James Hansen
Senior Tennis Editor at The Athletic
Senior Editor, 🎾 @TheAthletic • Previous editing and writing in The Drift, Dirt, Vittles, Bon Appétit, Eater London • He/him
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2 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | James Hansen
Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the Italian Open, tournament organizers confirmed April 29. Djokovic, who has said his only goal for this clay-court season is the French Open in Paris, is now unlikely to play a competitive match before it begins in late May. The world No. 5 lost his most recent match, at the Madrid Open, to Italy's Matteo Arnaldi. It was his fourth opening-match defeat in 2025, and in a post-match news conference he described the "new reality" he faces on the tennis circuit.
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3 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | James Hansen
Jelena Ostapenko powered past world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka Monday to win the Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany. In a contest between two of the best linear ballstrikers on the WTA Tour, Ostapenko outmaneuvered Sabalenka as well as outhitting her, squeaking through a tight first set before steaming away with the second in a 6-4, 6-1 triumph.
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3 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | James Hansen
Holger Rune physically outlasted Carlos Alcaraz at the ATP 500 Barcelona Open in Spain to win his first title since 2023, with a victory that sees him return to the top 10 of the rankings. Alcaraz, who was top seed and had eased through to the final after winning the Monte Carlo Masters the previous weekend, struggled with an injury to what he said was his right psoas muscle from early in the second set.
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3 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | James Hansen
Amelie Mauresmo, the tournament director of the French Open, has announced a ceremony to honor Rafael Nadal at this year's event. In a news conference ahead of the 2025 Roland Garos, Mauresmo confirmed Thursday that a tribute to Nadal will take place on Court Philippe-Chatrier on Sunday, May 25 - the opening day of the tournament. Nadal, who retired from tennis last year, won the French Open men's singles title 14 times, had a singles win-loss record of 112-4 and a win percentage of 96.5 percent.
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4 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | James Hansen
Serena Williams has said that she doesn't know if she regrets her decision to join Los Angeles rapper Kendrick Lamar on stage for his Super Bowl LIX halftime show in New Orleans. Television cameras twice cut to Williams Crip Walking during Lamar's February performance of "Not Like Us," in a reprise of her dance on Wimbledon's Centre Court at the London 2012 Olympics.
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