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Ski racer Mikaela Shiffrin eyes 5-event Olympics after 3 last time
First things first for Mikaela Shiffrin: She is certain she wants to participate in every individual women’s Alpine ski race at the Beijing Olympics. The 26-year-old from Colorado also knows...

“Relief”: Novak Djokovic’s bid for year Grand Slam ends at U.S. Open against Daniil Medvedev
A game from the end of his bid for what would have been the first calendar-year Grand Slam in men’s tennis since 1969, Novak Djokovic covered his face with a...

Britain’s Emma Raducanu, 18, beats Leylah Fernandez, 19, to win US Open
Unseeded British teenager Emma Raducanu went from qualifier to champion at the U.S. Open in just her second appearance at a Grand Slam tournament.

Raducanu, 18, 1st qualifier in U.S. Open semis; Sakkari next
When Emma Raducanu got to Flushing Meadows to try to win her way through qualifying and earn what would be a berth in her second Grand Slam tournament, she was...

Qualifier Emma Raducanu, 18, tops Belinda Bencic in U.S. Open quarterfinals
Emma Raducanu came to Flushing Meadows for her second Grand Slam tournament ranked so low that she needed to go through qualifying rounds just to get into the main draw....

Novak Djokovic’s true Grand Slam bid at U.S. Open starts against qualifier
Novak Djokovic will begin his bid to win the U.S. Open for a men's-record 21st major tennis championship and to complete a calendar-year Grand Slam by facing a player who...

Serena Williams pulls out of U.S. Open, citing torn hamstring
Serena Williams added herself to the list of big-name withdrawals from the U.S. Open on Wednesday, pulling out of the year’s last Grand Slam tournament because of a torn hamstring.

Novak Djokovic wins Wimbledon to tie Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal with 20 Slams
Novak Djokovic tied Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal by claiming his 20th Grand Slam title Sunday, coming back to beat Matteo Berrettini 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 in the Wimbledon...

U.S. Open tennis tournament to allow 100% fan capacity in 2021
The U.S. Open tennis tournament will allow 100% spectator capacity throughout its entire two weeks in 2021, a year after spectators were banned from the event because of the coronavirus...

4-time Slam champ Naomi Osaka pulls out of French Open, cites anxiety
Naomi Osaka withdrew from the French Open on Monday and wrote on Twitter that she would be taking a break from competition, a dramatic turn of events for a four-time...