SPORTS March 10, 2021 No fans? Some? A mix? Odd sights, sounds of pandemic sports Sports amid the pandemic became a whole different sort of spectacle, especially when it came to spectators — often with zero, sometimes with some and, in at least one instance at a Grand Slam tennis tournament, starting a match with fans in the seats yet finishing it with none present.
Tennis March 8, 2021 Djokovic breaks Federer's record for most weeks as ATP No. 1 Novak Djokovic surpassed Roger Federer for the most weeks at No. 1 in the ATP rankings on Monday.
Tennis March 8, 2021 Serena Williams backs Meghan Markle, jabs media after Oprah Winfrey interview Serena Williams expressed her support for Meghan Markle as the Duchess of Sussex and her husband, Prince Harry, revealed a multitude of turmoil in the royal family.
Tennis March 8, 2021 Tauson beats Golubic to win Lyon Open and a 1st career title Danish teenager Clara Tauson clinched her first career title in style, beating Viktorija Golubic 6-4, 6-1 on Sunday to win the Lyon Open without dropping a set after coming through two qualifying rounds.
Tennis March 7, 2021 'I was down': Federer had hard time before 2nd knee surgery Roger Federer never seriously contemplated retirement while he was away from the tennis tour for more than a year. He did have a hard time dealing with the need for a repeat operation on his bad right knee, though.
Tennis March 4, 2021 Everyman's everyman, who faced Federer at Wimbledon, retires Marcus Willis, the Everyman’s everyman who was ranked 772nd when he faced Roger Federer at Wimbledon in 2016, is ending his playing career and will focus on coaching tennis to help kids learn “that anyone can live the dream.”
Tennis March 1, 2021 Federer out of Miami Open; will train to 'work his way back' Roger Federer is withdrawing from this month's Miami Open so he can spend extra time preparing to “work his way back out on tour,” his agent told The Associated Press on Monday.
Tennis March 1, 2021 Djokovic ties Federer in weeks at No. 1; Gauff up to No. 38 Novak Djokovic is gaining on Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in the Grand Slam standings, and he’s already caught Federer in another significant statistic: As of Monday, Djokovic has been No. 1 in the ATP rankings for a total of 310 weeks.
Tennis February 25, 2021 Citing bad back, Rafael Nadal out of Rotterdam tournament Rafael Nadal pulled out of next week's hard-court tournament at Rotterdam, Netherlands, because of the bad back that bothered him during the Australian Open.
Tennis February 22, 2021 Osaka back to No. 2; Medvedev No. 3; Karatsev jumps 72 spots Naomi Osaka's Australian Open championship moved her up one spot to No. 2 in the WTA rankings Monday, while men's finalist Daniil Medvedev rose to a career-best No. 3 behind winner Novak Djokovic on the ATP list.
