For more than a year, Kim Pegula has been recovering from cardiac arrest. Her daughter Jessica’s climb in the tennis rankings reflects the strength the two find in each other.
Category: Tennis
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At Wimbledon, Is It Time for Hawk-Eye Live To Replace The Line Judges?
Line judges made incorrect calls in the first week that changed the trajectory of matches for Andy Murray, Bianca Andreescu and Venus Williams, among others. Is it time to give computers the job?
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Chris Eubanks Keeps Winning At Wimbledon And Plays Stefanos Tsitsipas Monday
The former Georgia Tech star took a long and meandering road to the round of 16 at Wimbledon. He’s OK with that, and looks more than ready.
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Wimbledon’s Grass Leaving Some Players Feeling ‘Bad at Tennis’
Wimbledon, long considered the most prestigious of the Grand Slam tournaments, has some of the world’s best players feeling anxious and unprepared to win at the All England Club.
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Andy Murray’s Run at Wimbledon Is Short and Bittersweet
In a punishing second-round match played over two days, Stefanos Tsitsipas outlasted Wimbledon’s favorite son over five sets.
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French Open Doubles Champion Austin Krajicek Goes For a Repeat at Wimbledon
After years of frustration in singles, Austin Krajicek nearly quit tennis. Then an old friend asked him if he wanted to give the sport one more shot.
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At Wimbledon, Sofia Kenin Rediscovers Her Fighting Form
Kenin’s straight-sets win over Xinyu Wang on Thursday was only the fourth time all year that she had won two matches in a row.
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The Tennis ‘Pilgrimage’ to the Wimbledon Queue
Thousands are waiting, even camping out, in rainy England for a chance to see one Wimbledon match. For some, it is an annual ritual, a pilgrimage for the love of tennis.
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Bum Knees, Stress Fractures and Mental Anguish. Oh, Canada.
Canada has been striving to become a top tennis nation for two decades, and with two Wimbledon finals appearances and a U.S. Open title it seemed to be working. Then things quieted down.
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At Wimbledon, Everyone’s Chasing Swiatek, Sabalenka and Rybakina
Expect the three top-ranked women to dominate the tournament. But at least one, the defending champion Elena Rybakina, says she isn’t taking any opponent for granted.
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Carlos Alcaraz Has Been Studying the Grass Court Masters. That Means Andy Murray.
On a day many matches were rained out at the All England Club, Alcaraz displayed his continued improvement on grass, and what he has learned from Murray.
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Novak Djokovic Eyes a Fifth Straight Wimbledon Title
If Djokovic can win his fifth consecutive title at the All England Club, he will be three-quarters of the way to a Grand Slam.