As a sports nutritionist who works with professional and competitive athletes, including tennis players, I’m always on the lookout for tips and tricks that give my clients an edge. An in my 10-plus years of practice, not a week goes by that we don’t learn more about how particular foods

The Cinderella story of the tournament in 2016, Marcus Willis returned to the spotlight with a big doubles win at Wimbledon. The 26-year-old and doubles partner Jay Clarke defeated defending champs Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert, 3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (3), 5-7, 6-3, in the second round with a packed crowd

“Was that a forehand, or a bolt of lightning?” one Eurosport commentator exclaimed, after a particularly deadly shot from Carlos Alcaraz. It’s been called a “killer forehand” by renowned coach Patrick Mouratoglou, and hailed as one of the best shots among the next generation of ATP talents. We’ve almost run

GENEVA (AP) — Casper Ruud's run at a third straight Geneva Open title ended in a 3-6, 7-6 (2), 7-5 loss to Nicolás Jarry in the quarterfinals on Thursday. The top-seeded Ruud had his serve broken at 5-5 in the third set after the 54th-ranked Chilean fired two powerful forehand

ROME (AP) — Rafael Nadal ended a run of three straight losses to Alexander Zverev with a convincing 6-3, 6-4 win over the German to reach the Italian Open semifinals on Friday. Zverev beat Nadal in straight sets at the same stage in Madrid a week ago and their latest

One of the joys of watching good clay-court tennis players such as Rafael Nadal is seeing them get to balls that seem to be unreachable. Strong clay-courters never stop running for shots. While the pros are in better shape than most recreational players, running down balls relentlessly is a simple

Just watching this point will leave you tired. Borna Coric put it all out there against Daniil Medvedev in Paris, and his hard work was rewarded with a 6-4, 6-4 win. The Croatian has been rising fast this season, most recently reaching his first ATP Masters 1000 final in Shanghai.

Andrea Vavassori and Sara Errani won a "dream come true" US Open mixed doubles title on Thursday, and along the way ended the fairytale run of unseeded Americans Donald Young and Taylor Townsend at their home Grand Slam. The No. 3 seeded team narrowly won in straight sets, triumphing 7-6

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local): 12:20 a.m. Ons Jabeur extended her career-best run at Flushing Meadows by beating Veronika Kudermetova 7-6 (1), 6-4 to reach the quarterfinals. The No. 5-seeded Jabeur was the runner-up at Wimbledon in July and now

He's experienced close calls throughout each of his 12 Roland Garros title runs. But every time, Rafael Nadal has ultimately shown a killer instinct. Today, we look back at the Spaniard's 2013 fortnight in the French capital, which nearly ended in the semifinals and later saw him break new ground.

SYDNEY (AP) — Andy Murray's impressive run ended one win short of a 47th career title when he lost the Sydney Tennis Classic final, 6-3, 6-3, to top-seeded Aslan Karatsev on Saturday. The 34-year-old Murray started the week with his first win on Australian soil in more than 1,000 days.

The number 6 is an important one in tennis—it is, of course, the number of games necessary to win a set. In cricket, 6 is also significant: it's the number of runs a team is given when a batter hits the equivalent of a home run in baseball. That's where

He's experienced close calls throughout each of his 12 Roland Garros title runs. But every time, Rafael Nadal has ultimately shown a killer instinct. Today, we look back at the Spaniard's sixth triumph in the French capital. Previous Rewinds: 2010 | 2008 | 2007 | **2006 | 2005 Nadal’s journey

Ever since Jim Courier rode his to the No. 1 ranking, the inside-out forehand has become a staple shot in pro tennis. Although few players today take the tactic to the extreme that Courier did, many still like to dictate action from the backhand side of the court with their

1. Most club level players slide on clay by accident rather than by design—and they often do it after they’ve hit the ball, which leaves them out of position for the next shot. This is particularly true on the running forehand. When you’re running full speed for the ball, it’s

PARIS(AP) Robin Soderling did the impossible at the French Open once. He just couldn't do it twice. Seven days after eliminating top-ranked Rafael Nadal in one of the biggest upsets in tennis history, the hard-serving Swede lost to Roger Federer 6-1, 7-6 (1), 6-4 Sunday in his first Grand Slam

EASTBOURNE, England (AP) — Alex de Minaur and Lorenzo Sonego will meet for the title at the Eastbourne grass-court tournament after ending the runs of lucky losers Kwon Soon-woo and Max Purcell in the semifinals Friday. The No. 2-seeded de Minaur, an Australian who was a quarterfinalist at last year's

Borna Coric has had quite the 2018 season so far. The 21-year-old has piled up a 14-6 record with three quarterfinals (Doha, Dubai and Miami) and one semifinal (Indian Wells). "I think the momentum is up, definitely," Coric said in Indian Wells after pushing Roger Federer to three sets. "Hopefully

MONACO (AP) — Denis Shapovalov's clay-court campaign got off to a poor start as he lost 5-7, 6-3, 6-1 to Jan-Lennard Struff in the first round of the Monte Carlo Masters on Monday. The 20-year-old Shapovalov arrived after a good run on hard courts at the Miami Open, where he

It's New York Marathon weekend in the city. I always enjoy this week, because the city is flooded with iron men and women, as well as countless more made of baser metals, all gathered to run the most renowned long-distance race of them all. Yesterday morning, while running in Central