Recently I came into possession of something quite interesting. Priceless, really. Rebel spies, risking life and limb, were able to smuggle this top-secret item from the epicenter of women’s tennis, WTA HQ in St. Petersburg, Fla., to the epicenter of tennis journalism, TENNIS Magazine HQ in New York City. There,

SAN DIEGO—Upon arrival at the San Diego Open earlier this week, world No. 1 Iga Swiatek waxed on her love of music, movies, TV shows, books -- a gamut of cultural interests you might expect to hear about from a studious 21-year-old engaged by the arts. But from the minute

Typically a new tennis season starts with something less than a bang. Hardcore fans know to begin tuning in for late-night broadcasts from Down Under around New Year’s Eve, but the rest of the world doesn’t follow along until the Australian Open proper begins two weeks later. This year interest

In celebration of the weekend, let's take a look at some of the cutest, interesting and most feel good videos and photos that were seen circulating social media platforms that are guaranteed to finish the week on a high note. Without further ado, let the good vibes roll in. Kim

103183593 Howdy. . . Just dropping by to give y'all a place to gather and chat on what shapes up as an interesting—and historic—if otherwise sleepy summer Sunday. At the Farmer's Classic In Los Angeles, Mike and Bob Bryan will be trying to win a record 62nd main tour doubles

Andre Agassi says he is happy to keep coaching Novak Djokovic, and would be able to work with the Serb at Wimbledon. "If he wants me there, yeah, I will come," Agassi told Eurosport, speaking to Djokovic's former coach, Boris Becker. "It's a lot of responsibility, so whatever's practical and

ROME—There’s a lot to process when entering the grounds of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia for the first time. A grey building that could use some significant TLC leaves an interesting first impression, but it’s soon dissolved by a long walkway leading fans to venue landmarks of their choosing: the main

US Open champion Coco Gauff is the most interesting woman in the world. Or one of them anyway, at least according to People magazine. This week, Gauff joined stars like Beyoncé, Britney Spears, Ryan Gosling, Margo Robbie and Taylor Swift and earned selection to the magazine's "Most Intriguing People of

Two big servers will clash at Roland Garros on Friday, May 31, when world No. 21 Felix Auger-Aliassime takes on world No. 15 Ben Shelton. This will be the first match-up between these two talented players, and it’ll be interesting to watch them battle it out on clay. These are

Tennis GOAT and emerging tech player Serena Williams guests on a new episode of the Bloomberg podcast Masters in Business. The podcast, available via iTunes, Soundcloud and more, finds Williams shedding light on her business interests – she sits on the boards of SurveyMonkey and the new Verizon-AOL-Yahoo cluster –

On Tuesday in the Wimbledon quarterfinals, Jelena Ostapenko will take on Barbora Krejcikova in an interesting clash of styles. Ostapenko very much employs a “see ball, hit ball” strategy, looking to clobber every shot that comes her way. Meanwhile, Krejcikova has a ton of variety and likes to switch up

In celebration of the weekend starting, let's take a look at some of the cutest, interesting and most feel good videos and photos that were seen circulating social media platforms this week and that are guaranteed to finish the week on a high note. Without further ado, let the good

• Picby Pete Bodo* I'll say this much for Rafael Nadal: He has a way of keeping things very interesting. When it comes to his game, and his understanding of it, he's traveled far from the raw, explosive, ball-busting hellion who once went out with, seemingly, no more complicated a

Ash Barty vs. Madison Keys This is interesting: World No. 1 vs. the momentum player of the tournament. Power vs. craft. A home-country favorite trying to win her first home Slam vs. an American trying to win her first Slam anywhere. We know how the points and rallies will likely

The Golden State Warriors have been a popular rooting interest for two of the Big 3 during the BNP Paribas Open: After Roger Federer paid a visit to, and practiced with, the Warriors at home last weekend, Novak Djokovic was spotted courtside in Los Angeles on Saturday as he watched

The day started off with a routine win for the King of Clay as he rolled into his 13th Roland Garros final. But then things got really interesting when Novak Djokovic was forced to go the distance against the extremely talented Stefanos Tsitsipas. These are the Top 5 Photos from

As teenage Maria Sharapova went from aspiring pro to Wimbledon champion, brand interest and partnership deals became the name of the game, and juggling those committments were essential to her longterm success. “The key is how do you maximize your earnings but still win,” explains Max Eisenbud on the latest

The inaugural Nick Bollettieri Discovery Open will certainly live up to its name. At the same time that aspiring youngsters are hoping to be discovered by some of the best coaches in tennis, tournament organizers are unsure of what they’ll find. “The interesting thing about this event is, what could

1081885 I'm a little late posting today's Your Call, so I'll be brief here and come back later with a red-meat post on an interesting dimension of Roger Federer's career. Meanwhile, here are some odds and ends to contemplate if you can't watch tennis today, and are just doing furtive

In the last post, Q.U.I.T.S, old friend and frequent poster Ruth added an interesting comment, a significant part of which I'm quoting below, with comments of my own following. But first, let's review a related comment by The Tribe's very own human smiley face-icon, Creig. He wrote: Pete: How about