A severe ankle injury unfortunately kept her out of the US Open. She’s got a natural lefty advantage and uses it well, especially with her down-the-line forehand. — Tracy Austin New Year’s Resolution: Win another title before her 31st birthday in May 20 Juan Martin del Potro (No. 5) 2018

Frenchies by Pete Bodo Congratulations to Serbia on its triumph in the Davis Cup final. I wrote a post for ESPN on what the victory means for Novak Djokovic, who was overshadowed by some of the unexpected drama in this tie. But let's remember, if Viktor Troicki emerged the hero,

by Pete Bodo Mornin'. I just wrote a post for ESPN on how, suddenly, the WTA is hot. Who woulda thunk it, just a few months ago, when there was still weeping and gnashing of teeth over those convoluted story lines involving Serena Williams (and sister Venus as well, albeit

*PhpnKBq8bPM By Pete Bodo Any doubts I may have entertained about the intensity of the flame burning inside the cool exterior of Roger Federer were pretty much extinguished last night, in the wake of that borderline epic win over Andy Roddick. I've been trying to find adjectives to describe properly

It was the shot felt, if not necessarily heard, around the world. Yet the underhanded serve that Michael Chang used at a critical moment in his upset of heavily-favored Ivan lendl at the 1989 French Open was merely one element in what became one of the most compelling stories in

By Pete Bodo Just the other day Vera Zvonareva issued a spirited defense of her "emotional" nature, telling reporters: "There is a big difference between being mentally tough and being emotional. It's a huge difference. I will always be emotional. As long as I use those emotions to my advantage,

For a player so blissfully in his element on this surface, there has been a certain joylessness about Rafael Nadal during his clay campaign this year. Not from lack of success - as in the previous three years, he has dominated the European spring circuit, defending his titles in Monte

Nestled between January's summer swing of tournaments in Australia, and March's Sunshine Double in the U.S., February can be overlooked in tennis. But not in 2021, with the Australian Open's temporary move to the second and shortest month of the calendar. Beyond that, February is Black History Month, and also

LONDON—There’s always a new order being established, isn't there? There’s always a changing of the guard. It’s forever the end of an era—half the time, the era seems to be over before you knew it had begun. Every tournament with a new winner foretells the immediate demise of the player

“It could have easily gone his way,” Novak Djokovic said after beating Roger Federer by the most evanescent of margins at Wimbledon on Sunday. Those words could be used to describe a lot of tennis matches, of course; this is a sport where it’s rare for any player to win

It would have been another sleepy fall tennis weekend here, except that the Tennis Channel went all out and brought us the semis and finals from Tokyo on the men’s side and Stuttgart on the women’s. What did the last two matches at these tournaments have in common? A loss

What stood out to me first about my temporary new home were the tennis courts. There were dozens of them laid out across the town’s park, in neat rows of four. I had to stand on a bench to count them and see where they ended. Their asphalt surfaces were

The Book Club is flying solo this week. That’s because charter (and only other) member Kamakshi Tandon is kind of busy with something called law school. Nevertheless, it seemed like the right time to take stock of the small but influential collected tennis works of author and essayist David Foster

PARIS (AP) — The Latest on the French Open (all times local): ___ 11:25 p.m. Rafael Nadal's record against Richard Gasquet improved to 17-0 as he reached the third round of the French Open with a 6-0, 7-5, 6-2 win. The defending champion improved his Roland Garros record to 102-2

*95662082 by Pete Bodo [For more on the Australian Open, also check out our latest podcast, which ought to be live later this afternoon. And while you're at it, check out our new feature, The Daily Spin.] It's the first bleary-eyed morning of the year's first Grand Slam event, and

I found myself irresistibly drawn to the Grandstand again today, where Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was scheduled to play his first Grand Slam singles match since he scared the bee-jayzus out of Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open final at the end of January. The last time we saw Jo-Willy was way

b**y Pete Bodo I could hear Boris Becker bellowing from three courts over, and I knew by the nature of his howlings that things were getting ugly out there. So I made my way over and elbowed through the crowd gathered around the red clay court, taking up every inch

by Pete Bodo It takes a glutton for tennis (yes, I am talking to you) to fully appreciate this time of year. Conversely, anyone who's not willing to sit staring like a zombie, remote bungee-corded to his or her wrist (lest it fall to the floor when said zombie nods

PARIS (AP) The Latest on the French Open (all times local): 8:30 p.m. Feliciano Lopez and Marc Lopez have won the French Open doubles title after defeating Bob and Mike Bryan in the final 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-3. They've become the first Spanish pair to win at Roland Garros in

WATCH—Match point from Djokovic's win over Anderson in Wimbledon final: