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Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula reached the top of the doubles rankings together but they have now decided to end their partnership for the rest of the season

Coco Gauff confirms reason she will no longer play doubles with Jessica Pegula

Cincinnati, OH

Iga Swiatek has described the tennis calendar as “probably the toughest one in sports” and declared it is “scary” that the schedule is “getting more crazy every year.”. The world No 1 also discussed the need to reset after a “pretty stressful” Paris Olympics experience...

Iga Swiatek makes ‘scary’ admission as she highlights concerning tennis issue

No country has thrived in tennis as much as the United States. As well as being home to one of the four Grand Slam tournaments, the nation plays host to countless tournaments – and has produced some of the best tennis players of all time. With the Cincinnati Open...

The 9 greatest US female tennis players of the Open Era – ranked!

The WTA Cincinnati Open will have another interesting day of tennis with 14 second-round matches being played. Jasmine Paolini, the #5 seed, and Olympic champion, Qinwen Zheng are in action. As always, we here at LWOT will offer our predictions for every match on the slate for Day 3. But who will advance to the next round?

WTA Cincinnati Day 3 Predictions Including Jasmine Paolini vs Anastasia Potapova

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Herbie J Pilato

In the mid-1970s, Good Timesmade a star of actor/comedian Jimmy 'JJ'/'Dynomite' Walker. However, behind the scenes, the tension between the stars was relatively challenging. According to what Jimmie Walker once relayed, most of the show's cast rarely had any interaction behind the camera. Walker didn't recall having any conversations with actress Esther Rolle, who played his TV mother, Florida Evans, or actor John Amos, who played James Evans, his TV mother.

Actor/Comedian Jimmie "JJ" Walker Behind the Scenes of TV's 'Good Times' in the 1970s

San Francisco, CA

Trade talks have reportedly slowed as receiver Brandon Aiyuk continues his hold-in with the 49ers. With it again looking more like Aiyuk will be with San Francisco for 2024, head coach Kyle Shanahan was asked in his Monday press conference if Aiyuk was taking part in anything on the field — like running routes with the team’s quarterbacks against air.

Kyle Shanahan: I trust Brandon Aiyuk knows what to do to get ready to play

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Djokovic was welcomed as a hero in Serbia

Watch Novak Djokovic's emotional homecoming after winning gold at the Olympics

The USTA announced on Wednesday the men’s singles wild card entrants for the US Open in Flushing Meadows, with some well-known names amongst the recipients. Here we look at those awarded a wild card and share our thoughts. US Open Men’s Wild Cards. Stan Wawrinka. Probably the best-known...

US Open Men’s Singles Wild Cards Announced

New York City, NY

The 2024 season comes to a close with the last major stop on the tennis calendar – the US Open at the Billie Jean King Tennis Center in New York. Up until this point, Carlos Alcaraz captured the French Open and Wimbledon titles while 2024 Miami Open champion, Jannik Sinner, nabbed the Australian Open title at the beginning of the year. On the women’s side, there have been three different champions at the three different slams. However, Jasmine Paolini has been a consistent force in the Grand Slams. She made the finals of both the French Open and Wimbledon and recently won the gold medal at the Paris Olympics in women’s doubles.

US Open Preview: Last Grand Slam of the 2024 Season

Athlon Sports

Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu is now set to receive the bronze medal that was taken away from her and awarded to American star Jordan Chiles during the controversial ending of the floor exercise final at the 2024 Olympics. According to the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee, Barbosu will be ...

Romanian Gymnast Ana Barbosu Set To Receive Bronze Medal Amid Jordan Chiles Issue

A hero’s welcome for a herculean achievement. On Monday evening, Novak Djokovic was front and center for a special homecoming in Belgrade. And rightfully so, after the 24-time major winner brought home one of three gold medals for his nation at the Paris Olympics. Athletes were welcomed at City...

LA 2028 next? Novak Djokovic headlines golden homecoming for Serbian Olympic medalists

Sports Illustrated

The top-ranked American man argued with the chair umpire on the sidelines before they had to replay the point.

Taylor Fritz Baffled by Umpire Stopping Play Mid-Point Due to Electronic Line Mistake

NewsNation

The controversy has led to significant backlash, with Chiles facing abuse on social media.

Patrick McEnroe: Triple bronze solves Jordan Chiles medal dispute

CBS Sports

Chiles was recently stripped of her bronze medal in the 2024 Paris Olympics' floor exercise event

Jordan Chiles controversy: IOC declares Romania can award Ana Barbosu bronze medal while U.S. gymnast appeals

Alex de Minaur is set to return from injury later this month at the US Open, the Australian revealed on social media on Wednesday. The 25-year-old has not competed since Wimbledon in July, when he suffered a hip injury during the closing stages of his fourth-round win against Arthur Fils. De Minaur was forced to withdraw ahead of his quarter-final clash with Novak Djokovic and has since missed the Paris Olympics and ATP Masters 1000 events in Montreal and Cincinnati.

De Minaur set to return at US Open

Everyone in and around the NFL is talking about 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk’s hold in at training camp. Hardly anyone is talking about 49ers offensive tackle Trent Williams’ holdout. While Aiyuk is at training camp but declining to practice, Williams isn’t at camp at all. That makes...

As Brandon Aiyuk’s hold in gets the attention, Trent Williams’ holdout continues

Naomi Osaka says that she is still adjusting to playing tennis following the birth of her daughter last year.

Naomi Osaka says she doesn’t ‘feel like I’m in my body’ since returning from a maternity leave

Americans Caroline Dolehide and Desirae Krawczyk captured their first Hologic WTA Tour title together as a pair on Monday night in Toronto, and it was a big one. The third seeds defeated No.1 seeds Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe in a match tiebreak 7-6(2), 3-6, [10-7] to end the National Bank Open with a U.S. sweep -- following Jessica Pegula's win over Amanda Anisimova in an all-American singles final at the WTA 1000 event.

Dolehide and Krawczyk capture first title together in Toronto

The Independent

Alexei Popyrin has become the first Australian to win an ATP Masters 1000 title in more than 20 years after beating world No 6 Andrey Rublev in the final of the Canadian Open.The 25-year-old won 6-2 6-4 in 90 minutes, to win the third, and by far the biggest, tour title of his career and Australia’s first Masters 1000 title since Lleyton Hewitt won at Indian Wells 21 years ago. Popyrin was ranked 62nd in the world, at the start of the tournament, and beat five top 20 opponents during his run to the final, including Hubert Hurkacz, Ben Shelton...

Alexei Popyrin becomes first Australian to win Masters 1000 title in over two decades

British number one Katie Boulter lost nine games in a row as she was beaten 2-6 6-0 7-5 by Magda Linette in the Cincinnati Open first round. Boulter broke Linette twice in the opening set to take the lead but Poland's world number 43 responded in impressive fashion. Linette dominated...

Boulter knocked out of Cincinnati Open in first round

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Naomi Osaka, fellow past champions Wawrinka, Thiem and Andreescu given U.S. Open wild cards

NEW YORK — Two-time champion Naomi Osaka and fellow past U.S. Open winners Stan Wawrinka, Dominic Thiem and Bianca Andreescu were given wild cards into this...

Naomi Osaka, fellow past champions Wawrinka, Thiem and Andreescu given U.S. Open wild cards

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