Articles filed under Tennis
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Former Naperville Central tennis ace set to make history with the IlliniJun 17, 2026 6:48 pm - Naperville Central High School graduate Elizabeth Lumpkin Robinson was hired Wednesday as the new head coach of the University of Illinois women’s tennis program.
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Serena and Venus Williams to play doubles together at Wimbledon with a combined age of 90Jun 16, 2026 2:50 pm - Even at a combined age of 90, opponents should still be wary of facing the Williams sisters at Wimbledon. Serena and Venus Williams won a combined 21 titles on the storie...
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Serena returns: Williams makes a winning comeback in doubles at Queen's Club with MbokoJun 09, 2026 2:37 pm - LONDON — After nearly four years away from professional tennis, Serena Williams made a winning return at Queen’s Club on Tuesday. The 44-year-old Williams showed she stil...
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Alexander Zverev wins the French Open to finally earn a 1st Grand Slam titleJun 07, 2026 2:43 pm - PARIS — Alexander Zverev is no longer one of the best players never to win a major title. He’s finally a Grand Slam champion. In his fourth major final, Zverev beat Flavi...
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Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva wins French Open to claim first Grand Slam tennis titleJun 06, 2026 3:56 pm - Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva was already a tennis phenom at age 15.At 19 she’s a Grand Slam champion.
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Zverev beats Mensik in French Open semifinals and nears elusive Grand Slam titleJun 05, 2026 5:51 pm - Jannik Sinner lost early. Carlos Alcaraz withdrew due to injury. The pressure has been on Alexander Zverev to finally win an elusive Grand Slam title, and now the second-seeded German is only one victory away from raising the French Open trophy.
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Sipping tea fuels Polish qualifier Chwalinska’s run to French Open final against teenager AndreevaJun 04, 2026 6:18 pm - Sipping tea every night is working wonders for Maja Chwalinska. The Polish player became just the second qualifier to reach a Grand Slam singles final in the Open Era when she beat Diana Shnaider of Russia 7-6 (4), 6-4 on Thursday.
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Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka goes out of the French Open after quarterfinal defeat to Diana ShnaiderJun 03, 2026 10:10 am - Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka wasted a lead of a set and two breaks to lose 3-6, 7-5, 6-0 to Diana Shnaider in the French Open quarterfinals on Wednesday.
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Andreeva and Kostyuk set up Russia-Ukraine clash in French Open semis. Mensik ends Fonseca's runJun 02, 2026 6:06 pm - PARIS — Marta Kostyuk, the best player on clay this season and a vocal supporter of Ukraine amid the war with Russia, will play her first major semifinal at the French Op...
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Aryna Sabalenka ends Naomi Osaka's fashion show in Paris and advances to French Open quarterfinalsJun 01, 2026 8:16 pm - PARIS — Naomi Osaka may have had the edge in the fashion contest. In the tennis department, though, top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka was the winner. Sabalenka beat Osaka 7-5, 6...