If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Just two men remain in the Wimbledon men’s singles tournament: world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz and reigning Wimbledon champion, No. 2 Novak Djokovic. Djokovic — who holds the …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The weather is getting warmer and the days are getting longer, which can only mean one thing: summer is on the horizon. Sacred traditions like barbecues, beach trips, …
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Alex Gibney, perhaps the world’s most prolific documentary filmmaker at the moment, has an obsession with power — and hubris. He’s taken on everyone from corrupt corporate execs (Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room) and the Church of Scientology (Going Clear) to Theranos grifter Elizabeth Holmes (The Inventor) and …
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An early scene in Boom! Boom! The World vs. Boris Becker, a new two-part documentary about the German tennis great who famously won Wimbledon at the age of 17 before going down like the Hindenburg, encapsulates what’s made the athlete such a controversial figure. Ion Tiriac, a Romanian businessman who …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. He may have fallen just short of the title at the recent Miami Open, but American tennis star Taylor Fritz says he’s focused on the big picture as …
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Tennis players from Russia and Belarus will be allowed to compete at Wimbledon 2023 as neutrals after being fully banned from the tournament last year following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. As neutrals, Russian and Belarusian athletes won’t have flags shown next to their names, nor will their national anthems be …
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Novak Djokovic, the top-ranked men’s tennis player, will miss another U.S. tournament next week — this time the Miami Open — after officials denied him a vaccination exemption. Over a year after the unvaccinated tennis star was forced to miss the 2022 Australian Open — and months after he withdrew …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Tennis fans around the world will be glued to their screens Friday when Roger Federer plays the last professional tennis match of his storied career at the 2022 …
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Roger Federer, one of the greatest tennis players of all time with 20 Grand Slam titles to his name, and still the holder of a record 237-straight weeks ranked Number One, has announced his professional retirement. Federer revealed his decision Thursday in a note on social media. Noting the challenges …
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Serena Williams wasn’t expected to win the Grand Slam title at the 2022 U.S. Open. Far from it. She turns 41 later this month, and recently announced her plans to retire from tennis to focus on her family and business pursuits. She’s been dogged by an injury that took her …
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