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Naomi Osaka’s Half-Measures May Not Be Working
122
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Giri Nathan
March 14, 2022
Tennis
Novak Djokovic Gives Up The Game
178
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Tom Ley
February 15, 2022
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Tennis
Peng Shuai Says Again Her Allegations Were Misunderstood, Retires From Tennis
224
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Laura Wagner
February 7, 2022
Tennis
Ashleigh Barty Is Always At Home
46
Comments
Giri Nathan
January 31, 2022
Tennis
Rafael Nadal Stands Alone
77
Comments
Tom Ley
January 30, 2022
Tennis
Daniil Medvedev Calls Umpire “A Small Cat” For Not Calling Coaching Violation On Stefanos Tsitsipas
45
Comments
Giri Nathan
January 28, 2022
Tennis
Daniil Medvedev Asked Himself “What Novak Would Do”
44
Comments
Giri Nathan
January 27, 2022
Tennis
Peak Focus Is Never Knowing The Score
44
Comments
Giri Nathan
January 24, 2022
Tennis
Naomi Osaka Is Out Of The Australian Open, But Happier On The Court
22
Comments
Giri Nathan
January 21, 2022
Tennis
Daniil Medvedev Does Not Appreciate Silly Soccer Noises
40
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
January 20, 2022
Tennis
Matteo Berrettini Thanks Diarrhea Medication For Helping Him Win Match
79
Comments
Giri Nathan
January 18, 2022
Tennis
Novak Djokovic’s Australian Adventure Has Ended For Good
161
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
January 16, 2022
Tennis
We Have Come Full Circle On Novak Djokovic’s Visa
259
Comments
Maitreyi Anantharaman
January 14, 2022
Tennis
Novak Djokovic Scrambles To Clear Up COVID Timeline, Appears To Have Lied In Australian Court
183
Comments
Giri Nathan
January 12, 2022
Tennis
Bernard Tomic Wonders If He Has COVID During Match, Complains About Lack Of Testing [Update]
45
Comments
Giri Nathan
January 11, 2022
Tennis
Novak Djokovic Is Loose In Australia, For Now
182
Comments
Laura Wagner
January 10, 2022
Tennis
Detained Novak Djokovic Is Jesus And Spartacus All Rolled Into One, According To Novak Djokovic’s Father
152
Comments
Patrick Redford
January 6, 2022
Tennis
Novak Djokovic Tried To Enter Australia Without Being Vaccinated And Now It’s A Big Mess [Update: Entry Denied]
341
Comments
Patrick Redford
January 5, 2022
Tennis
Peng Shuai Now Says She Did Not Accuse Chinese Official Of Sexual Assault
128
Comments
Giri Nathan
December 20, 2021
Tennis
WTA Suspends All Tennis In China Out Of Concern For Peng Shuai
121
Comments
Giri Nathan
December 1, 2021
Tennis
Women’s Tennis Is Prepared To Leave China If It Doesn’t Hear From Peng Shuai
125
Comments
Giri Nathan
November 18, 2021
Tennis
Tennis Player Peng Shuai Accuses Former High-Ranking Chinese Official Of Sexual Assault
44
Comments
Giri Nathan
November 4, 2021
Tennis
Frances Tiafoe Was Magic For A Few Days In Vienna
28
Comments
Giri Nathan
November 1, 2021
Tennis
ATP Investigates Alexander Zverev Over Allegations Of Domestic Abuse
29
Comments
Giri Nathan
October 5, 2021
Tennis
Emma Raducanu’s U.S. Open Title Was Efficient And Unprecedented
37
Comments
Giri Nathan
September 13, 2021
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