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No One Knows How To Beat Carlos Alcaraz In Five Sets
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Owen Lewis
July 8, 2024
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Emma Raducanu, Wimbledon Protagonist, Takes Shape
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Patrick Redford
July 8, 2024
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Tennis
Andy Murray Is Sitting Out His Last Dance
18
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Owen Lewis
July 3, 2024
Tennis
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard’s Aces Are A New Nightmare
9
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Giri Nathan
July 3, 2024
Tennis
Marketa Vondrousova Is The Forgotten Champion
17
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Owen Lewis
July 2, 2024
Tennis
In ‘Twelve Final Days,’ Roger Federer Still Has The Magic
30
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Owen Lewis
June 25, 2024
Tennis
Official Tennis Highlight Reels Could Be So Much Better
21
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Owen Lewis
June 21, 2024
Tennis
Who Wins The Match In ‘Challengers’?
41
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Owen Lewis
June 19, 2024
Tennis
Hell Is Playing Against A Peaking Servebot
25
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Owen Lewis
June 18, 2024
Tennis
Defector Blogger Calls Aggregator Tweets “Pathetic” In Furious Takedown. Do You Agree?
102
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Owen Lewis
June 12, 2024
Tennis
The Defector Tennis Desk Bids Adieu To The French Open
16
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Giri Nathan
,
Owen Lewis
, and
Patrick Redford
June 11, 2024
Tennis
Carlos Alcaraz Is Diamonds Under Pressure
49
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Patrick Redford
June 9, 2024
Tennis
Carlos Alcaraz Conquers Jannik Sinner In Choppy Ninth Installment Of The Best Rivalry In Men’s Tennis
27
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Giri Nathan
,
Owen Lewis
, and
Patrick Redford
June 7, 2024
Tennis
Tenacity Isn’t Enough Against Iga Swiatek
22
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Owen Lewis
June 7, 2024
Tennis
Suffering Pigeons All Over At Roland-Garros
55
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Owen Lewis
June 5, 2024
Tennis
Let Us Consider The French Open’s Thrilling, Waterlogged First Week
33
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Giri Nathan
,
Owen Lewis
, and
Patrick Redford
June 3, 2024
Tennis
Don’t Cry For Lorenzo Musetti
25
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Owen Lewis
June 3, 2024
Tennis
There Are No Tidy Endings In Rafael Nadal’s Clay Temple
29
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Giri Nathan
May 31, 2024
Tennis
‘Challengers’ Captures The Dirty Little Bits Of Tennis
60
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Giri Nathan
May 9, 2024
Tennis
Iga Swiatek And Aryna Sabalenka Bring Out The Best In Each Other
16
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Patrick Redford
May 6, 2024
Tennis
Danielle Collins Conquers The Miami Open For The First And Last Time
44
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Giri Nathan
April 1, 2024
Tennis
Defector Tennis Bureau Indian Wells Closing Dispatch: Out Of The Desert
19
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Giri Nathan
and
Patrick Redford
March 19, 2024
Tennis
Carlos Alcaraz Found Revenge And Happiness In The Desert
16
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Giri Nathan
and
Patrick Redford
March 18, 2024
Tennis
Defector Tennis Bureau Indian Wells Dispatch Day 4: The Desert Dads Are On The Loose
20
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Giri Nathan
and
Patrick Redford
March 15, 2024
Tennis
An Interview With The Bee Hero Who Humanely Vacuumed Thousands Of Bees Out Of A Tennis Stadium
137
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Giri Nathan
and
Patrick Redford
March 15, 2024
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