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Giri Nathan

Tennis

The Summer Of Nick Kyrgios Is Over

Frances Tiafoe celebrates after his U.S. Open win over Rafael Nadal

Frances Tiafoe Refined His Bits And Toppled Rafael Nadal

Serena Williams of the United States reacts in the third set against Ajla Tomlijanovic of Australia during their Women's Singles Third Round match on Day Five of the 2022 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 02, 2022.

Serena Williams Played Her Way To Mythos

Serena Williams of the United States plays a backhand against Anett Kontaveit of Estonia in their Women's Singles Second Round match on Day Three of the 2022 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 31, 2022 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.

Nobody Wants Serena Williams To Lose

Maitreyi Anantharaman

Laura Wagner

Defector Reads A Book

We Were Bowled Over By ‘Beyond A Boundary’

Ben Shelton Is Ready For The Real Thing

An umpire requests that a fan wearing a Ukraine flag at a match between Russian players remove the flag.

Fan With Ukrainian Flag Booted From Cincinnati Open Match Between Russian Players

Serena Williams of the United States serves against Nuria Parrizas Diaz of Spain during the National Bank Open, part of the Hologic WTA Tour, at Sobeys Stadium on August 8, 2022 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Serena Williams Says She Will Retire From Tennis This Season

Dejounte Murray yells at Paolo Banchero during a pro-am game in Seattle.

Dejounte Murray Welcomes Paolo Banchero To NBA With Baffling Pre-Preseason Beef

Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz shake hands.

Carlos Alcaraz Has Found His Rival In Jannik Sinner

Bill Russell Saw Where It Was Going

Steve Nash plays pickup basketball in Beijing in 2009.

Basketball Maneuvers I Would Feel Comfortable Performing In Front Of An NBA Player, Ranked

Andrew Wiggins cradles the Warriors championship trophy.

Andrew Wiggins, At His Career Peak, Still Gripes About Getting The Vaccine

Rafael Nadal pumps a fist during his Wimbledon quarterfinal.

Rafael Nadal’s Torn Abdomen Forces Him To Withdraw From Wimbledon

Jannik Sinner hits a forehand against Novak Djokovic.

Jannik Sinner Kicked Ass, Had Ass Kicked

Netherlands' Tim van Rijthoven celebrates winning against Georgia's Nikoloz Basilashvili at the end of their men's singles tennis match on the fifth day of the 2022 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 1, 2022.

Wild Cards Don’t Get Much Wilder Than Tim van Rijthoven

Zion Williamson poses at Pelicans media day.

Zion Williamson Will Remain A Pelican After All

Report: Kyrie Irving, Not A Normal Person, To Lead Us Into Tomorrow

Carlos Alcaraz plays a backhand at Wimbledon.

Defector Up All Night

Nice One, Charlie

The Knicks Are Proud Of Their Confusing, Crummy Draft Night

Andrew Wiggins cradles the Larry O'Brien trophy.

Andrew Wiggins Inspired Underachievers Everywhere

Serena Williams walks onto the court at Wimbledon 2021.

Serena Back

Draymond Green in his postgame press conference after the Warriors beat the Pistons 118-91 on Saturday, January 30.