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Widely considered the greatest tennis player of all time, Serena Williams has earned another GOAT title. On Friday, Serena played what was likely her final tennis match, losing to Australian Ajla Tomljanovic in the third round of the 2022 US Open. In celebration of Williams’ 27-year career, Twitter Sports subsequently revealed that the 23-time Grand Slam […]
Novak Djokovic will miss the US Open, which begins on Monday in New York, due to vaccination restrictions. Djokovic, who has refused to be vaccinated against COVID-19, making him unable to travel to the United States, took to Twitter on Thursday to announce the news. “Sadly, I will not be able to travel to NY this time for […]
Nick Kyrgios sauntered his way across Wimbledon’s grass and into his first-ever major semifinal. He’s attracted plenty of attention along the way to the tournament’s final round, which he’ll advance to after Rafael Nadal pulled out of their match on Thursday due to an injury. Kyrgios garnered attention during the tournament for everything from a […]
Naomi Osaka has pulled out of her semifinal matchup at the Melbourne Summer Set, an Australian Open warm-up tournament, due to an abdominal injury. The four-time Grand Slam singles champion, who beat Germany’s Andrea Petkovic 6-1, 7-5 in the quarterfinal on Friday, was set to play Russian Veronika Kudermetova Saturday night in the semifinal of the WTA […]
Critics are praising King Richard, the Will Smith-powered biopic about Venus and Serena William’s father – still, some are calling the film sexist, even though the tennis stars serve as executive producers. A Twitter user sparked outrage this weekend after questioning why a Williams sisters biopic is named after and centers around their father, Richard Williams. “Did they seriously make a film […]
Chinese state media figures have published photos and videos of Peng Shuai, a 35-year-old tennis star who seemingly went missing after accusing a political leader of sexual assault. As pointed out by ESPN, state TV employee Shen Shiwei shared a series of pictures purportedly showing Peng hanging out in a room surrounded by stuffed animals. The photos were allegedly posted […]
The Tokyo Summer Olympics officially kicked off on Friday, with Naomi Osaka lighting the olympic cauldron at the opening ceremony. Hours later, Osaka took to Twitter to express her gratitude for taking part in such an iconic tradition in her home country. “Undoubtedly the greatest athletic achievement and honor I will ever have in my life,” she […]
17-year-old tennis star Coco Gauff announced via Twitter Sunday that she will not make her first appearance in the Olympics later this month after testing positive for Covid-19. “I am so disappointed to share the news that I have tested positive for COVID and won’t be able to play in the Olympic Games in Tokyo,” Gauff wrote. […]
Naomi Osaka has been fined $15,000 for not attending a French Open press conference on Sunday. On Wednesday, Osaka announced prior to the 2021 French Open that she would not be engaging with the press due to mental health concerns, and cited how the media has often mishandled questions in their press conferences. “I’ve often felt that […]
