The world’s best tennis players say something mysterious is going on with their balls

One of my favorite recent cultural acquisitions from the global mixing bowl of the professional tennis circuit is a Russian maxim about whining: “A bad dancer will even blame his balls for getting in the way.” On the tennis tours lately, it’s been many of the world’s very best tennis players complaining about tennis ba

British number one Katie Boulter worried the smell could be a ‘distraction’ but compatriot Fran Jones laughed off the issue

Aroma wafts over practice courts from nearby park Katie Boulter: ‘I’ve experienced it. I’m not a huge fan’ Britain’s US Open hopefuls thought they had put the grass behind them when Wimbledon finished, but the smell of it is all around Flushing Meadows and they are not happy about it. Marijuana is legal for adults in

From ecstasy to devastation to disbelief, the high stakes of qualifying create a cauldron of the emotions that define the sport.