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Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson of Australia win the US Open men's doubles title

Sep. 07, 2024 15:08 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — After a couple of new chances to win a Grand Slam title slipped away at the U.S. Open, Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson couldn't help thinking about what happened at Wimbledon. “Yeah, a fair bit,” Purcell said. They left the All England Club with...

US Open: Thompson and Purcell to face Krawietz and Puetz in men's doubles final

Sep. 06, 2024 00:22 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — After falling just short in the last Grand Slam tournament, Jordan Thompson and Max Purcell have another shot at a men's doubles title at the U.S. Open. The Australians moved into the championship match by beating Americans Jackson Winthrow and Nathaniel Lammons...

US Open: Doubles, like dating, is all about putting together a pair that can go the distance

Aug. 30, 2024 06:04 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Players at the U.S. Open describe doubles like dating: There's the need to pick a partner, gauge chemistry, and then determine if they'll stick it out for the long haul or go their separate ways — and then maybe get back together. So there was something akin to...

Marcus Willis, Wimbledon's Everyman of yesteryear who played Roger Federer, returns in doubles

Jul. 04, 2024 11:51 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Marcus Willis, the Everyman's everyman who faced Roger Federer at Centre Court while ranked 772nd in 2016, was back at Wimbledon on Thursday, competing in men's doubles and hoping he might get to have a bit of a reunion with the now-retired eight-time champion at the All England...