(2016) Pete Sampras: Why I won't coach on the pro tour
Tennis great evaluates his successors at the top of the men's game and tells Open Court why he's happy to stay at home.
Serena Williams announces she will 'evolve away from tennis' after upcoming US Open
By Ben Morse
Serena Williams has announced that she will "evolve away from tennis" after this year's US Open to focus on "other things that are important to me."
In an article in Vogue, the 23-time grand slam winner said that, although she will try to win at the US Open, it is time for her to move "in a different direction."
"There comes a time in life when we have to decide to move in a different direction," Williams posted on Instagram with a picture of herself on the cover of Vogue with the title: 'Serena's Farewell...I'm terrible at goodbyes.'
"That time is always hard when you love something so much. My goodness do I enjoy tennis. But now, the countdown has begun. I have to focus on being a mom, my spiritual goals and finally discovering a different, but just exciting Serena. I'm gonna relish these next few weeks."
The announcement comes a day after the 40-year-old won her first singles match in 430 days.
She played her first singles match in over a year at Wimbledon in June, losing to France's Harmony Tan. Afterwards, she hinted that she could play on home soil at the US Open, which begins August 29.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/09..../tennis/serena-willi
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Novak Djokovic targets Pete Sampras' year-end world No. 1 record in Vienna
By George Ramsay
While unable to edge closer to Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in the grand slam leaderboard in the second half of the tennis season, Novak Djokovic is chasing one record that could see him outstrip his rivals.
Djokovic needs to win just two matches at this week's Vienna Open to end the year as world No. 1 for the sixth time, equaling Pete Sampras' record set between 1993 and 1998.
The Serb is currently tied with Federer, Nadal -- whom he lost to in the final of the French Open earlier this month -- and Jimmy Connors on five year-ending No. 1 accolades, securing them in 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2018.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/27..../tennis/novak-djokov
