“The one perfect truth. That number arrives every Monday morning—pure, objective, apolitical, honest, and unwavering.” That’s how former pro Bill Scanlon described his ATP computer ranking, which he first earned in the mid-1970s. Read now, four decades after those rankings began, his words may sound a little overblown. Surely Scanlon

Consider Serena Williams the new Peyton Manning, as she hasn't met an endorsement recently that she hasn't relished. Perhaps aiming to keep her face in front of viewers and her bank account–No. 1 among female athletes—padded, Serena stepped into a TV commercial alongside Jim Parsons for Intel computers. "Outdated equipment"

This year marks the 50th anniversary of TENNIS Magazine's founding in 1965. To commemorate the occasion, we'll look back each Thursday at one of the 50 moments that have defined the last half-century in our sport. “The one perfect truth. That number arrives every Monday morning—pure, objective, apolitical, honest, and

Shedding light on our tech future and tech now for a generation of young girls and boys, Serena Williams revealed recently that she has taken to coding. Speaking at the Teen Vogue Summit in Los Angeles, Serena noted the necessity of such knowledge, offering that "It’s really important to me,

The Kazakhstan Davis Cup team's hotel rooms were robbed during their tie against the Czech Republic, CTK reports. About $25,000 worth of cash and computers was stolen. Czech tennis officials at the hotel also had things taken, reported the news agency.

Known for his colorful pants, the renowned reporter also had a loud laptop. Muralist Marcelo Lavallen customized Collins’ Apple PowerBook G4 computer with an original work titled “Guardian Angel.” Bud has a great flair in his writing. He believes in having fun, and that tennis is a game and should

Howdy, Tribe. This is just a quick note written on a borrowed computer to let you know that a software meltdown may prevent me from posting immediately after the Sony-Ericsson Open final. Of course, it's not like I haven't written about Novak Djokovic recently; those of you who want background

Many thanks to Ptenisnet for hacking into my computer to post this Crisis Center, thereby saving Tribe members much weeping and gnashing of teeth. But y'all seem to enjoy weeping and gnashing your teeth, try taking a shot at the identity of this ATP Tour doubles team. . .presently engaged

It’s been more than 35 years since Ronald Reagan stated, during his first inaugural address, “Those who say that we’re in a time when there are no heroes, they just don’t know where to look.” We discovered heroes in every state, starting with the determined 69-year-old who won a match

LONDON (AP)—No American man is in the Top 10 for the first time since the men’s tennis computer rankings began in 1973. Andy Roddick dropped from No. 9 to No. 11 in the ATP tour rankings issued Monday. Roddick lost in the third round last week at the Legg Mason

A gang of thieves raided David Nalbandian’s estate in Cordoba, the Argentine press reports. Police said the robbery occurred in the early morning and that thieves stole a computer, five watches, and an undetermined amount of cash. Former Wimbledon runner-up Nalbandian is currently recovering from injury and might miss the

Hey,everybody. TennisWorld is in radio silence mode at the moment for a variety of reasons, including the fact that the home office is remotely cleaning up my computer and reconfiguring some of my software to increase my speed. So there will be no post until a little later today, when

5Z6R3050 (1) Good morning all. I'm leaving shortly to get to Queen's Club. No frills on today's post, I'm afraid - yesterday's issues with the keyboard on my main computer have gone from bad to worse, which means that dealing with photos is a challenge. I'll attempt to deal with

Established in 1992, MACH (Mentoring, Academics, Computers & Healthy Recreation) is a community-based recreational and education program for children in Georgia and South Carolina designed for those who live in assisted or low-income housing communities and are at risk for academic failure. MACH Academy provides tennis instruction through after-school clinics,

On This Day: Connors rises to the top of the rankings

PARIS (AP) — Two-time major champion Amelie Mauresmo has announced that she is expecting her first child this summer. Mauresmo, who won both the Australian Open and Wimbledon in 2006, was No. 1 for 39 weeks in her career, becoming the first Frenchwoman to reach the top of the computer

Hi everyone: please post your thoughts on grass-court tennis and Wimbledon here. Wimbledon is the only Grand Slam that reserves the right to overrule the ATP computer rankings when making seedings - meaning, they may be reluctant to seed Rafael Nadal No. 2. Unfair as this may seem, seeding according

The Break is bringing you all the off-court news you need to know and this week is all about the majors. 1 Virtual Tennis Though the US Open is coming up, Hoatian Zhang, a Ph.D. Candidate in Computer Science at Stanford, is still thinking about Wimbledon. He simulated Centre Court

NEW YORK (AP) Two-time major champion Amelie Mauresmo was elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame on Monday. Mauresmo won both the Australian Open and Wimbledon in 2006. She was No. 1 for 39 weeks in her career, becoming the first Frenchwoman to reach the top of the computer

There are no American men in the ATP's Top 30 for the first time in the nearly half-century of computerized tennis rankings. The highest-ranked man from the U.S., Taylor Fritz, slid one place to No. 31 on Monday after a first-round loss at last week's Madrid Masters. Next is John