Tennis

vulture sports Feb. 18, 2021

Naomi Osaka Shouts Out Serena Williams After Emotional Australian Open Win“For me, I want her to play forever.”

By Justin Curto

sports! Feb. 14, 2021

Butterfly Blesses Naomi Osaka During Australian OpenJust a little kiss.

By Claire Lampen

serena williams Feb. 5, 2021

Serena Williams Can’t Keep Track of All Her TrophiesFair enough.

By Madeleine Aggeler

gaffes Dec. 7, 2020

Here’s the New White House Tennis Court No One Has Been Waiting ForNot the first tennis-related gaffe at the White House either.

By Christopher Bonanos

power Sept. 13, 2020

Naomi Osaka Wanted Her U.S. Open Masks to Make You Think“What was the message that you got, was more the question.”

By Claire Lampen

racial justice Sept. 9, 2020

Naomi Osaka’s Powerful Tribute to Victims of Police ViolenceThe tennis champion is wearing masks emblazoned with the names of police-brutality victims for each match of the U.S. Open.

By Hannah Gold

vulture sports Sept. 6, 2020

Novak Djokovic Out at U.S. Open After Line Judge Hit With BallThe Serbian tennis star apologized for the incident: ‘So unintended. So wrong.’

By Halle Kiefer

vulture sports June 23, 2020

Novak Djokovic Tests Positive for Coronavirus After Organizing a TournamentDjokovic canceled the final match of his Adria Tour after three other players tested positive.

By Justin Curto

chat room May 21, 2020

John McEnroe Learned About Thirst Traps on Never Have I Ever“I get razzed by my kids. ‘You don’t even know thirst trap?’ No, I don’t know it.”

By Jen Chaney

coronavirus Mar. 12, 2020

Most U.S. Sports Leagues Have Suspended Their Seasons Due to CoronavirusThe NHL, MLB, MLS, and NBA are all either suspending or canceling play due to the coronavirus pandemic.

By Chas Danner

o canada! Sept. 10, 2019

Excuse Me, Drake, Why Haven’t You Called Bianca Andreescu Yet?The U.S. Open winner is waiting on some congrats.

By Chris Murphy

games Sept. 5, 2019

We’re All Fake Fans NowWe know more about athletes than ever, but it hasn’t made them more human to us.

By Will Leitch

us open Sept. 2, 2019

Sports Feel Forever Changed for the Better Because of These WomenNaomi Osaka and Coco Gauff’s post-match interaction speaks volumes.

By Marie Lodi

us open Aug. 29, 2019

I Love You, Timid U.S. Open Ball BoyThis ball boy failed in delivering Venus Williams her coffee, but succeeded in capturing our hearts.

By Kelly Conaboy

teens Aug. 28, 2019

Have You Seen This 15-Year-Old Tennis Queen?Prodigy Coco Gauff, who beat her idol Venus Williams in July, is continuing to dominate at the U.S. Open.

By Bridget Read

husbands Aug. 28, 2019

Serena Williams’s Husband Proves Pettiness Is RomanticWith a subtle display of pettiness against Serena’s “rival,” Maria Sharapova.

By Hannah Gold

u.s. open Aug. 27, 2019

Mystery Blonde Enjoys the Sights at the U.S. OpenIn particular, player Feliciano López during a shirt change.

By Amanda Arnold

encounter Aug. 21, 2019

A Tennis History Lesson With the Oldest Living Grand Slam Champ“You could travel the world and live like a king. And you didn’t make any money,” says 95-year-old Vic Seixas.

By Reeves Wiedeman

hotshot July 14, 2019

These Photos of Tennis Player Roger Federer’s Wife, Mirka, Are a MoodAt the Wimbledon men’s final, Mirka Federer was stressed.

By Marie Lodi

wimbledon July 13, 2019

Kick Back and Enjoy Wimbledon Through the Medium of Woody Harrelson’s FaceHe’s just as stunned as you are.

By Halle Kiefer

sports July 1, 2019

Everything to Know About Cori Gauff, the 15-Year-Old Who Defeated Venus WilliamsShe’s the youngest tennis player to qualify for Wimbledon in the Open era.

By Amanda Arnold

style May 28, 2019

Serena Williams Wears an Outfit Befitting a Queen to the French OpenThe custom-made look has a message for her critics.

By Hannah Gold

style Jan. 15, 2019

Serena Williams Is Back With Yet Another Incredible Tennis OutfitShe wore a green jumpsuit and fishnets (!) to make a “strong, powerful statement.”

By Amanda Arnold

us open Sept. 12, 2018

Umpires Are Considering Refusing to Officiate Serena Williams’s MatchesThis is just the latest alleged penalty the tennis legend is facing for the U.S. Open controversy.

By Amanda Arnold

games Sept. 11, 2018

After the U.S. Open, Maybe We Should Just Abolish Umps?The upside of human referees is almost nonexistent, but the downside is the possibility of Serena vs. Ramos.

By Will Leitch

memes in the making Sept. 9, 2018

Meryl Streep Was in the Crowd at the U.S. Open and She Was Wonderful in ItNovak Djokovic won the men’s finals, but nobody beats Meryl.

By Halle Kiefer

us open Sept. 9, 2018

Serena Williams Fined $17,000 After U.S. Open Referee ControversyShe received code violations that have been decried as sexist and unfair.

By Lisa Ryan

us open Sept. 8, 2018

There Were No Winners in Serena Williams’s Devastating U.S. Open LossA sexist officiating controversy made it so no one was happy with the game’s outcome — not even Naomi Osaka, who won.

By Opheli Garcia Lawler

tennis outfit court Aug. 28, 2018

A Brief (and Frustrating) History of People Policing Women’s Tennis OutfitsSerena Williams’s all-black bodysuit was recently banned from the French Open.

By Lisa Ryan

on the court Aug. 27, 2018

Virgil Abloh Says He’s Inspired by Andre Agassi’s Tennis StyleAren’t we all?

By Emilia Petrarca

the catsuit Aug. 27, 2018

Billie Jean King Slams French Open for Banning Serena Williams’s ‘Catsuit’French Open officials told Serena Williams she can’t wear her all-black catsuit again, out of “respect.”

By Sarah Nechamkin

the perfect candle Aug. 24, 2018

The Perfect Candle for Tennis LoversOtherland’s “Matchpoint” candle is like drinking cucumber water in a tennis-ball store.

By Kelly Conaboy

games Aug. 22, 2018

The Sports Miracle Named SerenaShe’s 37 years old and occupying a nearly unprecedented role in professional athletics. Go see her play at the U.S. Open—you’ll be very glad you did.

By Will Leitch

look book Aug. 19, 2018

The Future Tennis Stars of New YorkThe Look Book goes to the John McEnroe Tennis Academy.

By Katy Schneider

world class athletes July 25, 2018

Serena Williams Calls Constant Drug Testing ‘Discrimination’“Out of all the players it’s been proven I’m the one getting tested the most.”

By Opheli Garcia Lawler

sports July 14, 2018

Angelique Kerber Beats Serena Williams to Win WimbledonWilliams said after the match that she was playing for “all the mums out there.”

By Sarah Spellings

hmm June 4, 2018

Serena Williams Shuts Down Bizarre, Sexist Question From ReporterBill Simons asked Williams about Donald Trump’s suggestion that she was intimidated by Maria Sharapova’s looks.

By Madeleine Aggeler

trailer mix Mar. 27, 2018

HBO’s Being Serena Trailer: Serena Williams Is Not Done With Tennis Yet, FoolsGOAT.

By Devon Ivie

dates Sept. 9, 2017

Emma Stone and Billie Jean King Had a Great Time Together at the U.S. OpenStone should return the favor with an invite to the Oscars.

By David Canfield

us open Sept. 9, 2017

Sloane Stephens’s Post-Win Smiles at the U.S. Open Will Warm Your HeartHappiness is contagious. Especially Sloane Stephens’s happiness.

By Sarah Spellings

Sept. 7, 2017

It’s an All-American Women’s Semifinal at U.S. Open for First Time in DecadesVenus Williams leads a surging pack of Americans at Flushing Meadows.

By Adam K. Raymond

fashion Aug. 27, 2017

Pharrell Williams Releases a Tennis Collection With AdidasInspired by tennis superstars from the 1970s.

By Katie Van Syckle

from the archives Aug. 25, 2017

Revisiting Nora Ephron on the Artifice of the ‘Battle of the Sexes’Ephron’s 1973 New York piece, “Bobby Riggs, the Lady-Killer,” displays her deadly aim and clear-eyed skepticism.

By Christopher Bonanos

wellness theories Aug. 24, 2017