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Ever since I was a teenager, I have woken up early to see the Oscar nominations announced. Every other day, it's nearly impossible to get me out of bed before 7 am, but the day the Academy Award nominations are announced, I'm like a kid on Christmas morning. So, on Jan. 23, 2025, I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter, away to my phone flew like a flash to what nominations had just come to pass.

I had already prepared myself that some movies that I personally would have nominated were not going to happen, since that would require members of the Academy to remember movies that came out before October and also see movies that maybe didn't have the budget to campaign and send screeners and would require them to sign in to...

There is little doubt that Serena Williams is one of the greatest champions — if not the greatest champion — in the history of tennis. But despite being in the public eye since 1995, there is still so much left to know about Serena’s life and career. In the new docuseries “In the Arena: Serena Williams,” premiering on ESPN+ on Wednesday, July 10, viewers will be taken inside some of Serena’s most important moments on and off the court. Don’t miss a single second of this must-see series with a Subscription to ESPN+.

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Serena Williams has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles and is the only player ever to accomplish a career golden slam in both singles and doubles. There...

“The best thing that happened to my career was coming up behind my sister.”

So says Serena Williams at the start of a new trailer for ESPN’s new docuseries, In the Arena: Serena Williams presented by Morgan Stanley. The network dropped a teaser today along with descriptions of the eight episodes that promise “an unprecedented look at the life and career” of the now-retired tennis legend who dominated the game for more than two decades alongside sister Venus Williams. The news comes just a few weeks after the world premiere of the first two episodes at Tribeca Festival in New York.

“My dad, he got my sister out there, and then he started to say I was going to be better. I looked different. I played different. I was more emotional. I had muscle. I was something no one had ever seen before,” Serena continues in the clip. Her sister,...

When Andre Agassi was rising the ranks as a professional tennis player — en route to becoming one of the greatest American men to ever hit the circuit — he often felt forced to defend his hometown of Las Vegas.

“I was born and raised here,” Agassi said last Saturday during a press conference to promote The Netflix Slam featuring superstars Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz. “When I turned pro in 1,972 years ago, there was about 300,000 people that lived in this town. I would travel the world representing Vegas, having to answer some very basic questions such as, ‘What’s it like to live in a hotel?’ It was like, wait a second, Vegas is more than just a strip [of hotels]. To watch it evolve to a point where now we’re seeing not just sports come here, but we’re seeing the greatest environments for sports to participate in the Super Bowl and Formula 1 now here.

Attention tennis fans: This one was a major serve. On Sunday, March 3, 2024 at 12:30 p.m. Pt, The Netflix Slam, hosted by MGM Resorts International,streamed live from the Michelob Ultra Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas to bring together two tennis greats in a one-of-a-kind exhibition match.

The match was headlined by 22-time Grand Slam men’s singles title champion Rafael Nadal who faced off against world No. 2 (and fellow Spaniard) Carlos Alcaraz.

“I’m honored and so happy to be sharing the court with Rafa in Las Vegas,” U.S. Open and Wimbledon champion Alcaraz told Netflix before the game. “He’s an all-time great, of course, and his records and achievements speak for themselves.”

Joining the Slam for on-and off-court commentary and play-by-play were tennis greatsAndre Agassi, Andy Roddick, Jim Courier, Mary Joe Fernández, and Patrick McEnroe,as well as tennis analyst Prakash Amritrajand host Kay Adams.

“Ok, I can die now.”

So said a woman seated behind The Hollywood Reporter inside Mandalay Bay’s Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas, host of the inaugural The Netflix Slam. She had just snapped a selfie that captured superstars Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz warming up on center court over her shoulder. Sure, it was a dramatic statement but it wasn’t obscene for such an occasion. There’s no shortage of gasp-worthy moments in Sin City, and there’s no doubt many of the 9,489 seated guests could relate to the sentiment.

The Sunday afternoon showdown, the latest in Netflix’s push for live streaming events, pitted two superstar Spaniards in an exhibition match that could be one of the final few times they meet across a net. The fact that it happened was a bit of a coup, too, as it was rescheduled last year due to Nadal...

The first Grand Slam tournament of the calendar year is approaching its crescendo as action gets underway in the 2024 Australian Open quarterfinals on Monday, Jan. 22 in the United States. Fourth-seeded American Coco Gauff will square off against unranked Marta Kostyuk in a match airing on ESPN no earlier than 9 p.m. Et. You can watch ESPN with a 5-Day Free Trial of Directv Stream. You can also watch with Sling TV, Hulu Live TV, Fubo, or YouTube TV.

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Serena Williams just aced this response.  After winning her match against the no. 2 seed Anett Kontaveit during the second round of the U.S. Open on Aug. 31, the 23-time Grand Slam singles champion was asked by former tennis pro and ESPN analyst Mary Joe Fernández if she surprised herself with her level of performance. Letting out a small laugh, Williams replied, "I mean, I'm just Serena, you know?" It was a nailing-biting night at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens, New York. After narrowly edging out Kontaveit to win the first set, Williams lost the second before clinching victory in the third. "Honestly, after I lost the second set, I thought, 'Oh my goodness, I gotta...