It has been several decades since American tennis players dominated en masse this deep into their home Grand Slam tournament. The American tennis party looks to continue for at least a few more days.
Category: Content Type: Personal Profile
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The Soprano Ailyn Pérez Doesn’t Feel Like a Beginner Anymore
Long a rising star, she is getting a new Metropolitan Opera production built around her, and it’s the house’s first Spanish-language show.
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When Coco Gauff and Zendaya Need Tennis Tips, They Ask Brad Gilbert
Gilbert, a former pro, coached Andre Agassi to a U.S. Open victory in 1994. Now he’s advising Gauff — in between calling matches — at this year’s tournament.
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Coco Gauff Wobbles, Then Steals the Show at the U.S. Open
Gauff, the 19-year-old American star, made error after error in the first set but rallied for a 3-6, 6-3, 6-0 win to advance to the round of 16.
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Love Letter: Embracing Her Inner Drag King
“I pictured myself as my lover, a cisgender man, talking to a woman dressed to receive him as I always have.”
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The Grueling Process of Making the Horror Movie ‘Beaten to Death’
The director Sam Curtain and the actor Thomas Roach discuss making a new ultraviolent horror movie so grueling that it left its lead hospitalized at the end of the shoot.
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Alex Smith’s Recovery Didn’t Prepare Him for Daughter’s Cancer Fight
Alex Smith returned to play pro football after a horrific leg injury nearly killed him. Nothing about his recovery prepared him for the helplessness of watching his daughter battle a brain tumor.
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How the Dream of Building a California City From Scratch Got Started
A former Goldman Sachs trader moved to the Bay Area to make it in tech. He ended up buying rural land with money from some of Silicon Valley’s wealthiest people.
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John Isner Says Goodbye to Pro Tennis at the U.S. Open
A 6-foot-10 American, Isner had announced he would retire following the tournament. Losses in singles and doubles on Thursday ended a career known for powerful serves and a marathon match.
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What Courtney Dauwalter Learned in the Pain Cave
The agony of running ultramarathons is bearable, she discovered — even instructive, if you think about it the right way. And she learned how to win as few have ever won before.
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With Ceramics and Wallpaper, an Engraver Straddles Centuries
Andrew Raftery’s ceramics and wallpaper energize the laborious art of engraving to explore contemporary life.