
Serena Williams, New York, and the Problem of Soft Power
Discretion is the better part of valor, except when it isn’t.

Men Out of Time: Federer-Djokovic LXVI in Cincinnati
Pondering Roger-Novak LXVI and the passage of time.

Bertens Upsets Halep in Cincinnati
Embed from Getty Images Sports function best in a state of hegemony. Absolute parity in sports makes it hard for fans to get behind a team (or against one), and total dominance has a way of sucking the air out of the room. Rather, that state of having robust rivalries between a few dominant players […]

On Time: A Double Double with Novak and Roger in Cincy
Novak and Roger survive double duty in Cincy.

On Athletes, Expectations, and Fairness
Some thoughts on an athlete’s responsibility to speak up, and, yet again, equal prize money.

French Open 2018: Five Questions We’re Asking
As we look forward to two weeks on the terre battue, the questions that are most on our minds.