Tennis legend Novak Djokovic talks with “CBS Mornings” co-host Gayle King about continuing to play at an elite level at the age of 39, Serena Williams’ return to tennis and what he still hopes to accomplish in his career. Source link
Tennis legend Chris Evert revealed that her ovarian cancer has returned for a third time. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive reporting, live Q&As and ad-free reading. Evert, 71, said she learned of the recurrence this past weekend after undergoing CT and PET scans. “I have already undergone surgery as the … Read more
Serena Williams will play singles at Wimbledon after accepting a wild card invitation, the All England Club announced Sunday. The move comes after the 44-year-old Williams recently returned to competition in doubles after nearly four years away from professional tennis. And it means that Williams will play both singles and doubles at Wimbledon after already … Read more
Mirra Andreeva rises to fame as Serena Williams returns to tennis – CBS News Watch CBS News Mirra Andreeva joins CBS News’ Errol Barnett to discuss her rise to fame and her next challenge — Wimbledon. This comes as Serena Williams returns to the court. Source link
Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva was already a tennis phenom at age 15. Now 19, she’s a Grand Slam champion. The eighth-ranked Andreeva ended the run of 114th-ranked Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska with a 6-3, 6-2 victory in the French Open final on Saturday. This was the first Grand Slam for both players. Andreeva became the … Read more
Serena Williams will make her return to professional tennis at the HSBC Championships in London later this month, the tournament announced Monday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Williams, 44, last competed professionally in 2022, losing in the third round at the U.S. Open. In August … Read more
Howard Fendrich, a national sports writer for The Associated Press whose persistent reporting and detail-rich prose brought readers inside dozens of taut Grand Slam tennis finals, record-breaking Olympic moments and harrowing trips down Alpine ski slopes, has died. He was 55. Fendrich died Thursday at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, his wife Rosanna Maietta said. … Read more
The professionalization of college sports is reshaping athletic programs beyond football and basketball. Source link
PASADENA, Calif. — When director Josh Safdie first approached him to help with “Marty Supreme,” Diego Schaaf genuinely couldn’t “put a face to the name” of the film’s star, he said. “Do you know who Timothée Chalamet is?” Schaaf wrote in a text to his 20-year-old niece. “We’re going to be working on a movie … Read more