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Twelve-time Grand Slam champion Billie Jean King was watching from the stands as both Yu and Glozman put up a fine display. King later took to Twitter to congratulate Yu on her win and also praised Golzman for her tremendous effort in the final. Alyssa Ahn, 15, took home the USTA Billie Jean King Girls’ 16s National Championship by defeating Christasha McNeil in the final. “It would be a dream come true to play Serena Williams” - Eleana Yu Eleana Yu expressed her desire to play the soon-to-be retiring Serena Williams....

Elden Ring: How to Use Grand Lift of Dectus In order to use the Grand Lift of Dectus, players must collect two halves of a Medallion. Those halves are dubbed Dectus Medallion (Left) and Dectus Medallion (Right), and they can be found inside chests that are atop two forts. Here are details on the precise locations of those forts with recommendations on the best ways to reach them: RELATED: Elden Ring: How to Equip Items to Pouch (And How to Use Them)...

RELATED: Elden Ring: Where To Find Baleful Shadow The Kindred of Rot’s Exultation is perfect for those that are looking to increase the power of their own weapons while simultaneously depleting the enemy’s health bar over time. The best part is, it’s not too difficult to find, though it is locked behind a fairly annoying boss depending on a player’s build. Here’s where to get the Kindred of Rot’s Exultation in Elden Ring....

There are three paths from which players looking to explore Volcano Manor and challenge Rykard Lord of Blasphemy may choose. While they vary wildly in length and difficulty, they culminate in the same result, and none of them seem to have an indelible impact on Elden Ring’s late-game or its multiple endings. RELATED: Elden Ring: What To Do After Beating Starscourge Radahn Option 1: Join Volcano Manor And Complete Tanith’s Questline Accepting Tanith’s offer and completing her questline likely represents the path of least resistance for those pursuing Rykard, though it shouldn’t be pursued by most players, as it requires gamers to explore a late-game area to which they will likely not yet have been....

Not that The Lord of the Rings has a monopoly on all of fantasy, but its impact has been significant since its release. Elden Ring does have The Lord of the Rings influences, as well as influences from other fantasy franchises and tabletop RPGs that bear familiar elements. Recently, the tumultuous journey Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee depart on has been realistically recreated in Elden Ring’s Lands Between, and the resemblance it has to The Lord of the Rings is striking....

The first time players likely hear about the Festival of Radahn is from the beloved Iron Fist Alexander, a Warrior Jar heading east for Redmane Castle. Later into the game, the festival of combat held at Radahn’s keep can become a crucial moment for multiple quests, but it is entirely optional. However, players would be wise to attend, given that the fight - a confrontation that has been dubbed Elden Ring’s “raid” - is one of the open-world’s most compelling....

For longtime fans of FromSoftware, the opaque nature of the storytelling and in-game presentation is par for the course, and Elden Ring is no exception to this. There is a multitude of hidden quests in Elden Ring that most new players likely never experienced, simply due to how confusing the structure of the game can sometimes be. Though, thanks to the diligent work of one passionate fan, new players will be able to complete Elden Ring’s side quests much easier....

There is a lot to discover in Elden Ring, from weapons and armor to spells and incantations. Of course, there is also a lot of lore to unpack and new enemies around every corner. One of the most distinctive new enemy types is the Black Knives, an elite group of assassins of previously indeterminate height. RELATED: Elden Ring Player Hits Max Playtime The Black Knives are an elite group of assassins who scattered to the four winds after killing a demigod....

Elden Ring players have the option to summon other gamers during boss fights, leading to a fun experience with their friends. On the other hand, many Elden Ring gamers prefer the PvP action, where they can invade the world of another player to kill them, gaining access to their runes and equipment. Sometimes, Elden Ring invasions don’t go as planned, as one gamer found out. RELATED: Elden Ring Fan Makes Boss Tier List Based on Babysitting Abilities...

For those that aren’t aware, it is impossible to enter Leyndell Royal Capital without first acquiring two Great Runes. This is no easy feat, as it requires players to find and defeat two shardbearers. Under normal circumstances, the first two shardbearers players will encounter are Godrick the Grafted and Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon, but neither of these boss battles are actually required to progress further in the game’s story....

There are multiple elements to Elden Ring’s map, which first appears blank and clouded in a dense fog. Players can remove the fog by exploring areas which reveals a plain brown map underneath. The brown map only shows three things: the outline of the land, the main roads running through each area, and a small icon revealing where the detailed map for that area can be found. RELATED: Elden Ring Tip Will Help Players Keep Track of Completed Dungeons...

Some players have specifically pointed out the NPC Blackguard Big Boggart as one who fans should take special care not to kill or let die, as he can be incredibly useful as a merchant from very early on. Additionally, his questline should be finished quickly, as progressing far enough through Elden Ring can block players off from reaching the end of his mission and getting better rewards from it....

After having played several hours of Elden Ring’s Closed Network Test in early access, it’s clear that this is still the same brand of game that fans have come to expect From Software to deliver. Even with some subtle changes like a jump button and mount for traveling the larger spaces, Elden Ring still feels like playing a Souls game. Not a Souls-like game a la Bloodborne or Sekiro, mind you, but a Souls game....

In an interview with GamerBraves, Elden Ring producer Yasuhiro Kitao talked about all the things he learned from the network test. One of the biggest adjustments FromSoftware made was to the HUD, which the test revealed as too simple and basic to convey much information to players. They were happy to use player feedback to improve the experience. RELATED: Elden Ring Reveals Vagabond and Hero Classes But one change shows that FromSoftware doesn’t want to kill players, at least all the time....

Players will proceed through Elden Ring, guided to the Haligtree, where they will eventually find and face Malenia. She’s a beloved character with a ton of lore, but in terms of story, there’s very little. However, cut content shows Malenia could have once been more than just another boss fight. RELATED: Elden Ring’s Merchant Kale Originally Had Bigger, Darker Story Elden Ring – Cut Malenia Content It seems Malenia and Miquella originally had much bigger roles, with the latter having his own expansive quest and having some role in a cut Elden Ring ending....

A section of the fans is finding the game very tough, in response to which the director, Hideki Matsuyama, was apologetic to Elden Ring fans. In contrast, others praise the game’s storyline, design, combat, and realism. In particular, Elden Ring’s weather mechanism is a brilliant example of how life-like and realistic the gameplay can be. RELATED: Elden Ring Mod Lets Players Pause the Game Collaborator George R.R. Martin is delighted with positive Elden Ring reviews, thanks to the gameplay and story....

Reddit user Branman1234 has uploaded a brief video to the Elder Scrolls forum, which shows what they’ve currently built in Minecraft. Specifically, the camera pan over the project shows their rendition of Fort Nikel from Oblivion. In the 2006 RPG, the ruined fort is located west of the Imperial City, not far from the Wamnet Inn. The user has done a great job of showing the dilapidation of the building, even putting in the entrance door and the lit fire just outside it....

RELATED: Best Games With A Free Component Skyshards in The Elder Scrolls Online can be collected at any level, though they serve players best at Max Level when leveling Skill Points can’t be acquired anymore. While the game provides some basic hints for Skyshard locations, actually finding them in the game’s vast zones isn’t as simple. What Are Skyshards Used For? Skyshards are a feature unique to The Elder Scrolls Online that give players another collectible to hunt down....

It seems several job listings hint at yet another upcoming Bethesda project for fans to be excited about, with ZeniMax Online Studios confirming that it’s working on a new AAA IP that’s currently in pre-production. The project will be the first new game the studio has worked on since the launch of The Elder Scrolls Online back in 2014, with the team bolstering the popular MMO with various expansions since its initial release date....

Neil Starr was left with a bloody nose and injured eye after he was attacked by a man decades younger than him outside the Dollar General store in Buckhorn, California, he told CBS13. The 73-year-old said the incident was sparked by a polite gesture on his part seconds after he pulled into the store’s parking lot. He had been waiting for a woman to push her shopping cart in front of his vehicle when a man who had pulled up behind him appeared to grow impatient....