Tag: Flushing (Queens, NY)

How Coco Gauff Embodies the Biggest Story in Sports

What perfect timing. That thought flashed through my mind as I sat courtside at Arthur Ashe Stadium last week, watching Coco Gauff poleax the backhand passing shot that sealed the U.S. Open and her first Grand Slam title. My thoughts were as much about the in-sync way Gauff struck that last ball as how the […]

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At the U.S. Open, Coco Gauff and Company Stake Their Claim

Led by Coco Gauff and a cast of charismatic upstarts, tennis hit a sweet spot at this year’s U.S. Open with a diverse blend of old and right now, signaling the game is freshly and firmly energized as it enters a new era. No Serena Williams. No Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal. No problem. True […]

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At the U.S. Open, Stifling Heat Causes Some Players to Lose Their Cool

In most years, there is a very specific climate pattern at the U.S. Open. The tournament starts at the end of the dog days of August, in the lingering heat and humidity of a New York summer. By the final matches, at the end of the first full week of September, it’s a good idea […]

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