King becomes first female athlete to be awarded Congressional Gold Medal
Billie Jean King has been awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, the United States Tennis Association said on Friday.
Billie Jean King has been awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, the United States Tennis Association said on Friday.
The U.S. Open was set to get underway on Monday at Flushing Meadows where defending champions Novak Djokovic and Coco Gauff are headlining a star-studded start to year’s final Grand Slam.
An inspired Barbora Krejcikova etched her name onto Wimbledon’s famed honours board after she survived a stirring fightback from Jasmine Paolini in the final on Saturday.
It took some searching, but Carlos Alcaraz finally found his A-game to reach his second straight Wimbledon final.
Seventh seed Jasmine Paolini became the first Italian woman to reach the Wimbledon final after defeating Croatian Donna Vekic in the longest women’s semi-final at the All England Club.
Donna Vekic nearly quit tennis following knee surgery three years ago but finds herself in a first Grand Slam semi-final on her 43rd main draw appearance.
World number one Novak Djokovic was stunned by lucky loser Luca Nardi in the third round of Indian Wells.
A stunned Novak Djokovic said his performance in the loss to Jannik Sinner in Friday’s Australian Open semi-final was one of the worst he had produced.