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Owen Lewis
October 24, 2024
Tennis
Frances Tiafoe Provides Postmatch Feedback To Umpire: “Fuck You”
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Giri Nathan
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Giri Nathan
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Tennis
The U.S. Open Crowd Has Become Too Much Of A Good Thing
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Giri Nathan
September 12, 2024
Tennis
After Beating The Case, Jannik Sinner Beat The Field
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Giri Nathan
September 11, 2024
Tennis
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Giri Nathan
September 8, 2024
Tennis
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Giri Nathan
September 5, 2024
Tennis
Taylor Fritz Gets Over The Hump
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Giri Nathan
September 4, 2024
Tennis
Carlos Alcaraz Is Out
38
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Giri Nathan
August 30, 2024
Tennis
A Sweltering U.S. Open Inspires Many Ways To Stay Cool, Most Of Them Useless
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Giri Nathan
August 29, 2024
Tennis
Naomi Osaka Found The Joy
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Patrick Redford
August 28, 2024
Tennis
Jannik Sinner Has The Resources To Take A Doping Violation With Dignity
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Giri Nathan
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Tennis
Frances Tiafoe Samples The Air At The Top Of The Tour
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Giri Nathan
August 20, 2024
Tennis
Novak Djokovic Finally Adds Olympic Gold To His Hoard
55
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Giri Nathan
August 5, 2024
Olympics
Coco Gauff’s Olympic Singles Run Ends With An Umpire Argument And Tears
51
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Giri Nathan
July 30, 2024
Olympics
Rafael Nadal And Novak Djokovic Play One More For The Road
16
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Giri Nathan
July 29, 2024
Tennis
When It Comes To Alexander Zverev, Tennis Is Going To Stick To Tennis
48
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Diana Moskovitz
July 26, 2024
Wings Week
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Patrick Redford
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Giri Nathan
July 18, 2024
Tennis
Carlos Alcaraz Is Eating Well At The Big Table
43
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Giri Nathan
July 15, 2024
Tennis
Wimbledon Is The Theater Of The Comeback
21
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Owen Lewis
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Tennis
Daniil Medvedev Stole Some Of Jannik Sinner’s Glory
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Owen Lewis
July 10, 2024
Tennis
No One Can Invent A Guy To Be Mad At Quite Like Novak Djokovic
63
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Giri Nathan
July 9, 2024
Tennis
Holger Rune Is Clueless
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Owen Lewis
July 9, 2024
Tennis
No One Knows How To Beat Carlos Alcaraz In Five Sets
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Owen Lewis
July 8, 2024
Tennis
Emma Raducanu, Wimbledon Protagonist, Takes Shape
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Patrick Redford
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