From the French perspective, clay-court tennis is like their native language: a thing of beauty forever under siege. Just as France has fought to save its mellifluous mother tongue from extinction at the hands of English, the country’s most famous club, Roland Garros, is making sure that its native style

Roger Federer has electrified millions this year with scintillating tennis. But inside the lines isn’t the only place where Federer has made beautiful music. This January, there surfaced a video of Federer, joined by Tommy Haas and Grigor Dimitrov, singing the song, “Hard to Say I’m Sorry.” Then, this March,

WATCH: Speaking of iconic fashion magazines, Venus Williams joined fellow former world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki as attendees at the famed Met Gala by Vogue.

There hasn’t been a shortage of sights and Swiss flavors this week for WTA players in Gstaad, with many of the top stars taking advantage of the nearby Alps and the region's best food.

In another impressive display of beautiful ball-striking and beyond-her-age mental prowess, 17-year-old Amanda Anisimova punched her ticket to her first Grand Slam quarterfinal appearance with a comprehensive, 6-3, 6-0 victory over Spanish qualifier Aliona Bolsova Zadoinov. With her victory, Anisimova became the first player male or female born in the

In the wake of the news that this week will mark the first in ATP history that no players in the Top 10 possess a one-handed backhand, Tennis.com* offers a look back at a 2023 series counting down the 20 most impressive one-handers, and how their combination of beauty and

A lot of people want to be a broadcaster, and a lot of people dream of a career in tennis: What's better than covering and commentating about this beautiful game? But the committment needed to shine behind a microphone is intense, and few understand just how much preparation goes into

Abigail Johnson caught the same tennis bug that most did as children. Watching the beautiful game on television, she witnessed superstars defying the laws of physics with their prowess, and found true joy in the sport itself. Johnson has since been a fixture on the tennis scene for several years,

Christina McHale is living proof that if you stick with something, the rewards can be plentiful. The American spent the early part of her childhood in Hong Kong due to her dad’s job, and it was in that foreign land that she discovered the beautiful game of tennis. She followed

DOHA — Against all odds, Petra Kvitova was crowned the Qatar Total Open champion on Sunday. During the week, the world No. 21 fought back from a set deficit on three separate occasions, including in the 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 final over Garbine Muguruza. "It feels great. It's a beautiful trophy.

Turning into Entertainment Weekly over here! We have some belated photos from Andrew’s TW party during the US Open, sent in by D-Wiz. You have to love this first one of chieftain Pete with his bevy of Tribe beauties. People mingled in fine Tribal style to talk about Young, Djokovic,

96278358 by Pete Bodo I'm happy to say that the Twibe's poet laureate, Madame Highpockets, was sufficiently inspired by the Australian Open to pen another one of her masterpieces. But lest we get all sensitive and start feeling tortured and stuff by the searing, soaring beauty of M. Highpockets verse,

NEW YORK—What would a Grand Slam tennis tournament be without an on-site hair styling & beauty salon? Don’t laugh; Julien Farel’s shop is a must for most players and their posses. According to Farel, who has two locations in Manhattan, players want to look good regardless of rank or tournament

Garbiñe Muguruza continued her pre-Wimbledon momentum with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Elena Rybakina at the inaugural Bett1 Open. “It’s a very beautiful day, but for tennis it’s tough, and for the crowd it can be tough as well, so thank you all for coming and staying the whole day

Maria Sakkari rang in the New Year with a salute to Greece, her home country and that which is most central to her athletic identity. “I draw a lot of my motivation and inner strength from this beautiful land and its rich heritage,” she narrates over a sweeping shot of

The story goes that a music lover met the composer Mozart and said, your music is so beautiful. I’d give my life to create that kind of music. Said Mozart: Well, I did. To this, Monica Seles would nod in concurrence. Seles turns 50 today. Her tennis legacy is a

Picking the right string for your game is a feeling-out process. Much like finding the right spouse, when it comes to selecting strings, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. A string that feels soft and forgiving to one player can seem mushy and dead to another. With so

Some stars passed on playing in the French Open, while others weren't allowed in. You know all their names. What matters is what took place inside and outside the lines in Paris. On the heels of a fairly predictable and alternately off-the-chain major event, here are the thoroughly vetted, unequivocal–or

A star-studded field will descend on Vancouver this week for the Laver Cup, a team event that began in 2017 and will see its sixth edition take place in the beautiful west coast Canadian city this year. From which teams and players have had the most success to some of

by Pete Bodo The first day of the rest of Victoria Azarenka's life turned out to be a beauty. I say that because, when you win a major title, everything changes. And on Wednesday Azarenka played her first official match as a Grand Slam champion and WTA No. 1. She