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.

No one handles a big serve better than the smooth Swiss. 1. Knees When a hard serve bounces up toward your ears, what do you do? Bend low. It sounds counterintuitive, but to handle a strong serve, you need a strong foundation. Federer isn’t just bending, he’s bracing himself for

Novak Djokovic says upending Rafael Nadal in the Monte Carlo final in early April may help his confidence level for his Roland Garros semifinal against the Spaniard on Friday, but added that Grand Slams are a different level of competition. “That is something that can maybe give me that mental

I’ll stay out there for as long as it takes and do whatever I need to do. . . I’m always willing to make it ugly and get scrappy. Emma Navarro on her Billie Jean King Cup debut, a three-set win over Belgium’s Hanne Vandewinkel that set up U.S. teammate

Instagram Live is quickly becoming the undisputed MVP of quarantine tennis content. Over the past few days, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Stan Wawrinka and Andy Murray took to the newest trend in athlete-fan social media engagement, and passed with flying colors. Speaking candidly with each other, these great champions have

Welcome to Florida Week! As the tours head southeast for the Miami Open, TENNIS.com and Baseline will feature all things Sunshine State. You’ll learn about the personalities, stories, teams and venues that have made Florida one of the tennis capitals of the world. We’ll also be reporting from the Miami

Do the pros play the same game that you and I do? Let me start my answer to that question by comparing tennis to another sport with which I have some experience. When I watch top men's squash players—yes, they have a pro tour—compete, I have to admit that I

1 David Goffin checked out his own outfit, wonder if he liked it as much as his fans do?

Hi Nick: I have seen Rafael Nadal and Pete Sampras, among others, turn their shoulders when they toss the ball to serve, so part of their backs face the net. Why do they turn their shoulders like this and should I be doing it? — Vinay Bomma, Mumbai, India Hi

Facebook's chief operating officer, Sheryl Sandberg, famously called on women to "lean in" in the workplace and in their personal lives. The business leader, reportedly worth somewhere between $400 million and $1 billion depending on who you read, probably didn't know how this would be parlayed into a study about

There have been a lot of coaching changes on the WTA tour since the start of the season, some involving very high-profile players. Simona Halep, Sloane Stephens and Naomi Osaka—who have combined to win four of the last six Grand Slam titles—have all made major moves to their teams. Halep,

"If someone calls you and is like, 'Hey, do you want to be in Vogue, yes or no?' What are you going to do, say no? And tennis brought me that opportunity, so it’s like, of course, I'm a tennis player first and foremost, but it opened other doors." Eugenie

Roger Federer says that the time taken in between points is being violated and that officials do not properly enforce it enough. At the Grand Slams, The ITF allows 20 seconds between points, while the ATP allows 25 at its tournaments. "I do believe the officials could be a bit

Gael Monfils has regaled the 2013 French Open crowd with compelling, dramatic performances so far at Roland Garros. First he topped No. 6 Tomas Berdych in the first round in a scintillating five-set bout, and he followed that up with a four-set defeat of Ernests Gulbis. At one point, whilst

Andy Murray says that changing court conditions would be a way to speed up matches, suggesting the increase in playing times is due to the game being slowed down. "I do think [the sport] could do a better job of adjusting the surfaces,” Murray said, speaking at the Tiebreak Tens

"I was doing physical therapy and trying to get range of motion back in my knee, and that was probably one of the most painful things that I’ve been through. I was like, why am I doing this to myself?" While working on her return to the tour, Samantha Crawford

"You better believe in what you're trying to do and the way that you’re trying to deliver it. Time and time again that philosophy has rung true in my mind because I’ve seen the greats do it. You can't teach the natural talent of a Federer, but you can teach

Dominika Cibulkova knows a good Instagram post when she feels it, and in this social media mad world, that's not a talent to be overlooked. A left calf injury prevented her from shining in Rio, so she's tearing up the social media world.

Stanislas Wawrinka says he will not make aný major adjustments despite dropping four of his last five matches. Wawrinka lost to Kevin Anderson in the third round of the Paris Masters after exiting in the opening round of three consecutive tournaments. "I’m not going to suddenly change my racquet stringing

How do you follow the Greatest Generation? It’s a question tennis has tried to answer for at least a decade. Serena, Roger, Novak, Rafa: all of them are over 30, and they’ve combined to win 75 Grand Slam singles titles—but none of them are going away quietly. When they do,