Matthew Futterman
Tennis Writer at The Athletic
Sports journalist, occasional marathoner, skeptic
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1 week ago |
nytimes.com | Matthew Futterman
There are few things Americans love more than a single-elimination knockout tournament. March Madness. The NFL playoffs. The Indiana High School Athletic Association basketball tournaments. All are beloved institutions. The U.S. Tennis Association (USTA) loves them so much that it decided to have not one, but two. American winners of the NCAA tennis singles competitions have long received a wild card entry into the U.S. Open.
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2 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | Matthew Futterman
A pretty weird thing has been happening these days at the races on the top professional triathlon circuit. Coming out of the water, the big cheers aren't for the frontrunners. The roars come loud for the guy who's almost always in last place after the first leg of the swim-bike-run. That would be Sam Long, a Colorado native who lives and trains in Arizona and, in most races, struggles with competing as an amphibian.
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2 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | Matthew Futterman
ROLAND GARROS, PARIS - After Carlos Alcaraz's last miracle shot had whizzed past him, and the most painful thing that can happen to a tennis player had really happened, Jannik Sinner sat on his chair with his head bent between his knees, rocking back and forth, wondering how the French Open final had possibly gone this way. A month ago, he'd reappeared after a three-month anti-doping suspension, unsure of what his tennis might look like after the layoff.
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2 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | Matthew Futterman
ROLAND GARROS, PARIS - Carlos Alcaraz beat Jannik Sinner 4-6, 6-7(4), 6-4, 7-6(3), 7-6(2) in the French Open final at Roland Garros Sunday. The No. 2 seed prevailed over the No. 1 seed in an intense, fast-paced match that turned into a tennis psychodrama as it stretched into its sixth hour and evening fell across the Paris clay.
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2 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | Matthew Futterman
ROLAND GARROS, PARIS - When it happens twice, it's not an accident. Coco Gauff is on her way. Nearly two years after after her breakthrough win at the 2023 U.S. Open, Gauff staged a stirring comeback against the world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka at the French Open, to capture her second Grand Slam title 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-4.
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Jannik Sinner is going to be just fine. @TheAthletic Jannik Sinner’s French Open final defeat and how to turn a loss into progress https://t.co/kKTVnyseUr
Coco did one of the scariest things an athlete can do. She changed. And then she won again. @TheAthletic Coco Gauff’s French Open title and a journey into the tennis unknown https://t.co/shrDd9Pbzz
Sinner wins the battle between the best and the greatest over Novak. @TheAthletic. https://t.co/fVfG5BH5Jj