For the men's Wimbledon preview, click here. EASTBOURNE, England—Until last season, every women’s Grand Slam was described as chaotic and wide open. Now, a little more than a year later, we seem to be heading 180 degrees in the other direction. You can be forgiven if you think the WTA

If you approach to your opponent’s forehand, he may carve you up. There’s no more frustrating feeling than hitting a shot that puts you in charge of a point only to have your opponent’s feeble return turn the tables. Here’s a common scenario: You hit a big serve or forcing

What do we look for when testing racquets? Gear editor Justin diFeliciantonio discusses the process in a special edition of the podcast.

Here’s my final answer in the Rally that Kamakshi Tandon and I had last week, about the U.S. Open and its ramifications for the rest of 2013. You can read Part I here, and Part II here.

NEW YORK (AP) Roger Federer says it's been hard to watch'' his pal Tiger Woods struggle lately.It's hard to follow, because you know what an athlete wants to do. He wants to be out there and compete and that's what he's not able to do with his injuries right

Looks like Grigor Dimitrov can do more than just strut on the tennis court. In Milan on Sunday, the Bulgarian walked in the Dolce & Gabbana fashion show. He's spotted doing his thing just after the 30-second mark in this clip:

Andy Murray, who lost to Novak Djokovic in the final of the Paris Masters in straight sets, is now 1-6 against the Serb this year. This season Djokovic has won six ATP Masters 1000 titles and three Grand Slam titles; Murray's lone victory over the world No. 1 came in

Francesca Schiavone and Sam Stosur will meet for the women’s title Saturday at Roland Garros. Reporting from Paris, Peter Bodo answered some questions about this surprising French Open final. * What do you think each player needs to do to win the match?* Well, job No. 1 for Francesca

The game of tennis has changed a lot in the last 50 years. Still, there’s much that’s the same when it comes to tennis instruction. In celebrating 50 years of TENNIS Magazine last year, we looked back at the tips we’ve published over the years to find ones that withstood

Sloane Stephens admits she was mentally tired during the 2013 fall stretch. The 20-year-old American reached at least the round of 16 in all four Grand Slams last year, but failed to win more than two consecutive matches in her final four tournaments and consequently missed the cut at the

When player's are stuck inside the house, what can they do? Many have turned to creating makeshift courts, others have found a way to practice, while others practice being a samurai. Yuichi Sugita is choosing the latter. The world No. 87 transformed into the historical Japanese warrior, doing pushups and

Do you make New Year’s resolutions? They seem to fall into that category of activity—like watching American Idol or Sex and the City—that many, many people do while simultaneously laughing off as a hopeless joke. Today, in the nick of time, the New York Times ran its annual article about

The last 1000-level tournament until the fourth quarter of the season is taking Ohio by storm with the latest edition of the combined Cincinnati Open. Inspired by the Buckeye State is this top-tiered travel itinerary from resident reporters Stephanie Livaudais, David Kane, Steve Tignor, Matt Fitzgerald and yours truly. With

The editors of TENNIS.com preview all four Australian Open semifinals. What Djokovic needs to do to win:In short, he should do what he did against Murray last year in Oz: Serve with authority to set up his first strike, control the center of the court, occasionally hit behind the

Whether you’re sticking up for yourself on the playground or looking for respect on the tennis court, nobody likes to get pushed around. And few shots can intimidate players quite like a booming first serve. Run into an opponent that blitzes you with aces and lots of service winners leading

LONDON—If you won the lottery, would you keep doing your job? Lleyton Hewitt would. In a sense, that’s exactly what he’s doing now. The 32-year-old is, after all, playing with house money at this point, his legacy assured with all his titles, including a Wimbledon and U.S. Open. After so

Andy Murray sees the international appeal of tennis as a show of global unity in the midst of conflict. Murray was speaking following the recent terrorist attacks in London, which he also referenced on court at the French Open. He pointed to all the different nations represented by the players,

World No. 7 Tomas Berdych tells reporters that he has a chance to win the ATP World Tour Finals. Berdych will meet No. 1 Novak Djokovic in his opening match on Monday. "I'm not thinking, 'Do I need to be doing something different or not,'" said Berdych, who is 1-7

Winning your warm-up has nothing to do with actual shot making. Don’t try and impress your opponent by hitting huge groundstrokes, going for winners or practicing drop-volleys. Angling off an overhead smash and then asking for another half-dozen softball overheads won't do much for you in the actual match.