MELBOURNE–The first time two players meet: What does it reveal? How heavily is territory marked? Is it a chance to construct, or annihilate, a relationship with a new rival? Beyond matters of nation, ...

Emma Raducanu loves to tinker with her own technique. She sees herself almost as a tennis scientist, running daily experiments in the lab. This is unusual. Where most players look to improve their ...

PARIS—In two prior matches versus Kei Nishikori, Dominic Thiem had failed to win a set. Fifty-six minutes into their fourth-round match early this Sunday afternoon, he’d won two by the rather ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — There’s a young woman who looks a lot like Coco Gauff at Melbourne Park for the Australian Open. She has the same fiery, competitive eyes, the same tendency to break out in a ...

May is here, and that means it’s Tennis Month! It’s the perfect opportunity to fine-tune your game and work on your forehand, arguably the most crucial stroke in today’s tennis. Whether you’re hitting ...

Every once in a while, an athlete develops a move that their opponents have zero answers for. Case in point: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's sky hook, Michael Schumacher's acceleration in wet weather, Mike ...

One of the best days on the tennis calendar is also one of the least heralded: the first day of the qualifying tournament for the U.S. Open. The grounds of the National Tennis Center are empty, even ...

Igor Andreev, thanks to the explosively heavy topspin he generates through his forehand, gave eventual champion Roger Federer his toughest match at the U.S. Open in 2008, pushing the great Swiss to ...