Rafael Nadal discusses how he began to mentally turn the corner against world No. 1 Novak Djokovic, who had scored seven straight wins against him. That streak, which began at Indian Wells in March 2011 and stretched through the final of the Australian Open in January 2012, also included victories

Defending champion Rafael Nadal, who has put together three difficult wins at Roland Garros, says that he is less than satisfied with his game heading into the fourth-rounder against Kei Nishikori. “What I need to do is play in a more relaxed way,” he said. “I need to improve my

Novak Djokovic is playing Monte Carlo with a wrist problem after injuring it last week. The telltale sign was a strip of blue physio tape running up under his wristband and forearm. Despite the injury, Djokovic managed to win his opening-round match against Albert Montanes in just 45 minutes. "I

Nick Kyrgios, who is playing in Kuala Lumpur this week, says he loved watching Roger Federer as a child—and still does today. “I remember watching him play,” Kyrgios told reporters at the tournament. “I still watch him a lot when I’m in my room doing nothing. I would just go

Petra Kvitova says her main priority during the off-season was improving her movement. The 2011 Wimbledon champion hired fitness coach Marek Vseticek at the start of last fall and worked with him for an extended period during the off-season. “It was my first priority,” Kvitova said. “Then I practice on

Novak Djokovic says his improved net play has been a key to his recent victories over Rafael Nadal at Beijing and the ATP World Tour Finals. "He's one of the best defenders in the world,” Djokovic said. “Obviously I know that my groundstrokes are good enough to allow myself to

Roger Federer says that before he won his first Grand Slam title at Wimbledon in 2003 at the age of 21, he needed to develop his physical and mental strength. "I was like a rough cut diamond,” Federer told The Sunday Mail. "That's how a lot of people saw me.

Pic by Pete Bodo They're trickling into Montreal, even as I write this—coming in under cover of night, with little fanfare, as they always do. It's true of the top stars as well as the spear carriers and desperate fellas trying to keep a toehold in that vaunted, good-as-gold direct-entry

In 2017, Roger Federer continues to impress, just like he did on a Friday afternoon at the US Open 17 years ago. That was when I had the fortune of watching him play for the first time—in person, no less. In 1998, one year after moving to New York from

In an interview with the Herald Sun, Juan Martin Del Potro recalls the lowest point of his career when, months after he won the 2009 U.S. Open, he was sidelined due to a severe right wrist injury and became a forgotten man in Argentina. "I came in after the U.S.