When a player gets as famous as Serena Williams, they start being known for things off-the-court almost as much for their accomplishments on-the-court. Serena does a lot more than just play tennis as she works in social activism, television, book publishing, charity work and fashion. With the 38-year-old having not

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) John Isner (IHZ-ner) and Nicolas Mahut (ma-HOO) will play their rematch of the longest match in tennis history at Wimbledon on Court 3. The first-round match is scheduled for Tuesday. It is set to be the day's fourth match on that court. In the first round at

WIMBLEDON, England (AP)—John Isner and Nicolas Mahut will play their rematch of the longest match in tennis history at Wimbledon on Court 3. The first-round match is scheduled for Tuesday. It is set to be the day’s fourth match on that court. In the first round at Wimbledon a year

HOUSTON(AP) Wayne Odesnik of the United States defeated Bjorn Phau of Germany 6-4, 6-3 Saturday to reach the finals of the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships at River Oaks Country Club. Odesnik is trying to become the first American to win a clay court title since 2006. He faced little

PARIS (AP) — Back at the French Open for the first time since 2012, Juan Martin del Potro encountered a bit of trouble navigating the grounds, getting lost a few times as he walked around Roland Garros. "I never find the place where I have to go," he joked. All

It seems the hidden gem in the middle of the California desert is becoming less of a secret as the years pass. Back in 2019, when I first visited the four-court tennis facility in Borrego Springs, CA called "The Courts," the Los Angeles tennis community was unfamiliar. Two years later,

We all know Garbine Muguruza is absolute fire on the court. The Spaniard is a two-time Grand Slam champion and she was just one win away from claiming her third major at this year's Australian Open. But recently, Muguruza hasn't only been serving aces on the practice court, she's also

Dear On-court Coaching, The tennis world has no shortage of opinions about you. Many fall in your favor, and seemingly just as many are against you. When observers of the sport mention you as a pillar or a detriment to women's tennis, we receive a fusillade of Twitter mentions. Most

Fourth-ranked Dominic Thiem has pulled out of next week's grass-court event in Halle due to exhaustion. The tournament took to Twitter to make the announcement

NEW YORK (AP) Andy Roddick's match against David Ferrer at the U.S. Open has been moved to tiny Court 13 because of a problem with water gathering on the surface of the court in Louis Armstrong Stadium. After two days of rain at the Grand Slam tournament, Roddick and Ferrer

"I really don't know what I should do" The most recent Grand Slam champion Daniil Medvedev is not feeling particularly great Down Under despite entering his second consecutive quarterfinal at the Australian Open. After being put to the ultimate test against unseeded American Maxime Cressy in his latest match and

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP)—A Serbian court has reduced the prison sentence for tennis player Jelena Dokic's father, who was convicted of threatening the Australian ambassador. The court in Sremska Mitrovica said Tuesday it reduced Damir Dokic's 15-month sentence to 12 months. Dokic could be out of prison in early May. Dokic's

A lot of positive cases can be made on behalf of on-court coaching. As each player is provided with new tactics and the opponent is forced to adjust, the quality of competition might improve. Players are extensively coached away from matches, so why not during? Besides, they’re likely to be

Rafael Nadal says he is concentrating on the grass-court season rather than his quarterfinal defeat to Novak Djokovic at the French Open. The Spaniard, now ranked No. 10, praised the quality of the grass courts at the Stuttgart tournament, which had previously been played on clay. He won his opening

Madrid tournament owner Ion Tiriac admits that are problems with the blue clay courts in Madrid, not having to do with the color, but because they are too slippery. Tiriac told the press that the problem might relate to having to install new courts every year, as they are torn

The world is used to seeing their favorite players in one setting: on court in match outfits. Editorial photographer Radka Leitmeritz recently cracked through the barriers by capturing real moments off court with the WTA's biggest stars.

Llodra by Pete Bodo Are you all done hyperventilating? Robin Soderling and Gael Monfils have added an interesting coda to what has been the finest fall of ATP tennis in recent memory, which is only fitting because neither player played a prominent role in the proceedings on the Asian hard-court

After abiding in the shadow of Suzanne Lenglen, in life and death, Simonne Mathieu quite asserted herself at Roland Garros in 2019. She had some help, as the French Tennis Federation saw fit in 2017 to name its new, garden-style show court after Mathieu. The court's creation included placing it

My partner, who’s prone to double-faulting, was preparing to serve to the deuce court. The receiver’s partner stood with both feet in the service box. I complained that standing there was done solely to distract the server. He replied that he could stand wherever he wants. Who was right?—Eric Lee,

Novak Djokovic is returning to the practice courts after winning only two matches in Cincinnati and Toronto, his only hardcourt events going into the U.S. Open. "Just many, many, many things are not clicking these two weeks on hardcourts. It's unfortunate, but it's more than obvious I'm not playing even