Christopher Clarey
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Jennifer Brady, Finally Healthy, Tries to Get Back to Work
After a star turn in 2020 and ’21, Brady was sidelined for nearly two years by a chronic foot condition and a knee injury that,...
Thousands of Bylines to His Name, and One That’s Not
A sports reporter reflects on his 30-year career and the mistake that started it all.
It’s Tennis vs. Pickleball vs. Padel. Or Is It?
Private clubs and public facilities are striving to be more things to more people as they try to defuse the tension between tennis and fast-growing...
WTA Lifts Suspension on Tournaments in China
The tour had paused events there after concerns about the Chinese star Peng Shuai went unresolved, but Steve Simon, its chief executive, said a different...
Carlos Alcaraz Takes World No. 1 Ranking Into The Miami Open
Alcaraz, who won the men’s singles title at Indian Wells, reclaims the world No. 1 ranking from Novak Djokovic. But can he keep it?
CVC Capital Partners Will Invest $150 Million in WTA
CVC Capital Partners, the former owner of Formula 1, will take a 20 percent stake in a commercial subsidiary as the tour seeks to expand...
Diana Shnaider Is Mixing College Tennis With the Pro Tour, for Now
A freshman at North Carolina State, Shnaider, a Russian, is the first woman ranked in the top 100 of the pro game to play college...
Novak Djokovic Comes Full Circle at the Australian Open
Deported a year ago and unable to play in 2022’s first Grand Slam tournament, Djokovic deeply felt this major title, his 22nd, calling it “a...
Why Coaching From the Stands in Tennis Can Feel Like ‘Cheating’
In-match coaching has always happened on the sly, but this year is the first time the Australian Open has allowed players to be coached from...
Big Risks and Big Rewards for Aryna Sabalenka at the Australian Open
The Belarusian, who beat Elena Rybakina to win her first Grand Slam title on Saturday, held the trophy in triumph while the war in Ukraine...