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US Open finalist Taylor Fritz talks League of Legends, why he hated tennis and how he copied Sampras
TURIN, Italy (AP) — The first American man to reach a Grand Slam singles final in 15 years has been spending plenty of time in indoor arenas lately. Not just for tennis, though. U.S. Open finalist Taylor Fritz fed his passion for the League of Legends video game by...
Sinner and Alcaraz headline the ATP Finals with Djokovic out
TURIN, Italy (AP) — Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz are poised to add another entry into their rapidly developing rivalry when the ATP Finals open on Sunday without any of the Big Three for the first time in 23 years. The top-ranked Sinner and No. 3 Alcaraz evenly split the...
Jannik Sinner beats Novak Djokovic to take Shanghai Masters title, Sabalenka reigns in Wuhan
SHANGHAI (AP) — Top-ranked Jannik Sinner beat Novak Djokovic in straight sets to win the Shanghai Masters on Sunday, giving the Italian his tour-leading seventh title of the season. The Italian bettered the 24-time Grand Slam champion 7-6 (4), 6-3 in an hour and 37 minutes and...
Reactions to 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal announcing his impending retirement
MADRID (AP) — Reactions to 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal announcing Thursday that he will retire from tennis after next month’s Davis Cup finals: ___ “What a career, Rafa! I always hoped this day would never come. Thank you for the unforgettable...
Rafael Nadal gave his all until he simply couldn’t anymore and had to retire: Analysis
Rafael Nadal’s tennis career will be remembered because of the numbers, yes — the 14 French Open trophies, the 22 Grand Slam titles overall, the nearly two decades in the top 10, and so on — and, without a doubt, because of his riveting rivalries with Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. ...
22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal will retire from tennis after next month's Davis Cup finals
MADRID (AP) — Rafael Nadal is retiring from professional tennis at age 38, he announced Thursday, after winning 22 Grand Slam titles — 14 at the French Open — during an unprecedented era he shared with rivals Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. Nadal has competed infrequently the...
Rafael Nadal’s career timeline is filled with titles, rivalries and injuries
Rafael Nadal announced his retirement from tennis on Thursday, signaling the end to a career that spanned two decades and 22 Grand Slam titles, including 14 on his favorite clay at Roland Garros, and 92 singles titles overall. Here is a look at the victories, losses, rivalries and...
Jannik Sinner beats Taylor Fritz in the US Open men's final just weeks after his doping exoneration
NEW YORK (AP) — Jannik Sinner started slowly at the U.S. Open, dropping the first set he played after being exonerated in a doping case no one knew about until shortly before play began at Flushing Meadows. If that episode initially hung over him during the tournament, Sinner was...
Taylor Fritz can end a Grand Slam drought for American men by beating Jannik Sinner at the US Open
NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Fritz got choked up when it hit him that he had reached the U.S. Open final. His explanation: “I cry at happy endings of movies and not at sad stuff. That’s kind of just how I am.” Imagine what the 26-year-old Californian's reaction would...
Taylor Fritz beats Frances Tiafoe to become the first American man in a US Open final since 2006
NEW YORK (AP) — When Taylor Fritz, a 26-year-old from California, and Frances Tiafoe, a 26-year-old from Maryland, strode under the Arthur Ashe Stadium lights Friday night for the first U.S. Open semifinal matching two American men in 19 years, the crowd might have been forgiven for not knowing...
