More people are playing tennis in America than ever before. A record 27.3 million people picked up a racket at least once last year, up by 1.6 million from 2024 and representing a growth of 54 percent ...

Muchova is in red-hot form in Doha, having so far defeated Jaqueline Cristian and Tereza Valentova without dropping a set. In her Round of 16 encounter against former No. 1 Karolina Pliskova, the ...

DOHA, Qatar—Karolina Pliskova was eager to temper expectations around her 2026 comeback when she made her return at the Australian Open. But those expectations are starting to grow a month later at ...

Growing up in Soviet-era and sparsely populated Opole, Poland, actress Karolina Wydra recalls a childhood of paucity when it came to recreation: There simply wasn’t much to do in her small village — ...

Welcome to the Australian Open briefing, where The Athletic will explain the stories behind the stories on each day of the tournament. On Day 7, the Melbourne weather defined the day, a legend said ...

Michael Block is a 14 time GLAM Award nominated writer, producer, and host of the podcast Block Talk. Throughout his time in the entertainment industry, he has worked on and off Broadway as a stage ...

Karolina Pliskova is making a comeback, and the tennis world's former No. 1-ranked woman is at the Australian Open and doing it the hard way. Plíšková is coming off surgery on her left ankle following ...

Novak Djokovic continued his dominant run at the Australian Open, securing a 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 victory over Francesco Maestrelli to advance to the third round. The win marked Djokovic’s 399th Grand Slam ...