Tennis
Culture
In a revealing essay and photo spread, Serena Williams confesses how hurt she was by the last US Open
The focus of Serena’s comeback has been her physical conditioning, but in a vulnerable personal essay, she says her mental state needed similar work
Sports
Coco Gauff and family following familiar path to greatness
The teen tennis sensation is winning at Wimbledon using Williams’ blueprint
Sports
Black girl magic at Wimbledon: Teen advances to third round
Coco Gauff is among group of younger black players we’d better watch out for
Sports
Frances Tiafoe: The story behind tennis’ unlikely hero
How the son of African immigrants became the future face of American tennis
Sports
Another win for Serena: She’s the new face of Wheaties cereal
Williams becomes second women’s tennis player on cereal box, after Althea Gibson
Sports
The One and Only Naomi Osaka
She’s a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside a blistering forehand: For all her growing fame, the world’s No. 1 remains tough to define—just the way she likes it.
Culture
Sundance report: An Arthur Ashe virtual reality experience makes his historic 1968 victory real
The director also creates a virtual alternative to the controversial ‘Green Book’
Sports
Naomi Osaka appears whitewashed in ad campaign for sponsor Nissin Foods
‘I’ve talked to them. They’ve apologized,’ says Osaka
The Uplift
James Blake is now an author, an activist and back in tennis — as a tournament director
He reflects on his encounters with police and when he’ll have ‘The Talk’ with his young daughters