'One player is gonna die': Star sounds dire warning as the U.S. Open heats up
Dozens of athletes competing in the U.S. Open in New York City are suffering through muggy temperatures that are cracking the 90s.
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Coco Gauff, 19, and Ben Shelton, 20, reach their first U.S. Open semifinals
Coco Gauff will face No. 10 Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic on Thursday. The unseeded Ben Shelton will next meet 23-time major champion Novak Djokovic of Serbia.
Alcaraz and Djokovic symbolize the transition in tennis as U.S. Open is set to begin
Observers say the sport for both the men's and women's games is changing, leaving parity and opportunities for new ascending champions.
Pickleball, the fastest growing sport in the country, is moving indoors
Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in the country. Indoor courts are popping up all over, from former warehouses, to empty stores and even shopping malls.
Marketa Vondrousova, ranked 42nd in the world, wins Wimbledon
Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic became the lowest-ranked and first unseeded woman to win Wimbledon, defeating 2022 runner-up Ons Jabeur of Tunisia.
The Spanish tennis pipeline that's produced Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal
One of the greatest tennis players, Spaniard Rafael Nadal, isn't at this year's French Open. But world #1 Carlos Alcaraz, also of Spain, is dominating. What is it about the Spanish tennis pipeline?
Naomi Osaka announces pregnancy and plans to return to tennis
The world's highest-paid female athlete teased her return in 2024 after a hiatus. Osaka said she's looking forward to her child watching her play someday and telling someone "'that's my mom,' haha."
Nick Bollettieri, coach to many tennis stars, dead at age 91
The Hall of Fame member worked with some of the sport's biggest stars, including Andre Agassi and Monica Seles, and founded a Florida academy that revolutionized the development of young athletes.
Wimbledon will allow women to wear colored undershorts, in nod to period concerns
The tournament will make an exception to its strict all-white clothing rules, after female players described altering their menstrual cycles to not stress about leaking onto their tennis whites.
Roger Federer announces his retirement from competitive tennis
At age 41, his body is telling him the time has come, the Swiss tennis great said in a video message released on Thursday. Federer has won more than 100 titles, including 20 Grand Slam singles wins.