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Coco Gauff is proof that tennis is wack without Black womenThey used to not want Althea Gibson’s “kind” around. Now we don’t know where tennis would be without them. That’s how you ace an opportunity....

Sports serving as a weekly reminder that racism is thrivingIt’s easy to disregard and move past Sloane Stephens’ comments about the worsening racial abuse that’s directed her way on social media. Sports and racism go hand-in-hand, with a new story of prejudice seemingly weekly. The world’s never short on assholes, and this is basically a reminder to not be ...

Can anyone fill the void left by Serena Williams and now Ash Barty?Ash Barty’s retirement from professional tennis was a blunt instrument between the eyes of the WTA community. Barty was coupled with Naomi Osaka as the future of women’s tennis. At 25, she was coming into her own after winning the Australian Open in January, Wimbledon in 2021 and the 2019 French Ope...

What if Serena Williams did what Alexander Zverev did?

Before this week, for most sports fans, German tennis player Alexander Zverev’s name didn’t ring a bell. Others likely remember the domestic abuse allegations levied against him before the 2021 U.S. Open. But now, everyone should be aware as a recent video showed him cursing out an umpire and smashi...

What The Hell Are These Questions From The French Open Pressers?

Today at the French Open, No. 7 seed Sloane Stephens lost her quarterfinal match. She went to press after, only to field this question, as noted by tennis writer Ben Rothenberg:...

Sloane Stephens Feuds With Opponent: "Fucking Bitch Tried To Hit Me"

In the very first round of the China Open on Sunday, a new baby beef was slapped on the grill. Down 2-5 on return in the second set against Sloane Stephens, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova called for the physio to treat her right shoulder. The timing of that request—down two breaks, with the set on the opp...

Simona Halep Won The French Open By Remembering How She Lost It

Simona Halep, by age 26—something like the physical prime in modern tennis—had it all, almost. There was still a void at the center of everything. It wasn’t money: She’s made over $26 million in her career and played this French Open in full swoosh gear, hinting at a recent off-court windfall. It wa...

Sloane Stephens's Slump Is Over, Now Can She Win Miami?

Sloane Stephens is in her first final, at the Miami Open, since winning the U.S. Open last summer. That’s especially significant, considering this tournament is the first time she’s strung together more than two wins in a row since that grand slam victory. (She won two and only two rounds at Acapul...

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What's Up With Sloane Stephens?

Last summer Sloane Stephens won the U.S. Open for her first Grand Slam title. Since then, she’s lost every single match she’s played....

by Laura Wagner|

|Fri Jan 12 2018

Sloane Stephens Dominates Madison Keys To Win U.S. Open Women's Final

After doing the damn thing against Venus Williams in the semifinal, Sloane Stephens crushed Madison Keys 6-3, 6-0 this afternoon to win the U.S. Open Women’s Final, her first Grand Slam victory....

by Chris Thompson|

|Sat Sep 09 2017

Sloane Stephens Knows What She Has To Do

QUEENS, N.Y.—It was after 10 p.m. in interview room one, in the basement of Arthur Ashe stadium, and Sloane Stephens was dutifully answering questions about her three-set U.S. Open semifinal win over Venus Williams. The press conference would go longer than usual, a PR guy said, because there would ...

by Laura Wagner|

|Fri Sep 08 2017

Sloane Stephens Did The Damn Thing

After the first set, Sloane Stephens’s U.S. Open semifinal against Venus Williams looked like it was going to be easy. She won smoothly, 6-1, in just 24 minutes. With 17 unforced errors, Williams was all over the place. This looked like it would be over soon. ...

by Emma Baccellieri|

|Fri Sep 08 2017

The U.S. Open Women's Semifinals Will Be All-American

For the first time since 1985, a major event will feature an all-American women’s semifinal. ...

by Emma Baccellieri|

|Thu Sep 07 2017

Root For Sloane Stephens

CoCo Vandeweghe, Madison Keys, Venus Williams, Sloane Stephens: Half of the remaining players in the U.S. Open are Americans, and as the draw is set up, it could be an all-American semifinal on Thursday. You should root for Sloane Stephens. ...

by Laura Wagner|

|Tue Sep 05 2017

Sloane Stephens Upsets Venus Williams In First Round Of French Open

40th-ranked Sloane Stephens upset 15-seed Venus Williams 7-6, 6-1 in their first round match at the French Open on Monday. ...

by Rohan Nadkarni|

|Mon May 25 2015

Sloane Stephens, in the weakest draw of the tournament, was knocked out by 96th-seeded Johanna Larsson in the second round of the U.S. Open. [SI.com] ...

by Rohan Nadkarni|

|Wed Aug 27 2014

After Being Scandalously Interesting, Sloane Stephens Opts To Get Dull

Why do athletes give the worst quotes in the world? Because at a young age they learn the hard way that it's not at all worth it to say interesting things to a reporter. ...

by John Koblin|

|Tue May 14 2013

So, Sloane Stephens And Serena Williams Really Aren't Friends

Back in January, before 19-year-old Sloane Stephens upset Serena Williams in the quarterfinals at the Australian Open, we went through the dumbest possible pre-match story: the fake mentorship narrative. ...

by John Koblin|

|Mon May 06 2013

Can Anyone Think Of Another Reason Sloane Stephens Is Considered Serena Williams's "Protégé"?

This evening, Serena Williams plays 19-year-old American phenom Sloane Stephens in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open. The two played for the first time just three weeks ago in Brisbane, when No. 3 Williams cruised past No. 25 Stephens, 6-4, 6-3. But tonight's match has something of a differen...

by Emma Carmichael|

|Mon Jun 17 2013

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