Returning to the U.S. Open after last year’s electric run and crushing defeat, the boundary-busting American thinks he can win it all — and make tennis cool.
Category: Content Type: Personal Profile
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Frances Tiafoe Is Ready to Win the U.S. Open and Make Tennis Cool
Returning to the U.S. Open after last year’s electric run and crushing defeat, the boundary-busting American thinks he can win it all — and make tennis cool.
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How to Recognize a Tennis Prodigy
The people who coached Frances Tiafoe as a child said they could see even then that he would become one of the world’s top players. But how did they know?
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Carlos Alcaraz Is Bending Tennis to His Will and Taking Over the Game
Alcaraz, the defending U.S. Open men’s singles champion, has forced the best players in the world to adapt to his playing style, or risk losing for a long time.
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The Suddenly Hot ‘Coco and Jessie Show’ Is Ready to Open in New York
Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula enter the U.S. Open with both on a roll. Can they withstand the home-country pressure?
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Veteran Studio Negotiator Faces Striking Writers and Actors
Carol Lombardini, the studio voice in union talks, values a low profile. That hasn’t kept striking writers and actors from casting her as a villain.
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Inside the Factory Where Buck Mason Makes T-Shirts
The founders of Buck Mason think it can — and they bought a sewing factory and a cloth mill in Pennsylvania hoping to prove it.
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Novak Djokovic, Back in New York and Loving It as Never Before
Led by Carlos Alcaraz, tennis youth is coming for Djokovic. “My role nowadays is to prevent them from that.”
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Ser-Od Bat-Ochir of Mongolia Returns to the World Championship
There is no one else quite like Ser-Od Bat-Ochir. The 41-year-old marathoner has represented Mongolia at every major competition since 2003.
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Jeff Daniels Unwinds With Hidden-Camera TV
The actor, musician and playwright has made a career out of finding ways to stay creative between “Dumb and Dumber” and “To Kill a Mockingbird.”
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The Making of a Custom Wedding Veil
Harriett Falvey, a veil designer, believes the time-honored accessory is often misunderstood: “It’s about being different and making your wedding attire your own.”
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In Kentucky, a Maestro of the People
Teddy Abrams, the 36-year-old music director of the Louisville Orchestra, has embedded himself in his community, breaking the mold of modern conductors.