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The Year of the Sinner
On the awkwardness of Jannik Sinner's incredibly excellent 2024, and saying the quiet part out loud.
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Ben Rothenberg
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Forlán's Foray
Diego Forlán and Vivek Ramaswamy—two men who gained fame in other arenas—were supposed to play professional tennis this week. Only one did.
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Ben Rothenberg
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Nasty Business
At the ATP Finals in Turin, Ilie Năstase gets honored yet again; the ATP should know better.
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Ben Rothenberg
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The Lesser Indoors
As Paris-Bercy bids "adieu," the tennis tours are shuttering their indoor heritage.
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Ben Rothenberg
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At the Challengers, More Middling Than Movie Magic
A trip to Charlottesville shows Hollywood changed little about life on the middle rungs of the tennis ladder.
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Ben Rothenberg
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October 2024

How Saudi Organizers Filled an Empty Tennis Arena: By Paying People to Attend
Uncovering proof of the stagecraft and artifice shaping tennis in Saudi Arabia.
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Ben Rothenberg
In Saudi Arabia, Tennis' "Kings" Bent the Knee
At the Six Kings Slam, The One Who Ruled Them All wasn't swinging a racquet.
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The Hall of Fame Faces Its First (Positive) Test: Maria Sharapova
On Maria Sharapova's unprecedented Hall of Fame candidacy, which will set the framework for subsequent stars saddled with similar shadows.
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Ben Rothenberg
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Best of Three: Sinner-Djokovic, Sabalenka-Zheng, and a China Comeback
Sinner rolls in Shanghai, mirrored again by Sabalenka in Wuhan, and Zheng Qinwen puts Chinese tennis on better footing than ever.
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Ben Rothenberg
How Simona Halep Won Big at CAS
A deep-dive into the 58-page decision that was finally published detailing how Simona Halep won her anti-doping appeal. Is this justice?
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Ben Rothenberg
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Road Rage Season
As the tennis season staggers through China, player behavior is fraying and the public's patience is wearing thin.
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Ben Rothenberg
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Iga Swiatek Makes a Change at the Top
Sometimes being the best isn't good enough, as WTA No. 1 Iga Swiatek decides by parting with longtime coach Tomasz Wiktorowski.
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