Rafael Nadal’s five-set semifinal victory over Novak Djokovic earned him a shot at his eighth French Open title. It also …
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Why Rafael Nadal Will Win the French Open (In Case It Wasn’t Otherwise Obvious)
The king of clay returns to Roland Garros to defend his French Open title. Spoiler alert: You’ve already seen this ending seven times before
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Andy Murray Takes U.S. Open, Notches Another Win For Britain
Tennis now has its “Big Four”
U.S. Open: Where The Stars Are Cruising
Andy Murray and Serena Williams look dominant in Flushing; Mardy Fish drops out of tournament, advancing Roger Federer to the next round
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Andy Roddick Retires: How He Helped American Tennis
Andy Roddick may have faded to European stars like Nadal and Federer, but his hard-hitting style impacted the game
Roger Federer Defeats Andy Murray for 7th Wimbledon Title
Roger Federer wins his 17th career Grand Slam, ending his two-and-a-half-year drought at the majors, breaking the hearts of a sports-mad nation in the process
Roger Federer Wins Record-Breaking 234th Grand Slam Match
It won’t necessarily resonate alongside his 16 Grand Slams but when Federer does finally call it a day, he’ll surely be proud of the feat.
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Novak Djokovic Wins U.S. Open, Capping Unbeatable Season
When he won the U.S. Open on Monday night, his third Grand Slam title of the year, Novak Djokovic didn’t dance to the hip-hop music blaring over the Arthur Ashe Stadium loudspeakers in New York.
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Nadal Takes the French Open After Federer Falters
For the fourth time in French Open history, Roger Federer faced Rafael Nadal in the final. And for the fourth time, Federer failed to beat his arch-rival on the Roland Garros clay.
Top 10 Tennis Rivalries
Nothing ignites engrossing one-on-one match-ups quite like championship tennis finals: two players, one title. So with the U.S. Open in full swing, TIME takes a look at some historic (and current) rivalries.
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Wimbledon: Struggling to Understand Federer’s Implosion
After Roger Federer lost at the quarterfinals of the French Open a few weeks ago, Newsfeed cautioned against ruing the end of a tennis dynasty. “An era will truly end when Federer fails to reach the semis at Wimbledon,” we wrote, …
The World Cup Nears — What Will the Future Write?
Over 12 million people have watched Nike’s epic World Cup ad on YouTube, and for good reason. Directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, an Oscar nominee for the 2006 film Babel, the commercial is a spectacular paean to the world’s game, whirring from a sultry night in West Africa to visions of monumental triumph in an Iberian square. …
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Federer Falls at French Open
The Boston Red Sox were still cursed. Tweets were still bird noises. And Greece was prepping to host the Summer Olympics, not the scourge of the global economy. Such was life in May of 2004, which, until today, marked the last …
