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September 8, 2025
Robert McCoy
What Mysterious Blue Pill Did Trump Take at the U.S. Open?
The president was captured holding a blue tablet between his teeth.
September 27, 2023
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The Politics of Everything
Will Women’s Tennis Cross the Saudi Rubicon?
In recent years, Saudi Arabia has been spending billions on professional sports, buying up players, teams, and leagues worldwide. Is women’s tennis—with its storied history of fighting for equality and social justice—next?
September 9, 2023
Marek Makowski
Why Climate Protesters Are Focusing on Tennis
Human-caused climate change has been around for less time than tennis, but it will leave its scars on the earth for longer than the outlines of our hard courts.
June 22, 2015
Gwyneth Kelly
Every American Golf Course Should Look Like This Year's U.S. Open
September 9, 2011
Steven Hahn
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Declan Hahn
The Surprising Reason for the Decline of American Tennis
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