Novak Djokovic outlasts Roger Federer in fifth set tiebreak thriller at Wimbledon
It's Djokovic's 16th major win and his fifth Wimbledon.
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Simona Halep beats Serena Williams easily in Wimbledon final
Simona Halep handled Serena Williams 6-2/6-2 at today's Wimbledon singles final, capturing the second grand slam title of her career.
Justin Gimelstob resigns from ATP board, Tennis Channel after battery sentencing
"Justin has informed us that the leave of absence he began in November is ending with his resignation from Tennis Channel. We wish him well in this challenging time."
Broadcaster/ATP board member Justin Gimelstob pleads no contest to battery, gets community service and probation
Gimelstob took a leave of absence from Tennis Channel in November after he was arrested.
Serena Williams falls to Karolina Pliskova in Australian Open quarterfinals after leading 5-1 in the third set
Despite early struggles, Williams looked set to advance. But an ankle injury slowed her down, and Pliskova rallied back.
Andy Murray plans to retire after Wimbledon due to hip injury, and that really sucks
Australian newspaper somehow doubles down on controversial Serena Williams cartoon
"The world has officially gone mad when a celebrated cartoonist is condemned by the social media hordes for depicting a famous sports star throwing an unedifying tantrum."
Serena Williams loses U.S. Open final in chaos after receiving a game penalty for verbal abuse of umpire
John Millman pulls off shocking upset over Roger Federer in US Open, immediately focuses on fantasy football draft
Felix Auger-Aliassime was treated for heat impairment during a US Open match against Denis Shapovalov, then retired from the match
Auger-Aliassime received on-court treatment, then briefly resumed play, but then had to exit the match.
Nick Kyrgios forgot his tennis shoes before a match, sent someone to get them, promptly still won
Kyrgios' footwear mistake led to someone having to go and get his shoes from the locker room.
Wimbledon: Djokovic-Nadal semifinal suspended due to curfew after 3 sets, following insane Isner-Anderson marathon
And now Saturday should be nutty as well.
John Isner wound up in yet another Wimbledon marathon, losing 7-6, 6-7, 6-7, 6-4, 26-24 to Kevin Anderson after over six hours
Isner's six hour, 36-minute loss was the second-longest match in major history, behind only his own 2010 Wimbledon match against Nicholas Mahut.
Why does anyone but Rafa Nadal even bother showing up at the French Open?
Nadal has 11 French Open titles, and 17 Grand Slam wins overall.
Serena Williams pulls out of French Open with pectoral injury, won’t face Maria Sharapova after all
The entire French Open field likely just breathed a sigh of relief.
Inside Tennis editor Bill Simons waited 14 years to ask Serena Williams one of the worst questions of all time
"He came up with this incredible analysis; that you were intimidated by her super model good looks. My question is: have you ever been intimidated by someone on a tennis court, and what were your thoughts about that occurrence?"
Borg vs. McEnroe is surprisingly good, portraying two tennis icons not as different as believed
Don't dismiss this movie because of Shia LeBeouf.
J.J. Watt, Kevin Durant and Roger Federer named to Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential people of 2018
Time's annual list takes into account influential people who do both good or bad things but these athletes have all done good things to get on the list.
Borg vs. McEnroe movie has new trailer, finally getting April 13 U.S. release
Do you buy Shia LeBeouf as John McEnroe?
“Oh my god, it burns!” After Eugenie Bouchard’s testimony about falling on chemically-cleaned floor, USTA found 75 percent liable
"I was wearing a sports bra … my back was on the floor." Bouchard told a jury, recalling how she realised her skin had come in contact with “strong chemicals, because of the burning. ...It was all over me."
ATP investigating Donald Young’s claim that Ryan Harrison made racist comments during match
20-year-old Macedonian Darko Grncarov fooled Martina Navratilova, Twitter, and the BBC into thinking he was a rising tennis star
Grncarov claimed to be a tennis star on the rise, one who'd recovered from a six-month coma and was set for big tournaments. But it doesn't look like that was true.
Roger Federer wins his 20th Grand Slam, taking down Marin Cilic in five sets at the Australian Open
It looked like a blowout early, but Cilic battled back to force a five-setter from Federer.
Caroline Wozniacki wins thrilling Australian Open final for her first Grand Slam title, and has the point of the tournament
If you can’t win this point, you definitely won’t beat Roger Federer
How did Márton Fucsovics not win this point?
