I finally had a chance to catch an extended amount of tennis from Beijing today, and just in time. After a largely fanless week, the men’s semis gave us spectators in the stands, passion on the court, and two moments that will live in tennis infamy. Let’s start with the

6a00d83451599e69e200e54f785dd08834-800wi You could hear it at the end of President Obama’s speech last night: Nostalgia for 9/11. Not for the event, of course, but for the way it brought Americans together afterward. For a few shining, fragile months, there was no left or right, no socialists or right-wing nut jobs.

“A vast system of control.” What was Mariana Borg talking about when she said these words in 1980? The totalitarian government in her native Romania? No, she was actually referring to something even more all-encompassing: Her husband Bjorn’s superstitions at Wimbledon. Here’s a short list of highlights: Wearing the same

To wind up 2014, I’m reposting 14 articles I liked from this past season. I’ll put up one each day until January 5, when the new season begins. Here, a look back at two missing colleagues at Wimbledon. Three weeks ago, as I arrived at my desk in a nearly

These are high times for fans of men’s tennis. The Open wraps us with the top four players putting on a display of the modern game at its best, and the following weekend they’re in action again, playing for their respective countries in Davis Cup. Two of them, Rafael Nadal

Here's Part II of my Rally on the mental make-up of Rafael Nadal with Alexandra Guhde, Psyd., a clinical psychologist from the Bay Area and the author of the tennis blog Extreme Western Grip. You can see Part I here.

If you go to the ATP website and punch in Ivan Ljubicic’s name (remember him? Tall, bald, brutally frank dude – kind of the anti-Andre), you’ll notice something bizarre. You get a choice between two Ivan Ljubicics: one from Bosnia and one from Croatia. And yes, you can try this

Howdy. Stealing a little log-in time here during our transition to the new weblog site (we’ll be powered by Typepad, but still folded into the mother ship, Tennis.com) to post some quick notes on the draw, which was just concluded at the UN a short while ago. In fact, I

SW34 is TENNIS.com's Wimbledon blog that will provide on-site news, insight and commentary about a pair of legendary 34-year-olds, Roger Federer and Serena Williams, as they look to once again triumph at the All England Club. LONDON—The world was rewarded with a Wimbledon classic on Wednesday, with Roger Federer saving

Ed. Note - Miguel "I play like Federer, except I have forehand drop shot, too" Seabra, TennisWorld's Spiritual Advisor, is back in the mix with a report from the Tour of Champions event in the lovely precincts of the Valley of the Wolf, Vale do Lobo, Portugal. Seems to me

by Pete Bodo I am still trying to get over the fact that Gael Monfils, a Frenchman, has a "cheese allergy." Ridicule! . . . Ironique! But as we all know, French players have an even worse allergy—to success at Roland Garros. On that score, at least, Monfils has acquitted

NEW YORK—When she was a child, Kennan Johnson trailed her teaching pro mother, Natalie, around the court learning to control the frisky yellow ball. On Friday afternoon, 17-year-old Kennan followed her high-hopping kick serve to the net, ceding the smash she set up to mom. The daughter who followed her

• Picby Pete Bodo* Afternoon, everyone. It's time to take a quick trip around the tennis world and check the news of the past week. We'll go the thumbs up/thumbs down route this time. The pending Olympic games have not had an enormous impact on the events of the week,

Covering the U.S. Open means more than watching matches and writing about the results. There are endless little scenes that play out all over the grounds and facilities , along with people working the place, that make the tournament special. As a first-time credentialed media member, I kept track of

Helena Sukova and Michael Stich, the 2018 International Tennis Hall of Fame inductees, visit the Tennis Channel desk in Newport:

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local): 11:20 p.m. Top-ranked Rafael Nadal advanced to the second round of the U.S. Open when David Ferrer retired in the second set of their all-Spanish matchup. Nadal won the first set but trailed 3-4 in

As we reveal this year's edition of The 21 & Under Club, we'd like to call your attention to Team Luke Hope for Minds, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that supports families with children who have suffered an acquired brain injury. Headed by former Texas Tech tennis coach Tim Siegel—whose son,

The Summer of Nick As tennis players and fans make their way toward the US Open, we'll take a closer look at the past, present and future of Nick Kyrgios—someone who has made plenty of headlines, good and bad, in previous hard-court summers. Like Kyrgios, where this series takes us

WATCH: The final point of Federer's last Wimbledon final appearance Editor's Note: On Tuesday, Serena Williams posted that she will "relish these next few weeks" before officially calling in a career in professional tennis. Click here for the latest updates.

WATCH: Tennis Channel Live make their men's and women's singles picks for Roland Garros.