InthebattlebetweenreigningGrandSlamchampions,SloaneStephensedgedpastbig-hittingJelenaOstapenko7-6(5),6-1toclaimtheMiamiOpentitleonSaturday.RolandGarroschampionO
KEYBISCAYNE,Florida-HalfanhourafterSloaneStephenswonherhometowntournament,shelingeredontheconfetti-coveredcourt,posingforphotosandsigningautographsasifreluctant
SloaneStephensisdeterminedtowritehernameintothehistorybooksaftershesealedaplaceintheWTAMiamiOpenfinalwithabattlingthree-setvictoryoverformerworldnumberoneVictor
AmericanSloaneStephenshadcauseforadoublecelebrationTuesdayafterbeatingGermany'sAngeliqueKerber6-1,6-2tosetupaMiamiOpensemi-finalclashwithformerworldnumberoneVic
USOpenchampionSloaneStephenswasthefirstbignamecasualtyoftheAustralianOpenonMonday,crashingout2-6,7-6(7/2),6-2toZhangShuaiinanerror-strewnperformance.China'sZhan
SloaneStephens,whomissed11monthswithaleftfootinjurybeforereturninginJuly,reachedherfirstGrandSlamfinalbyoutlastingVenusWilliams6-1,0-6,7-5onThursdayattheUSOpen.
Forthefirsttimesince1981,theUSOpenwomen'ssemi-finalswillbeanall-Americanaffairwithseven-timeGrandSlamchampionVenusWilliamsandthreefirst-Slam-titlehopefulsinthem
RyanBurchettfoundamysteriousmessageinabottlefrom1981onthebeachinLittleSt.SimonsIsland,Georgia,nearly36yearstothedayafteritwaswritten.He’dbeenoutfishingwithfrien