NEW YORK — Taylor Fritz got choked up when it hit him that he had reached the U.S. Open final. His explanation: “I cry at happy endings of movies and not at sad stuff. That’s kind of just how I am.” Imagine what the 26-year-old Californian’s reaction would be if he actually were to take … Read more
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK — Top-seeded Jannik Sinner reached the U.S. Open quarterfinals by shaking off a slow start and coming through in the clutch at the end of tiebreakers that decided the first two sets, then pulling away to get past No. 14 Tommy Paul, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (5), 6-1, … Read more
There are approximately twenty-three million tennis players in China and exactly one Olympic gold medallist in singles, Qinwen Zheng. She has a nickname, Queenwen, which either is a lazy play on her name or tells you something. I suspect it tells you something. At the Paris Olympics she won her first-round match, against Sara Errani, … Read more
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK — The chant rang out in cavernous Arthur Ashe Stadium on Monday at the U.S. Open before Coco Gauff’s first service game of her first match of her first Grand Slam tournament as a defending champion: “Here we go, Coco! Here we go!” Coming to Flushing Meadows … Read more
Elegant snacks at the Pebble Beach Food and Wine event. Courtesy Pebble Beach Food and Wine After four years, the extravagant Pebble Beach Food & Wine festival returns in April. Dormant since 2020, the elegant culinary spectacle returns to the California seaside town for four days, featuring influential and world-famous chefs from across the country. … Read more
