The circumstances and stakes were different, as was the quality of the match. Yet, the end result was the same: Naomi Osaka defeated Petra Kvitova in...
The biggest story at the 2019 WTA Finals — in which the year-end championship tournament of women’s tennis will be played in Shenzhen, China, for the...
Belinda Bencic wasn’t a Kremlin asset this week. The Kremlin Cup was an asset for Bencic. In Russia, the tournament doesn’t have to use you. YOU...
One of the great and obvious temptations of sportswriting — you know this — is to take one event in the present moment and use it...
Was the China Open Premier Mandatory tournament in Beijing a mind-bending event? No. It was, however, a time-bending event for champion Naomi Osaka. Sunday’s comeback victory...
The most important word in the title of this piece — “Ash Barty — one tough competitor” — could be any of the last three words....
In August, Saqib Ali had Kiki Bertens’ coach, Raemon Sluiter, on his Tennis With An Accent Podcast. The link to that episode is here at Apple...
Bianca Andreescu and Naomi Osaka played “hit singles” on Friday in Beijing. Fans loved the music these two singles players produced in China. This Premier Mandatory...
This story on Daria Kasatkina begins in New York one month ago. Kasatkina played Jo Konta in a twisting, turning, tight and contentious first-round match at...
For the second straight year, Simona Halep has suffered an injury in China. No immediate significance should be attached to her loss to Ekaterina Alexandrova in...
