Matt Futterman
@mattfutterman
Sports journalist, occasional marathoner, skeptic
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http://nytimes.com/athletic 05-11-2009 00:05:03
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At 22 Carlos Alcaraz is already a master of grass court tennis. This is how he does it. The Athletic Carlos Alcaraz’s tennis brilliance on grass and at Wimbledon, explained by two seconds nytimes.com/athletic/64567…
So you want to learn how to play tennis on the grass. We asked the experts for some tips. The Athletic How to play tennis on grass at Wimbledon – by not practicing on grass at all nytimes.com/athletic/64303…
Are you a young tennis player with a problem with your tennis or life? Just ask Novak. He’s here for you. The Athletic Novak Djokovic is a tennis mentor and sage for young stars. Then they try to beat him. nytimes.com/athletic/64608…
Coco is back where it all began, and yet Wimbledon might be her toughest nut to crack. The unAtheltic nytimes.com/athletic/64409…
Tennis is a series of journeys, especially for the ones who break through early, liek Emma Raducanu and Marketa Vondrousova, whose sideways tales met on Centre Court Wednesday. The Athletic nytimes.com/athletic/64693…
Two regrettable decisions: Not letting Ben Shelton try to serve out the match, and the tournament official putting his hand on Shelton as though he was some kind of threat. That's not cool. The Athletic nytimes.com/athletic/64724… x.com/TennisChannel/…
My comrade in arms @CDeccleshare and i chat through the massacre that the Wimbledon draw sheets have become. We’re on Wikipedia a lot this week too. The Athletic Why Wimbledon’s seeds keep going out, and what it means for tennis nytimes.com/athletic/64722…
To look forward on grass, Iga might just need to look back. The Athletic Iga Swiatek’s Wimbledon and her tennis journey toward being her new, old self nytimes.com/athletic/64740…
Jannik Sinner first talked to Novak Djokovic at about 14. He’s been listening, and watching, and emulating, ever since. The Athletic Why Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner’s tennis rivalry is also a conversation nytimes.com/athletic/64752…
Amanda Anisimova's journey back to the Wimbledon QF began with what looks like a very smart deceision -- hire Shadi Soleymani to look after her body...and start listening to her. The unAtheltic nytimes.com/athletic/64796…
Ben Shelton learned the hard way he couldn't serve the best players in the world off the court, even at Wimbledon. His only prayer for beating Jannik Sinner may be becoming a return bot. The Athletic nytimes.com/athletic/64767…
Ben Shelton gets the buzz going, and then he runs into the buzz saws of tennis— and himself. The Athletic Jannik Sinner beats Ben Shelton at Wimbledon on Grand Slam groundhog day for the American nytimes.com/athletic/64835…
Amanda anisimova was always going to get here, wasn't she? But this soon? The Athletic nytimes.com/athletic/64854…
This is why Amanda Anisimova in the Wimbledon final is both shocking and not all that surprising at the same time. The Athletic Amanda Anisimova stuns Wimbledon favorite Aryna Sabalenka to reach first Grand Slam final nytimes.com/athletic/64854…
Novak Djokovic needs to play first strike tennis against Jannik Sinner. Sinner is better at that. What’s an old guy to do? The Athletic How Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner’s tennis head-to-head record flipped nytimes.com/athletic/64866…
40 years after Boom Boom, Boris Becker’s rise and fall looms over Wimbledon. The Athletic Boris Becker’s Wimbledon title in 1985 made him a star. The next 40 years made it complicated nytimes.com/athletic/64494…
Let’s see if carlos is great at bouncing back from grand slam losses, too. The Athletic Carlos Alcaraz’s Wimbledon final and how to lose a Grand Slam title for the first time nytimes.com/athletic/64916…
There's a decent chance that the USTA ends up pissing off just about everybody with this mixed doubles selection process. The Athletic nytimes.com/athletic/65072…
Venus Williams, age 45, turns back the clock. The Athletic nytimes.com/athletic/65100…