2018 US OPEN Expert Picks — Champions, Dark Horses, Busts,Top Americans
The draws are out and our picks are in—here’s who we think will succeed, surprise and stumble at the 2018 US Open.
Tournaments
Roger Federer defies age year after year
This year the lawns of Wimbledon will be generating their usual tingles of expectation across the sporting world and wider world.
2018 is the second year when the Wimbledon Diary has been slightly different, this is the second year there have been three weeks between the end of the French Open and the start of Wimbledon.
Wimbledon 2018 Preview Roundtable: Predictions, Dark Horses, More
With the Wimbledon set to kick off on Sunday at the All England Club, SI’s tennis experts and writers Jon Wertheim, Stanley Kay, Jamie Lisanti and Daniel Rapaport discuss this year’s top storylines and predict the winners.
Wimbledon 2018: Deaf player Lee Duck-hee aiming to qualify
By Sonia Oxley
BBC Sport
Imagine the “thwack” of the racquet hitting the ball, the line judge calling “out”, the umpire declaring “deuce” and the crowd clapping and cheering.
And now imagine being a professional tennis player and not hearing any of it.
That is the reality for South Korean player Lee Duck-hee, who is deaf and is hoping to qualify for the main draw at next week’s Wimbledon.
“I’m very proud of myself as being the only deaf professional tennis player in the world at the moment,” the 20-year-old told BBC Sport.
Aussie Open previews
Women’s Draw
We haven’t learned too much from the first two weeks of the season. We have seen that Kerber is in good shape. Muguruza isn’t fit. She retired from Brisbane and withdrew from Sydney. Radwanska’s confidence is still on the floor.
US Open winner Stephens has not won a match since she won the title. Will she suddenly find some motivation now that it’s another Grand Slam?
Overall the last 2 weeks have been forgettable. Now for the REAL WTA.