[Here is Ed McGrogan's latest By the Letters entry, with an interesting challenge thrown it! Enjoy the weekend, I'll be around and dropping in. . . Pete] I love words, and I can tell from reading the Tribe's comments and posts that you do too; we have some great writers

Like most of the other interested parties on the planet, I kept half an eye on the third-round match between Alejandro Gonzalez and world No. 2 Novak Djokovic. But I turned off the television just as Djokovic was on the verge of blowing through the first set with ease. And

NEW YORK (AP) Novak Djokovic was not interested in discussing in any detail why he needed a trainer to work on his right elbow during an otherwise matter-of-fact 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 victory over Kyle Edmund on Sunday night that put the defending champion in the U.S. Open quarterfinals for the

by Pete Bodo From a purely self-interested point of view, Rafael Nadal's withdrawal from the Tennis Masters Cup is a real boon on a day when I was wondering how I could frame the historic importance - or lack thereof - of the annual year-end playoffs. First, let's look at

Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Roger Federer so dominate the headlines and public interest that everyone else on the ATP tour is entitled to ask, “Hey, what am I, chopped liver?” Well, yes. But that isn’t such a terrible fate after all—not when you can pull down over $4 million

Arod by Pete Bodo The other night, I was prepared to write about the match between Andy Roddick and Igor Kunitsyn, but Fernando Verdasco got in the way. But watching those two matches, more or less simultaneously, presented an interesting and valuable contrast. Roddick, by the way, is playing in

It wouldn’t be entirely accurate to say that coaching tennis at the professional level is a thankless job. The perks are pretty good: you get to travel the world, meet interesting people and maintain a year-round tan. It definitely beats pouring cement. But it is a job with limited upside.

It’s no secret that Serena Williams’ main goal over the next few weeks is to sharpen up her game for the U.S. Open. In that enterprise, she faced an interesting opponent in the second round of the Rogers Cup in Montreal today—the woman who stunned Williams in the 2011 U.S.

The Rally returns. Today and tomorrow I’m discussing the psychology of tennis with Alexandra Guhde, Psyd., a clinical psychologist in Oakland and San Francisco who also finds time to write the (always interesting) tennis blog Extreme Western Grip. Follow her @extremegrip.

87961097 by Pete Bodo Yesterday I wrote about how Roger Federer is at a significant career crossroads, and one of the more interesting subplots in this plot-rich rivalry Federer enjoys with Rafael Nadal is that the same could be said for Nadal. And if the events of the last 12

Ana Ivanovic, one of Tennis Channel's Athlete Analysts, has been busy sharing content and giving inside looks into her life, 12 years removed from winning Roland Garros. Before wrapping up her two-week stint as an analyst, she answered a batch of interesting fan questions. Here are just a few of

The fourth edition of the team event that was created in honor of 11-time Grand Slam champion, Rod Laver is officially underway. The Laver Cup will pit the Top 6 competitors from Europe against six of their counterparts from the rest of the world. Team Europe remains spotless, holding a

Monday, April 8 features the first full slate of action at the Monte Carlo Masters. One of the most interesting matchups sees Laslo Djere, a clay-court specialist, taking on world No. 12 Stefanos Tsitsipas, who won this tournament in 2021 and 2022. This venue will undoubtedly bring back some great

As the final Grand Slam event of the season is upon us, here's a quartet of interesting stories to watch play out on the courts of the (deep breath) Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows: Venus Williams: The elder, now-lesser Williams sister faced down No. 12 seed

Has any sport evolved to the same degree as tennis, through a combination of advances in equipment, technique, and training? It’s an interesting question. Take baseball, for example. The lords of the game drew a line in the sand at the dawn of the metal-bat era and consciously encased the

The Break: French Open fashion review

News, gossip and other items of interest from the world of tennis: ClijstersTubeJust before she made her official comeback to competitive tennis, Kim Clijsters launched her own YouTube channel, where fans can watch match highlights, interviews and behind-the-scenes glimpses at her personal life. In one clip, Clijsters discusses her

NEW YORK (AP) Victoria Azarenka started her answer before the question was even finished. Asked about a potential third-round matchup against Serena Williams at the U.S. Open, the fourth-seeded Azarenka said: I'm not interested about that before I go out there.'' Then she added with a smile,We'll talk about

The holiday that received its name by combining June and 19 is often times referred to "Juneteenth Independence Day" or "Freedom Day." In years prior, the holiday has been somewhat overlooked, but in the midst of nationwide protests for justice and equality, there has been a restored interest in Juneteenth.

Serena Williams is widely acclaimed as, arguably, the best female tennis player of all-time. And rightly so. It’s an especially interesting conversation when it proceeds from the question, “If your life were in the hands of one player in one match, who would it be?” Martina Navratilova was a spectacular