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The King of Clay: Rafael Nadal's 14 Roland-Garros Titles
There's a marble plaque near the net on Court Philippe-Chatrier now — Nadal's footprint, the Musketeers' Cup, and the number 14. It took him two decades and 112 wins to earn it.
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The Rules of Melbourne Park — What First-Time Australian Open Visitors Get Wrong
The tournament left grass courts behind in 1988, and the no-outside-alcohol rule is real Victorian law, not just a tournament policy — two things most first-timers get wrong.
Tennis·2 min read
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Why the ATP's Asian Finale Lands in Shanghai
Shanghai didn't win its Masters 1000 tournament by accident — it had already proven it could run one, years before China's tennis boom caught up to match it.
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Equal Pay Started Here — The US Open's 1973 Story
In 1972, Billie Jean King won the US Open and took home less than half of what the men's champion did. A year later, she'd fixed it — and the other three majors didn't catch up for decades.
Tennis·2 min read
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Wimbledon's All-White Rule — and the Fight to Keep It
Wimbledon is the only Grand Slam that still makes players dress head-to-toe in white — a rule that's gotten stricter, not looser, almost every time it's been tested.
Tennis·2 min read
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The 5 Greatest Matches in US Open History
Five matches that turned Flushing Meadows into the loudest room in tennis — a sisters' rivalry decided by four saved set points, a comeback from a stabbing, and a match that didn't end until 2:50 in the morning.
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The Voices You Hear at the US Open Aren't Real — Here's Why
Every "out" call at the US Open since 2022 comes from a machine, not a person. Two hundred and four cameras and a bank of pre-recorded human voices replaced every line judge in the sport's loudest stadium.
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Arthur Ashe — The Man Behind Tennis's Biggest Stadium
Arthur Ashe won the first US Open in 1968 as an amateur soldier, then spent the rest of his life fighting battles that had nothing to do with tennis. The stadium that carries his name opened four years after he died.
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