Serena Williams’ claims of sexism in the US Open final have been backed by the governing body of women’s tennis.
WTA chief executive Steve Simon said the umpire showed Williams a different level of tolerance of Saturday’s outbursts than if she had been a man.
The draws are out and our picks are in—here’s who we think will succeed, surprise and stumble at the 2018 US Open.
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.
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.
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.