PARIS—This year’s men’s event at Roland Garros feels like the culmination of seven clay-court seasons past. Not the culmination, perhaps, but a peak moment nonetheless. Since spring 2005, when Rafael Nadal emerged to challenge Roger Federer, what was once a relatively sleepy two-month stretch has been transformed into the most

On the final weekend of the 2015 BNP Paribas Open, the players’ dining hall was deserted. Virtually all of the 200 or so players who had entered the event 10 days earlier were gone. It was another picture-perfect day in Indian Wells, but the cafeteria workers, with little to do,

This piece was initially published on April 16, 2015, when we marked the 50th anniversary of TENNIS Magazine's founding in 1965. This was one of the 50 moments that commemorated the occasion. Braden will be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame posthumously on Saturday. Vic Braden wasn’t drawn

With a crisply hit backhand down the line, the crowd erupts and Serena Williams throws her arms up in the air, clinching both fists. She takes a deep breath in and exhales out what seems like years of tension around whether she would win another title. Serena's 2020 triumph in

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Iga Swiatek started her week by deciding that she wanted to set her sights on becoming the No. 1 player in the world, without knowing how long that quest would take. A few days and one surprising retirement later, mission accomplished. Women's tennis has a

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It was a tough assignment to command the spotlight at the Australian Open this year, what with Stanislas Wawrinka belting his way to his first Grand Slam title, Rafael Nadal staggering out of Melbourne with a bad back, a spate of stirring upsets on the women’s side—including Serena Williams’ shocking

ROGER FEDERER (2) vs. ANDY MURRAY (3) [Friday, first night match on Laver] How they got here: - Federer d. Tsonga - Murray d. Chardy What Federer needs to do to win: Murray has developed a more aggressive mentality, but Federer still outclasses him in this department. He should aim

The ballyhooed Bryan brothers, Bob and Mike, deserve everything they get as accolades and positive energy go. They are exceedingly nice gents, they have stood the test of time in their careers, and, quite simply, they've got game. Here, on the occasion of their 37th birthday, are 30-odd factoids celebrating

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How open is this year’s Australian Open men’s tournament? That may be the most important question as the year’s first Grand Slam event gets underway. Has the ATP gone straight from a three-man ruling class to a new, two-man version, led by Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz? Or is there

Like any world-class athlete, the competitor inside Casper Ruud is constantly looking for more. There’s a special kind of mindset required to stay elite, one that pushes boundaries, makes hard sacrifices and asks questions that ultimately lead back to, ‘How can I get better?’ For Ruud, he identified 2025 as

May 23: a poised prodigy takes No. 1 Court for the first—and last—time at Roland Garros, in his debut against Lars Burgsmuller. A sleeveless shirt and pirate pants characterize Rafael Nadal’s teenage style, but the Spaniard commands a strategic, powerful presence well beyond his years. Nadal would dismiss Burgsmuller in

Who wore what? Style Points breaks down the latest collabs, kits and fashion statements from around the tennis world.

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — As in many sports, tennis has its share of well-known coaches. Unlike in other sports, tennis does not always allow them to coach. Indeed, at Wimbledon, Novak Djokovic can't get any sort of instructions from Goran Ivanisevic at Centre Court during the men’s semifinals on Friday.

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“I’ve never actually experienced playing a final with a full stadium,” Iga Swiatek said after her 6-2, 6-2 win over Belinda Bencic in the final of the Adelaide International on Saturday. By now, the pandemic has gone on long enough that it’s the packed arenas, rather than the empty ones,

During the 2010s, only three men besides Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal or Roger Federer triumphed on the major stage. Two-time French Open finalist Dominic Thiem came close, and is a credible candidate to break the mold as a new decade begins. A five-time tournament champion last season, Thiem has worked

At the 2016 French Open, Novak Djokovic became only the second man in the Open Era to hold all four major trophies simultaneously. His four-set win over longtime foe Andy Murray was a moment the Serbian had long craved in Paris, after contending for the title for nearly a decade

There’s a sense of renewal to the first week of a Grand Slam. Each day, various potential futures briefly announce themselves, before packing up their racquets and heading to the next far-flung stop on the circuit, not to be seen again for months. That’s been especially true in Melbourne this