Relentless Rory McIlroy Shows Killer Instinct, Controls 2014 British Open

HOYLAKE, England — The Open is closed. One moment we had a golf tournament. The next we had a rout. For Rory McIlroy, the next walk across the links of Royal Liverpool will be a coronation march. Six shots in six holes. McIlroy was tied with Rickie Fowler at the 13th tee Saturday in the third round. After the 18th green he was six shots in front. That’s not a finish;... 

Tiger Woods Buzz Is Back in Full Force Despite Doubts at 2014 British Open

HOYLAKE, England — Suddenly, golf is more than a four-letter word. It’s an attraction, a mystery, a sport so significant ESPN is providing live coverage on its website of every shot hit by the man who’s the cause of it all: Tiger Woods. Tiger in the Open Championship—in a major for the first time this year—being held on the course, Royal Liverpool, where he won in... 

Phil Mickelson’s Major Window Looks Shut as British Open Title Defense Begins

HOYLAKE, England—The one admission was unavoidable. “It hasn’t been a very good year,” affirmed Phil Mickelson. Not at all. Not when he missed the cut in the Masters and finished 28th in the U.S. Open. Not when he couldn’t crack the top 10 in any tournament on Tour since August. Here Mickelson sat, with all his endorsement labels, Barclays on the vest sweater,... 

Epic Novak Djokovic-Roger Federer Wimbledon Final Delivers Unforgettable Drama

LONDON — Roger Federer thought it was going to be enough. Except it wasn’t—for him. For tennis, for those who love any sport for the beauty and tension of competition, for those who love athletic brilliance, it was more than enough. It was almost too much. It was three hours, 56 minutes of ripping serves and delicate backhands, of graceful drop shots and blazing forehands that... 

Djokovic vs. Federer Wimbledon Final Highlighting the Big 4’s True Greatness

LONDON—The French had their era and their group. “Les Quatre Mousquetaires” (The Four Musketeers) were tennis champions in the late 1920s and ‘30s. The most famous was Rene LaCoste, nicknamed “The Crocodile,” a logo that went on his clothing line. Australia took over in the 1950s and ‘60s with Frank Sedgman, John Newcombe, Ken Rosewall, Roy Emerson, Lew Hoad... 

Ageless Roger Federer Silencing Doubters with Dream Run to 2014 Wimbledon Final

LONDON — It was March, the time tennis players look in the future—bright or bleak—and try to accept where they might go compared to where they had been. In the California desert, Roger Federer sounded like a man of acceptance. “If I can’t play for No. 1,” he told the media at the BNB Paribas tournament in Indian Wells, “I’ll play for winning titles.” We... 

Meet Nick Kyrgios, the Teen Phenom Who Shocked Rafael Nadal at Wimbledon 2014

LONDON — He’s as modern as today, with a diamond stud in his left earlobe. He’s as old-fashioned as serve-and-volley tennis. Nick Kyrgios—“The Wild Thing,” as he is nicknamed in his native Australia—is the man who Tuesday turned Wimbledon upside down and turned himself into the star-in-waiting. The 19-year-old Kyrgios—yes, his father came... 

What’s Causing American Tennis’ Historically Poor Performance at Wimbledon 2014?

LONDON — Madison Keys took her leave Monday without hitting a single shot. Her left leg was too sore, so she withdrew. She was the last American woman at Wimbledon. Bye-bye, Miss American forehand. A short while later, John Isner departed, losing a four-setter to one of this summer’s better players, Feliciano Lopez. Isner was the last American. Period. Sing a few bars of the “Star... 

Serena Williams’ Grand Slam Window Rapidly Closing After 2014 Wimbledon Upset

LONDON — She has to face reality now, which for a champion is more difficult than facing an opponent. She has to give herself the answers to questions every aging athlete gets asked and deep down asks herself. Serena Williams has to wonder, as do the rest of us, whether the great years are in the rearview mirror, as someday they must be for everybody who has been on top—whether she’ll... 

Pressure Building on Novak Djokovic to End Grand Slam Rut at Wimbledon 2014

LONDON, England — Novak Djokovic didn’t do it in the Australian, where he usually does it. He didn’t do it in the French, where he’s never done it. And so this Wimbledon, to him and many others, the most important tournament in tennis, Djokovic has to win. Or else, his reputation will take a hit. The Brits have a phrase for those who are in the battle but never triumph.... 

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