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Serena Williams' comeback at the Queen's Club is over after injury to doubles partner
The Associated Press | Updated June 11 - 5:25 a.m. | Save Story
Serena Williams' much-hyped comeback to professional tennis at the Queen's Club lasted just one match.
Serena Williams' doubles campaign at Queen's Club in jeopardy after Victoria Mboko injury
The Associated Press | Posted June 10 - 3:31 p.m. | Save Story
Serena Williams' doubles campaign at Queen's Club could be over after one match.
Serena returns: Williams makes a winning comeback in doubles at Queen's Club with Mboko
Mattias KarÉn, Associated Press | Updated June 9 - 1:50 p.m. | Save Story
After nearly four years away from professional tennis, Serena Williams showed she still has plenty of power to her game as she made a winning return at Queen's Club on Tuesday.
From tennis to T-ball, the White House's South Lawn is no stranger to sports. But not like the UFC
Will Weissert, Associated Press | Updated June 9 - 10:58 a.m. | Save Story
The White House's South Lawn has hosted many sports over the decades but never a UFC fight like the one President Donald Trump is organizing for his 80th birthday. The lawn is known for low-contact sports like T-ball and putting and joyful events geared toward children or bipartisanship. Now the lawn features an octagon cage and arena seating for upward of 5,000 people. This marks a shift from past presidential sports traditions. Teddy Roosevelt introduced sports to the White House with a tennis court in the early 1900s. Other presidents added their own sports facilities. Trump's love for UFC reflects his cage match approach to politics and his connection with UFC chief Dana White.
Roger Federer will return to the US Open to take part in an exhibition event
The Associated Press | Updated June 8 - 8:30 a.m. | Save Story
Roger Federer will play in an exhibition at the U.S. Open this year, returning to the Grand Slam tournament that he is the only player to win five consecutive times.
Years of pent-up emotions came flooding out of Alexander Zverev when he finally won the French Open
Andrew Dampf, Associated Press | Updated June 7 - 3:15 p.m. | Save Story
Alexander Zverev is no longer one of the best players never to win a major title. He's finally a Grand Slam champion. In his fourth major final Zverev beat Flavio Cobolli 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, 6-7, 6-1 for the French Open title. It was a unique opportunity for Zverev without Jannik Sinner or Carlos Alcaraz across the net and the third-ranked German took full advantage on the red clay of Roland Garros. The 14th-ranked Cobolli had never been past a Grand Slam quarterfinal until this week. He was attempting to become the first Italian man to raise the singles trophy at Roland Garros since Adriano Panatta 50 years ago.
Serena Williams not ruling out a singles return ahead of her doubles comeback at Queen's Club
The Associated Press | Posted June 7 - 11:35 a.m. | Save Story
Tennis great Serena Williams is not ruling out a return to singles competition but suggested Sunday it's not imminent ahead of her doubles comeback in the sport she dominated for two decades.
Russian teen Mirra Andreeva says she had to overcome so many demons inside to win the French Open
Andrew Dampf, Associated Press | Updated June 6 - 1:02 p.m. | Save Story
Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva was already a tennis phenom at age 15. At 19 she's a Grand Slam champion. The eighth-ranked Andreeva ended the run of 114th-ranked Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska with a 6-3, 6-2 victory in the French Open final. Andreeva became the youngest player to win the women's singles title since Monica Seles, who was 18 when she landed her third straight French Open in 1992. Chwalinska was attempting to become the first qualifier to capture the Roland Garros title. Alexander Zverev plays Flavio Cobolli in the men's final on Sunday to conclude the wildest Grand Slam in recent memory.
Sick and sleepless Arnaldi pulls out of French Open semifinal after night of vomiting
Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press | Posted June 5 - 12:39 p.m. | Save Story
Having spent a large part of the night vomiting and deprived of sleep, Matteo Arnaldi was in no shape to fight for a spot in the French Open final.
Zverev beats Mensik in French Open semifinals and will face Cobolli for elusive Grand Slam title
Andrew Dampf, Associated Press | Updated June 5 - 12:26 p.m. | Save Story
Jannik Sinner lost early. Carlos Alcaraz withdrew due to injury.
Serena Williams adds Berlin to her comeback tour and will play doubles
The Associated Press | Posted June 5 - 10:48 a.m. | Save Story
Serena Williams' comeback to tennis will include a stop in Berlin this month.
Sipping tea fuels Polish qualifier Chwalinska's run to French Open final against teenager Andreeva
Jerome Pugmire, Associated Press | Updated June 4 - 2:42 p.m. | Save Story
Sipping tea every night has helped Maja Chwalinska of Poland become just the second qualifier to reach a Grand Slam singles final in the Open Era. She did so by beating Diana Shnaider of Russia 7-6 (4), 6-4. The 24-year-old Chwalinska can match Emma Raducanu's title run at the 2021 U.S. Open when she plays 19-year-old Russian Mirra Andreeva in Saturday's final. According to stats provider Opta, Chwalinska and Raducanu stand alone among men and women in reaching a major singles final from qualifying since the Open Era began in 1968. Andreeva reached her first Grand Slam final by beating Marta Kostyuk 6-1, 6-3.
Serena Williams' tennis comeback to begin with 19-year-old doubles partner Victoria Mboko
The Associated Press | Updated June 4 - 8:22 a.m. | Save Story
Serena Williams will make her eagerly anticipated return to professional tennis playing doubles alongside a partner who is 25 years younger.
Adriano Panatta has been waiting 50 years for an Italian man to match him with a French Open title
Andrew Dampf, Associated Press | Posted June 4 - 7:11 a.m. | Save Story
Adriano Panatta was expecting to award the French Open trophy to Jannik Sinner 50 years after his triumph in Paris.
Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka: 'just want to quit tennis' after French Open quarterfinal defeat
Jerome Pugmire, Associated Press | Updated June 3 - 4:37 p.m. | Save Story
After letting another big lead slip with an error-strewn performance at the French Open, top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka felt like getting as far away from the courts as possible.
Andreeva and Kostyuk set up Russia-Ukraine clash in French Open semis. Mensik ends Fonseca's run
Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press | Updated June 2 - 3:39 p.m. | Save Story
Marta Kostyuk, the best player on clay this season and a vocal supporter of Ukraine amid the war with Russia, will play her first major semifinal at the French Open against a Russian.
Aryna Sabalenka ends Naomi Osaka's fashion show in Paris and advances to French Open quarterfinals
Andrew Dampf And Jerome Pugmire, Associated Press | Updated June 1 - 5:32 p.m. | Save Story
Naomi Osaka may have had the edge in the fashion contest. In the tennis department, though, top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka was the winner.
Serena Williams is coming back to tennis at 44, returning to the sport she dominated for decades
Andrew Dampf, Associated Press | Updated June 1 - 5:19 p.m. | Save Story
Serena Williams is returning to professional tennis at the age of 44 after nearly four years away from the sport. The WTA Tour has announced that the 23-time Grand Slam singles champion has accepted a wild card invitation to play doubles at the upcoming Queen's Club grass-court tournament. The Queen's Club tournament starts June 8. Williams has not competed since bidding farewell at the 2022 U.S. Open. Williams said at the time she didn't want to use the word "retiring" and instead declared that she was "evolving" away from tennis. The WTA says Williams will play "with a partner to be announced in due course."
Marta Kostyuk stuns 4-time champion Iga Swiatek on big day for Ukraine at French Open
Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press | Updated May 31 - 4:34 p.m. | Save Story
There will be a first-time women's champion at the French Open this year, with two Ukrainian players among the top contenders. Marta Kostyuk, undefeated on clay this season, reached the quarterfinals by defeating four-time champion Iga Swiatek. Kostyuk will face fellow Ukrainian Elina Svitolina next, ensuring an Ukrainian woman will be in the semifinals for the first time in the professional era. Svitolina rallied past Belinda Bencic to advance. None of the remaining players have won the trophy in Paris before. Kostyuk extended her winning streak on clay to 16 matches. In the men's quarterfinals, it's Alexander Zverev vs. Rafael Jodar and Jakub Mensik vs. Joao Fonseca.
