What does it mean when we say a player has “tennis DNA”? If you’ve watched the sport long enough, you know it when you see it. On an obvious level, it’s the ability to hit with effortless power, carve out a delicate drop shot, land a topspin lob on the

FLASHBACK: Top 10 Matches of 2022, No. 7: Upstart FAA challenged an aging all-time great on his home turf, and Rafa responded by lifting his game to a level that no one has ever been able to match on a clay court.

After barely surviving his third-round match at Roland Garros with Tallon Griekspoor in a fifth-set super-tiebreaker, Alexander Zverev knew what he wanted to tell those near and dear to him. “I already had a full speech for every single member of my team ready,” Zverev told media following the win.

"I mean, winning Grand Slam, playing best-of-three demand to the player something else, no? Stronger mentally, stronger physically, be solid for such a long time and for such a long two weeks. So I really believe that's the right thing to do."—Rafael Nadal, on Sunday "I am more of a

This week, in light of the latest happenings in pro basketball, Richard Pagliaro and I wonder whether decisive leadership at the top will ever be possible for tennis. ** What did you think of NBA commissioner Adam Silver's hammer-drop press conference on Tuesday, when he banned the L.A. Clippers' owner

The rise in tennis participation has been a rare bright spot in 2020; how do we keep it going in 2021? Joel Drucker and Steve Tignor give their ideas in this week's Rally. As you wrote last week, in a time of social distance, tennis is a viable form of

“You know what you need to do an article on?” my opponent, Don, asks me as he bounces the ball at the net before we begin our match. “Excuses. You need to give people tips on the best excuses to have ready when you lose. It’s the only thing you

The prevailing view among nearly all of the game’s authorities was that Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal were going to treat the public to another one of their epic confrontations in the Australian Open final. Both champions were at the peak of their powers. Djokovic had dropped sets in his

The second round of the Australian Open comes to a close Thursday in Melbourne. Beginning Wednesday evening in the United States, we'll bring you updates on the many matches and happenings Down Under in this running blog. World No. 1 Novak Djokovic has defeated Taylor Fritz, 7-6 (1), 6-4, 3-6,

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. Today, I remember the most bizarre Grand Slam final in memory 10 years later.

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

If the old saw proclaiming that “the early bird catches the worm” applies to tennis, Andy Murray is very well positioned for the Australian Open. It’s not just that he won in Brisbane this past weekend, capping off the first official week of the year; he was also the only

The first Wednesday of Wimbledon in 2013—forever to be known as Wimblegeddon—was famous for its carnage. Six current or former No. 1 players were ushered out of the tournament that day, which ended with Roger Federer’s earliest defeat at a Grand Slam—in the second round—in nine years. The first Thursday

For tennis fans, Monte Carlo marks the start of two seasons at once: Spring and clay. Visually, the tournament lives up to it responsibilities. With its wide view of the Mediterranean, it looks like a breath of fresh air, a place to savor better weather. For the players, though, the

Men's Draw | Men's Preview | Women's Draw | Women's Preview Scanning each of this year’s French Open draws from top to bottom, the same thought comes to mind first: The guard, despite being tugged and pulled in various directions over the years, refuses to change. The top two

It's safe to say there never will be another Wimbledon championship match quite like last year's epic produced by Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Not because of the supremely high quality of play or the dramatic 9-7 fifth set or the record 4 hours, 48 minutes of playing time -

WATCH: Martina Navratilova announced earlier this year that she beat breast and throat cancers.

Mirra Andreeva’s earliest tennis memory happened before she was born. “I didn’t watch the match but I saw the highlights,” she explains, taking me down the YouTube rabbit hole that first led her to a 2004 clip featuring Marat Safin. “I don’t even remember the surface, the year, or the

MIAMI, USA — Amid feel-good breakthroughs and big-name upsets at the Miami Open presented by Itau, 20-year-old Coleman Wong of Hong Kong has grabbed all the headlines. Ranked No. 182 in the world, the wild card clinched the biggest win of his career to date with a 7-6 (3), 2-6,

NEW YORK (AP) Unhappy about being sent out to play at the rain-soaked U.S. Open, a trio of tennis stars - Rafael Nadal, Andy Roddick and Andy Murray - marched from their courts to the tournament referee's office to voice their complaints. A second consecutive morning-to-evening damp day at Flushing