Matt Futterman
@MattFutterman
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Sports journalist, occasional marathoner, skeptic
New York, NY
Joined November 2009
Current and former athletes have gone mostly silent in their Trump criticism in this second term. Then there is Martina Navratilova, who pulls no punches in her Home of the Brave ad. @TheAthletic
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The tennis legend said she hopes to “make people think” about the current political moment.
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A year after the crash, Mikaela Shiffrin heads to Europe looking like she’s coming for giant slalom once more. @TheAthletic Mikaela Shiffrin, a year after giant slalom crash, is taking giant steps forward
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Shiffrin, the American skiing star, is getting closer to her first giant slalom podium since her injury in the event last November.
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A quarter century ago, Guga took over tennis. Now he surfs a lot! And always, there is that magical smile. @TheAthletic Gustavo Kuerten’s rise to the top of tennis, 25 years after Guga took over the world
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Kuerten remains the last South American player to reach the sport's summit. He believes another may climb up soon.
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Serena takes a big first step toward a comeback. @TheAthletic Serena Williams reenters tennis anti-doping test pool, a requirement for return to competition
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Players in the pool have to be available for daily testing for six months before being allowed to play a competitive event.
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Leon Marchand is the best swimmer in the world. He drinks coffee in Austin in anonymity. Can Speedo change that? @TheAthletic Léon Marchand, Olympic swimming star, is a celebrity at home. Is America next?
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The French sensation lives a relatively anonymous life in the U.S. He and Speedo have a plan to change that for the 2028 L.A. Olympics.
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Is there anything better than the woman who is suing the NCAA to allow players to keep prize money winning the title? @TheAthletic College tennis star behind prize money lawsuit, Reese Brantmeier, wins NCAA championship
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Brantmeier, 21, is at the center of a challenge to NCAA rules over professional winnings for college athletes.
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Federer into the HOF was obvious. Watching the greats get gooey over it was not. @TheAthletic Roger Federer’s election into the Tennis Hall of Fame was no surprise. How it happened was
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Federer's induction may be the least surprising announcement in sports. It still brought out the great and good of tennis to share in it.
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Jessie Diggins is heading down the stretch and calling it a career at the end of the season. We talked … @TheAthletic Jessie Diggins, U.S. cross-country skiing star, to retire after season: Exclusive
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Diggins, the three-time Olympic medalist and most successful U.S. cross-country skier, is "ready in my heart and my soul" to walk away.
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Alcaraz, Sinner and the interpersonal psychodrama of competing at the top. @TheAthletic Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner’s tennis rivalry of winning, losing and learning
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Sinner and Alcaraz's 2025 rivalry was defined by how they responded to losses — of big titles, and to each other.
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Andrea Gaudenzi thought he had the silver bullet for tennis. Instead it set the sport on fire. @TheAthletic How the kingmaker of men’s tennis sent the sport into turmoil by trying to save it
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Andrea Gaudenzi's two-week tournaments were meant to give players riches and transparency, but robbed them of their most precious commodity.
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Great story here from @WSJ about the latest sleeper hit my wife published. She Almost Gave Up. Now She Has the Year’s Unlikely Hit Novel.
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After struggling as an author for two decades, Virginia Evans has a bestseller with ‘The Correspondent.’
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Women’s tennis had a stellar few days and the players raked in their due cash. Too bad millions of fans missed it with the big event happening in Saudi. @TheAthletic What the WTA Tour Finals gained and lost by coming to Saudi Arabia
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The three-year deal brought the WTA Tour Finals record prize money and stability. It also put the event on an unbuilt pedestal.
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WTA Tour chief wants to keep coming back to Riyadh. Deal extension in the works despite ongoing human rights issues. @TheAthletic WTA Tour chief executive wants to extend Tour Finals deal with Saudi Arabia
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The current agreement between the WTA Tour and Saudi Arabia's sports authority ends in 2027.
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What a long strange year for Elena Rybakina. @TheAthletic Elena Rybakina and Aryna Sabalenka will meet in WTA Tour Finals duel for supremacy
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The last match of the season, with over $5 million on the line, will be a showcase of first-strike tennis.
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Amanda Anisimova and comebacks are very definitely “a thing”. @TheAthletic. Amanda Anisimova climbs back again, this time at the WTA Tour Finals against Iga Świątek
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The American's 2025 season has been defined by comebacks, small and large. So too has her career.
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This was the perfect New York Marathon. Yeah, I’m totally biased. @TheAthletic Perfect day at New York City Marathon: Photo finish, record run, classic competition
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It was championship racing at its best, as Benson Kipruto beat Alexander Mutiso by less than a second and Hellen Obiri set a course record.
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This is how America’s women took over tennis. @TheAthletic WTA Tour Finals offers tennis showcase for American women’s year of evolution
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Half of the field in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia comes from the U.S. All four players have defined their year by evolving, on the court and off.
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Women’s tennis has a new leader. Valerie Camillo @TheAthletic WTA Tour hires Valerie Camillo, veteran of NBA, MLB and NHL, as chair to replace Steve Simon
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Camillo will lead the tour at a time of transition across the tennis world.
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Can Valentín Vacherot turn a fairy tale into a career? @TheAthletic Valentin Vacherot lived a tennis fairytale. Now comes the rest of his career
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The Monégasque's run to the Shanghai Masters title was the men's tennis Cinderella story of the year. Now the next phase begins.
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Mikaela Shiffrin talks about herself like she’s a longshot. Given the injury riddled seasons, maybe she has a point. But she’s also Mikaela Shiffrin. @TheAthletic For Mikaela Shiffrin, a new season begins with mystery and hope for Olympic glory
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After an injury rattled her last year, Shiffrin is back for Saturday's start of the Olympic season, hoping to wash away 2022's heartbreak.
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