Indian Wells, the tournament, is a beautiful excuse to visit Indian Wells, the city. Just thirty minutes southeast of Palm Springs is the little oasis that we fans like to call Tennis Paradise. And trust me, there’s plenty more to paradise than tennis with a view. Here are the Top

NEW YORK—How long can Billie Jean King play air guitar to “Beautiful Day” by U2? This was the question that some in the audience inside Arthur Ashe Stadium may have been asking themselves on Tuesday morning. Like the rest of us, King had been listening to—and playing along with—that song

90955012 by Pete Bodo* I believe the correct term for what we're seeing play out at the Sporstka Dvorana in beautiful downtown Porec, Croatia, is "battle royale." Sigh. Another day, another sports cliche, like tower of power, or fearsome giant, or ace machine - all of which are appropriate descriptions

After dropping their first home match of the 2017 Mylan World TeamTennis season on Saturday night, the defending WTT champion San Diego Aviators rebounded one day later with a strong performance to defeat the New York Empire 21-16 on a beautiful summer evening at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa.

WATCH: Monica Puig tours the gorgeous city of Newport ⤴️ Tennis brings its fans to some of the world’s most desirable destinations, from exciting cities to beautiful resorts. Newport, home of the International Tennis Hall of Fame, measures up to that standard—and then some. One of America’s original playgrounds for

SAN DIEGO (AP)—U.S. captain Jim Courier is impressed by the setting where his team will face a British team highlighted by Wimbledon champion Andy Murray in the first round of the Davis Cup. A clay court has been set up in left field of the San Diego Padres' ballpark for

The Oeiras Open, having just completed last week, has long established itself as a key fixture on the ATP Challenger Tour calendar. With a total prize money of €181,250, it is one of the most important tennis events in Portugal. The winner also earns valuable 125 ATP Ranking points. The

For those of us who love the game more than any of its particular players, what keeps us coming back to tennis is the quality of its matches. Rather than charming personalities or beautiful strokes, what counts most is the seesaw suspense of a great duel. With that in mind,

One of the great beauties of Davis Cup is that the tournament has been one of the main agents that keeps the game of doubles relevant and intact. Make no mistake, doubles has suffered significantly since the start of the Open era. All you need to do is read the

MELBOURNE—Elastoplast is an Australian-based website that offers tips about woundcare, footware, beauty and, in the site’s words, “your active life.” According to Elastoplast, “Blisters form on hands and feet from rubbing and pressure.” The blister that had formed on Hyeon Chung’s left foot prior to his Australian Open semifinal against

Charleston native Shelby Rogers knows that she won't have her usual home-court advantage at this year's Volvo Car Open, but she's still aiming for a deep run following a successful start to the season. Due to the pandemic, there will no local crowds cheering for Roger at the green-clay WTA

Is there any good subway writing? How about, if you’re French, metro writing? I don’t mean graffiti, that scourge of 1970s New York whose disturbingly beautiful scribbling can still be spotted on the odd metro car in Paris. We thought of it as a sign of impending chaos back then,

FLASHBACK: Andreeva revealed her admiration for Murray after her Mutua Madrid Open breakthrough earlier this spring.

There were a few big smiles from Jack Sock as he edged out first-round opponent Pierre-Hugues Herbert 7-6 (4), 6-3. It was highlighted by a behind-the-back shot that entertained the Montreal crowd.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Simona Halep doesn't speak perfect English, but she knew what words to use when describing her game at the New Haven Open. "I played very beautiful tennis today," Halep said. "I was enjoying every moment." The 21-year-old Romanian dominated defending champion Petra Kvitova 6-2, 6-2 Saturday

Each day of the US Open, Anita Aguilar will share the best photo of the day.

Roger Federer’s forehand is the most beautiful, versatile, and powerful weapon in pro tennis. It may also be the most misunderstood. We’ll dissect four major elements of this superb stroke. 1. GRIPMany people think Roger Federer plays with a semi-Western grip, similar to Andy Roddick’s. In reality, his grip

Serena Williams powered her way to third Australian Open a short while ago (she clubbed 17 going on 28 Nicole Vaidisova in straight sets), and it was kind of ugly. But so what? 'Rena the Warrior Princess isn't interested in beautiful, and she isn't interested in artful. Powerful? Maybe she

MIAMI, Fla.—I don’t know how you say “anarchy” in Serbian, but it wouldn’t surprise me if it were spelled J-A-N-K-O-V-I-C. Is there a player out there who can so blithely and comprehensively upset the beautiful internal logic and orderliness built into this game? Jelena Jankovic ought to be waving a

by Pete Bodo Mornin', folks. Well, another first-round of World Group play is in the books. So let's cut right to the chase and highlight the heroes and goats of the weekend, starting with a genuine shocker that simply personifies the beauty and excitment of Davis Cup: