Between the triumphs of Grigor Dimitrov, Nick Kyrgios and Garbine Muguruza, the struggles of Simona Halep, the strange location of an Arthur Ashe statue, on-courtroom teaching and shot clocks in U.S. Open qualifying—and, final but not least, the season’s closing Grand Slam tournament itself—Steve Tignor has lined loads of ground over the past week.

Premier events for ladies type the most prestigious degree of events on the Women’s Tennis Association Tour after the Grand Slam tournaments. A game consists of a sequence of factors performed with the same player serving. Balls wear out quickly in severe play and, due to … Read the rest