so often, Andy Murray knew what he was talking about. “I… Read More ›