United States Open (Tennis)

August 30, 2023

Morgan Riddle Is the Most Famous Woman in Men’s Tennis

Morgan Riddle was being watched. Outside the grandstand, while she idled beneath the summer sun, a passer-by stopped, turned and pointed a phone at her, then […]
August 29, 2023

What Katie Couric, Anna Wintour and Danny DeVito Wore to a U.S. Open Gala

The U.S.T.A. Foundation hosted a gala, and John McEnroe held a tournament to raise money for tennis scholarships and community programs. On Monday evening, the first […]
September 13, 2022

Pink and Polarizing: The New Tennis Shirt

Frances Tiafoe and others at the U.S. Open wore a Nike outfit that spurred a colorful conversation online. Frances Tiafoe sweats a lot. The 24-year-old American […]
September 5, 2022

Tending to Grass, and to Grief, on a Tennis Court in Iowa

Mark Kuhn is hunched over, one knee on the ground, pulling dandelions from an otherwise immaculate lawn. With a small, serrated blade, he carefully carves tiny […]
September 2, 2022

The Mother of Serena and Venus Williams, Oracene Price, Is a Force All Her Own

The mother of Serena and Venus Williams has always been a beacon of calm and grace on the sidelines — even now, in what may be […]
August 29, 2022

Serena Williams’s Fashion Smash

When Serena Williams steps out onto the hard courts of the U.S. Open on Monday for what may be her last tournament, she will do so […]
July 7, 2017

Open Thread: Open Thread: This Week in Style News

Each week, the Open Thread newsletter will offer a look from across The New York Times at the forces that shape the dress codes we share, […]
September 6, 2016

On the Runway: Neon Makes a Point at the U.S. Open

Vanessa Friedman ON THE RUNWAY Blame it on its proximity to New York Fashion Week, which officially starts on Thursday (unofficially, it starts on Wednesday), but […]
August 27, 2016

Venus Williams, Off the Court

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Venus Williams’s ability to get around a tennis court quickly is well known. She is 6-foot-1 and nearly can get from […]
August 27, 2016

Venus Williams Gave Me a Tennis Lesson

“Katie, I am noting your split step isn’t happening.” Those words set into motion the best tennis lesson I’ve ever received. It was from Venus Williams. […]