Billie Jean King retired from playing tennis in 1983, after a storied career that included securing equal pay for women’s tennis players and winning 12 Grand Slam singles titles. Since, she’s remained deeply involved in the sport, serving as an ambassador of sorts for tennis and women’s athletics…
Read MoreWhile most 19-year-olds are gearing up for their sophomore year at college during the last weeks of August, Coco Gauff is getting ready to play her fifth U.S. Open. Gauff, currently the youngest women’s player ranked in the top 30, has been a star of American tennis ever…
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Read MoreAfter Serena Williams announced she would be retiring from tennis to focus on her family and business ventures, her husband, Alexis Ohanian shared, “I’m so happy she wrote that piece. It came out so well and I have a feeling she’s going to be hearing about it for…
Read MoreSerena Williams and Alexis Ohanian’s family just got bigger! The couple welcomed their second child, a baby girl named Adira, on August 22. Ohanian confirmed the name and date in an Instagram post showing a portrait of the family of four today. “Welcome, Adira River Ohanian,” he wrote…
Read MoreThe 2023 U.S. Open is going to be one to watch. On the men’s side, last year’s champion Carlos Alcaraz looking to defend his title, whereas Novak Djokovic is looking for elusive Grand Slam no. 24. On the women’s side, there are so many title contenders—including world no.…
Read MoreThere’s nothing better than ending your summer at the U.S. Open. The annual tennis tournament, which takes place at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, is a major scene. Just like the British royals are guaranteed to show up at Wimbledon, the U.S.…
Read MoreNew York has always had a star-studded restaurant scene, so it’s hardly a surprise that when it comes to the city’s premiere sporting events, mediocre hot dogs and neon-orange nachos just don’t cut it. For years, the US Open has been gaining culinary cred, and this year, America’s…
Read MoreAristotle Onassis’s iconic yacht, the “Christina O”—a favorite haunt of midcentury luminaries, including Winston Churchill, John Wayne, and Marilyn Monroe—can now be yours for a week. Charter company Morley Yachts has made the ship available to charter, for a mere €740,000 a week ($814,133) during the high season.…
Read MoreThe Women’s World Cup is underway in Australia and New Zealand! It is the biggest-ever edition of the tournament—the field expanded from 24 teams to 32 teams—it’s an exciting time for women’s soccer. It’s also the first time the tournament will have two host nations. While the U.S.…
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