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US Open 2024: Even the players aren't sure who will be at their best on New York's hard courts
Read full article: US Open 2024: Even the players aren't sure who will be at their best on New York's hard courtsTennis fans who can’t decide which players have the best shot at doing well at the U.S. Open aren't the only ones.
British wild-card Jack Draper wins again at Queen's Club
Read full article: British wild-card Jack Draper wins again at Queen's ClubWild-card entry Jack Draper pulled off another surprising win at The Queen’s Club grass-court tournament, topping Kazakhstan’s Alexander Bublik 7-6 (5), 7-6 (0) in a second-round matchup.
Original 9, Hewitt in Tennis Hall of Fame’s Class of 2021
Read full article: Original 9, Hewitt in Tennis Hall of Fame’s Class of 2021(AP Photo/Mic Smith, File)Billie Jean King and the other members of the Original 9 who laid the groundwork for the women’s professional tour are the first group elected together to the International Tennis Hall of Fame, joining Lleyton Hewitt and Dennis Van der Meer in the Class of 2021. In results announced Wednesday, Hewitt was the only one of five nominees in the Player Category who was voted in. “I guess you could say we were women’s tennis suffragettes, in a way," Pigeon said. On Sept. 23, 1970, they all signed $1 contracts with World Tennis Magazine publisher Gladys Heldman to participate in the first women-only tennis tournament. 3, that women would finally be able to make a living playing professional tennis.