In his final match before retiring, Donald Young can win a US Open title with friend Taylor Townsend
Read full article: In his final match before retiring, Donald Young can win a US Open title with friend Taylor TownsendTaylor Townsend says Donald Young has been in her life for as long as she can remember.
Siniakova and Townsend win women's doubles title at Wimbledon
Read full article: Siniakova and Townsend win women's doubles title at WimbledonAfter seeing longtime doubles partner Barbora Krejcikova win the Wimbledon singles title, Katerina Siniakova went out on Centre Court and added another Grand Slam trophy to her own collection.
No spider bite or fainting spell at the US Open for Tommy Paul and his family. Just another win
Read full article: No spider bite or fainting spell at the US Open for Tommy Paul and his family. Just another winThere will be at least one American man in the U.S. Open quarterfinals because two will face each other in the fourth round.
A mother-daughter duo from Ohio is a rare example of a woman coaching a woman at Wimbledon
Read full article: A mother-daughter duo from Ohio is a rare example of a woman coaching a woman at WimbledonCaty McNally is one of the few women who played at Wimbledon with a female coach — her mother, Lynn Nabors McNally.
French Open updates | Ruud tops Cilic; into 1st Slam final
Read full article: French Open updates | Ruud tops Cilic; into 1st Slam finalCasper Ruud has become the first Norwegian man to reach a Grand Slam singles final by eliminating 2014 U.S. Open champion Marin Cilic 3-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 at Roland Garros.
Original 9 trailblazers stood for tennis equality in 1970
Read full article: Original 9 trailblazers stood for tennis equality in 1970In this Sept. 23, 1970, photo provided the Houston Library, tennis players hold up $1 bills after signing a contract with World Tennis magazine publisher Gladys Heldman to turn pro and start the Virginia Slims tennis circuit. The Original 9 will gather by Zoom to celebrate the inaugural Virginia Slims event. It included the Welsh Open Women’s Championship, the U.S. Eastern Women’s Grass Court Championship and the U.S. She called it “perfect timing” when tobacco ads were banned on TV in 1971, making a budget available for Philip Morris to sponsor the women's tennis circuit. Heldman quickly set up the $7,500-purse Virginia Slims Invitational in Houston for the same week as Kramer’s event.