Well folks, it’s the last day of the year and what a crazy year it has been. Two teams found themselves on the wrong end of a blowout to Georgia, the United States Women’s Soccer Team produced its worst ever performance at the World Cup, the Texas Rangers won their first ever World Series title, …
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Will Novak Djokovic Ever Get The Recognition He Deserves?
How does one define who gets to be called the greatest player of all time? That is the million dollar question in sports and it often comes with a level of subjectivity. There are names that stick out for obvious reasons. In basketball, Michael Jordan sits towards the top. In Hockey, there’s Wayne Gretzky. Football …
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Covid-19 Vaccine Mandate For Foreign Travelers To Expire May 11th; Opens The Door For Novak Djokovic’s Return To The United States
Well, it’s finally happening. The Biden Administration is making plans to lift the Covid-19 vaccine mandate travel ban that had been in place since late 2021, as part of the final stages of phasing out of the COVID emergency in the United States, according to a report from the online media publication OutKick late Monday. …
2022: Iga Swiatek’s Record-Setting Year
The 2022 WTA season was a tremendous one to witness. It featured former world number one Ash Barty claim the Australian Open title, the emergence of Ons Jabeur who had made it to the final of two majors, and the retirement of tennis legend Serena Williams. However, the most exciting part of the season was …
Serena Williams
Serena Williams is an American professional tennis player. She’s 40 years-old. She has competed on the WTA Tour since 1995. She has won 23 major singles titles in her career. She has 4 Olympic Gold Medals. She has competed for the United States Fed Cup Team. Serena has an older sister Venus who is also …
Bianca Andreescu
Bianca Andreescu beat Serena Williams in the 2019 U.S. Open. This was a monumental win for her. She became the first Canadian to win a Grand Slam and the first player born in the year 2000 or later to do so. She also became the first tennis player to win a Grand Slam in her …
U.S. Open 2019
At prime time, under the lights, at Arthur Ashe Stadium, Bianca Andreescu will face Serena Williams in the U.S. Open final. Will it be Serena with her 24th Grand Slam title, tying Margaret Court for the most all-time, or will it be the 19 year-old Canadian star winning her first Grand Slam title? Bianca is …
Andy Murray
This British tennis player is a two time Wimbledon champion (2013, 2016) and a U.S. Open champion in 2012. He’s also made it to the final in the French Open (2016) and Australian Open (2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016). The former world number one, and ATP Tours champion (2016), has won a total of 663 …
Karolína Plíšková
At 6 foot 1, Karolína Plíšková has had intermittent success in her singles career with 505 match wins and semi-final appearances in the 2017 French Open and 2019 Australian Open. her best result came in 2016 when she was a finalist in the U.S. Open. She’s teammates with fellow 6 foot tall tennis player Petra …
Simona Halep
This Romanian tennis player at 5 foot 6 proved that being tall doesn’t always translate to success. She has won the French Open in 2018 and Wimbledon in 2019, runner-up in the 2018 Australian Open, and a semi-final appearance in the 2015 U.S. Open. thus far, Halep has won 486 matches and amassed more than …
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