How tennis players’ dogs live at Grand Slams and on tour, from courtside seats to massages
PARIS – Melanie Gauthier Knopp’s job at the French Open has nothing to do with playing tennis. She…
French Open quarterfinal recap: How tennis in the wind and under a roof changes a match
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The life and times of Roger Maltbie, golf’s enduring grandpa
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Standing atop a golf cart trying to get a good peek at the…
French Open recap Day 8: Clay line-calling debate overshadows Casper Ruud vs. João Fonseca
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WTA Tour meets with French Open organizers over lack of women’s matches in night sessions
PARIS — After two years without a women’s match in a French Open night session, despite lobbying from…
Alexander Blockx’s team consider compensation claim after French Open tarp accident
PARIS — Alexander Blockx’s coach, Ruben Bemelmans, has said that they will consider seeking compensation after the young…
Court Simonne-Mathieu, the French Open’s greenhouse jewel that turns into a bearpit
The Athletic has live coverage of Day 3 of the 2026 French Open PARIS — Tucked away from the…
The intersection of sports cards and gambling: How hitting a grail card led to rehab
Zachary Capp is a self-described gambling addict. He’s been to rehab for his addiction twice in the last…
Tennis stars will hold media protest at French Open over Grand Slam prize money
The group of leading tennis players pushing for increased prize money and other reforms at the Grand Slams…
Rafael Nadal says he feared ‘choking on my own saliva’ from anxiety during challenging 2015 season
Rafael Nadal went through a yearlong period in 2015 when he dealt with anxiety and control issues so…
West Ham, the London Stadium and why relegation would cost UK taxpayers £2.5m
It once stood among the great sporting venues in the United Kingdom but, from next season, the London…
World Team Tennis, the starry mixed league founded by Billie Jean King, gets another reboot
World Team Tennis (WTT), the celebrated mixed-gender team tennis league of the 1970s whose founders included Billie Jean…