by Matt Zemek Individually, Rafael Nadal has not done something uniquely new at this U.S. Open. He has played the feel-good hits. Specifically, he has fended...
by Matt Zemek Serena Williams had made each of the first three major finals of 2016 at the age of 34, a remarkable achievement in its...
by Matt Zemek Sascha Zverev and Ivan Lendl weren’t going to magically and immediately flourish in New York. “Oh, easy for you to say now,” you...
by Matt Zemek It is easy to view Kiki Bertens’ loss on Saturday at the U.S. Open as a crushing disappointment. Bertens had a draw which...
by Matt Zemek Will we ever really know what lies inside the mind of Nick Kyrgios as a tennis professional? Will we ever know, deep down,...
by Matt Zemek It is one of the most remarkable sports stories of our time that two siblings who have won 30 major singles titles combined,...
by Matt Zemek We are always breathing, but metaphorically (and sometimes physically — ask the 2006 version of Novak Djokovic), it is harder to breathe when...
by Matt Zemek You try playing elite professional tennis when so much of your world is unresolved. That is what Serena Williams faced in San Jose...
by Matt Zemek Daria Kasatkina expands a sense of what is possible on a tennis court. The way she sees the game, the variety of shots...
by Matt Zemek It is remarkable how certain trends or realities persist over years, not merely months or weeks, in tennis. Look no further than the...
