At 84 years old, the man with his name on the stadium sits courtside at the Australian Open. He likes what he sees.
Category: Tennis
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Djokovic Is Back in the Australian Open Final
Djokovic will play for his 22nd Grand Slam title on Sunday against Stefanos Tsitsipas. Will his father, Srdjan, be in his usual seat in the stands to cheer him on?
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An Australian Open Final With Tennis and Debate on the Ukraine War
Nearly a year after Russia invaded Ukraine, a Russian-turned-Kazakh will play a Belarusian in the finals, which is sure to stir the debate over whether athletes from those countries should participate in international sports.
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An Australian Open Final With Tennis and Debate on the Ukraine War
Nearly a year after Russia invaded Ukraine, a Russian-turned-Kazakh will play a Belarusian in the finals, which is sure to stir the debate over whether athletes from those countries should participate in international sports.
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Elena Rybakina Will Play Aryna Sabalenka in Australian Open Women’s Final
Elena Rybakina and Aryna Sabalenka have thunderous first serves and fast-paced groundstrokes, and are hard-wired to go for winners.
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In Tennis, the ‘Nepo Babies’ Are Everywhere
The names of a lot of the young pros on the tennis tour have a familiar ring to them. It’s about more than good genes.
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It’s Tommy Paul vs. Novak Djokovic in an Australian Open Semifinal
Paul, the first American man to reach an Australian Open singles semifinal since Andy Roddick in 2009, must now face Novak Djokovic.
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With ‘Little Steps,’ Victoria Azarenka Is Making a Deep Run
Azarenka has taken a more process-oriented approach than in the past. But the outcomes have been good, too, as she’s in an Australian Open semifinal for the first time since she won it all in 2013.
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An All-American Australian Open Quarterfinal: Ben Shelton vs. Tommy Paul
Ben Shelton and Tommy Paul are playing for a spot in the Australian Open semifinals. The United States has waited a long time for something like this.
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Ben Shelton Masters a Tricky Fifth Set at the Australian Open. Holger Rune Does Not.
Neither Shelton, 20, nor Rune, 19, had gone this deep at the Australian Open. Playing in fourth-round matches on different courts, only one advanced to the quarterfinals.
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Jessica Pegula Flies Under the Radar at the Australian Open
Jessica Pegula leads a cohort of players into the quarterfinals that few outside the locker room were paying attention to before the tournament. In this intensely mental sport, that was a good thing.
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Elliott Management, Activist Investor, Buys a Stake in Salesforce
Elliott Management, the $55 billion hedge fund, has taken a big stake in the struggling tech giant, putting more pressure on its co-founder, Marc Benioff.