Ava Wallace

Washington, D.C.

Education: Northwestern University, BS in journalism and history of the Americas

Ava Wallace writes the sports department's weekly newsletter, The Sports Moment, and covers tennis and women's sports. She joined the Post in 2015 to cover college athletics before moving to the WNBA and later the Washington Wizards beat.
Latest from Ava Wallace

Jessica Pegula’s comeback earns date with Aryna Sabalenka in U.S. Open final

The American rallied from a set down to extinguish Karolina Muchova to advance to her first Grand Slam final, where she will face last-year’s runner up, Aryna Sabalenka.

September 6, 2024
Jessica Pegula became the third woman to make a U.S. Open final after turning 30, joining Martina Navratilova and Serena Williams. (Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

For American men in the U.S. Open semifinals, it was a matter of time

Frances Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz, who have long discussed their plans to dominate men’s tennis, have ensured an American will make the U.S. Open final.

September 5, 2024
Frances Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz have long talked about ruling American men's tennis. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)

Jessica Pegula ousts No. 1 Iga Swiatek to make first Grand Slam semifinal

No. 6 seed advances past the quarterfinals in a Grand Slam for the first time in her career, joining the wave of American players to reach the semis.

September 4, 2024
Jessica Pegula defeated Iga Swiatek for the first time in a Grand Slam match to improve her record against the world No. 1 to 4-6. (Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/AP)

Frances Tiafoe, Taylor Fritz advance to set up all-American semifinal at U.S. Open

Upcoming semifinal showdown ensures an American man will advance to a Grand Slam singles final for the first time since Andy Roddick at Wimbledon in 2009.

September 4, 2024

At the U.S. Open, Americans stare down a big hurdle — the quarterfinals

No. 6 seed Jessica Pegula is 0-6 in Grand Slam quarterfinals, and No. 12 seed Taylor Fritz is 0-4. Both will try to end their drought at the U.S. Open.

September 3, 2024
No. 6 seed Jessica Pegula advanced to her seventh Grand Slam quarterfinal Monday with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Diana Shnaider. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Defending champ Coco Gauff double-faults her way out of U.S. Open

Defending champ Coco Gauff double-faults 19 times in a 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 loss to fellow U.S. Olympian Emma Navarro in the fourth round of the U.S. Open.

September 1, 2024
After her loss Sunday, Coco Gauff said: "I feel like there’s, like, 70 other players in the draw that would love to have the summer that I had, even though it’s [the worst I’ve probably done] during this time of the year." (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

Novak Djokovic knocked out of U.S. Open in latest stunner in Queens

The No. 2 seed and defending champion can’t solve Australian Alexi Popyrin, falls in four listless sets.

August 31, 2024
Novak Djokovic on a night he was bounced from the U.S. Open in the third round, falling to Australian Alexei Popyrin in four sets, 6-4, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4.

Frances Tiafoe outlasts friend (and foe) Ben Shelton in U.S. Open thriller

On a big day for Americans, Tiafoe survives a five-set marathon to move to the fourth round.

August 30, 2024
Frances Tiafoe topped compatriot Ben Shelton in the third round of the U.S. Open on Friday night. (Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images)

In tennis, a fraught co-existence of online abuse and online wagering

The sport is reckoning with a rise in cyberbullying as it profits from lucrative partnerships with sports gambling.

August 30, 2024
Coco Gauff has no patience for the online abuse most tennis players say is a normal part of their lives. “I personally just block. I'm someone, I will literally spend 30 minutes blocking all the people,” she said. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Carlos Alcaraz, Naomi Osaka out as U.S. Open loses a pair of stars

Carlos Alcaraz, the world’s third-ranked player, was knocked out in the second round of the U.S. Open by Botic van de Zandschulp. Naomi Osaka was also eliminated.

August 30, 2024
The Netherlands’ Botic van de Zandschulp, ranked No. 74, ended Carlos Alcaraz's 15-match winning streak at Grand Slams.