A return to competition in an individual sport has a brutal dimension. At least team sports players rarely play every minute of the game and have colleagues who can share the twin burdens of pressure and execution. But in tennis, you must take every shot, wire to wire. As Martina

Rafael Nadal returns to Roland Garros in 2013 as the winner of seven of the past eight French Open championships and the owner of an astounding 52-1 record. A closer examination of Nadal’s eight attempts to win in Paris reveal the inner workings of his physical game and how he

Tennis certainly is a global game, but we don't always consider the plight of those who aren't in hotbeds of the sport. But the journey can be fulfilling, and the roots of a successful player can consistently be traced back to where they first picked up a racket and enjoyed

The U.S. faced the Netherlands in the first round of the 2018 Fed Cup, a tie that saw the return of one of the game’s best players to the court. With multiple players winning Grand Slam titles and making deep runs at the majors, 2017 was a year to remember

Throughout the month of February, Tennis Channel and TENNIS.com will be celebrating Black History Month. Keep watching and reading to learn more about some of the most important African-Americans to have made their marks on the game. Not only is Serena Williams the greatest female tennis player of all time—she

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David Ferrer, finally, looked tired. He had a right: After 19 years of unadulterated effort, the 37-year-old Spaniard’s career was about to come to a close in Madrid on Wednesday. When it became clear that he wasn’t going to survive another game against Alexander Zverev, Ferrer looked over at his

WATCH: Remember the life and legacy of Nick Bollettieri, one of the sport's greatest coaches and pioneer of tennis academies, after opening Bollettieri Tennis Academy in 1978.

Two months ago, if you had to guess which of the game’s best young players would be going for the Sunshine Double, you probably would have said Jannik Sinner or Carlos Alcaraz. But its the new world No. 6, Jack Draper, who is looking to etch his name in history.

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Robert Lansdorp, the former coach of Tracy Austin, Pete Sampras, Lindsay Davenport and Maria Sharapova, reacts to TENNIS' "The State of the American Game," as featured in the magazine's November/December issue. I read your article on the state of American tennis. Oh boy, how many more excuses can we come

You don't just stumble into greatness. It takes a constant work effort and many trials and tribulations to perfect one's craft. Jose Higueras is a great in the field of tennis coaching, a profession he's been a part of since retiring as a player several decades ago. The self-proclaimed Spanish

The BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells loves a good quiz. This year they went bigger than ever, literally, with giant cardboard cutouts of player faces as answer props.

Over 75,000 people poured into University of Phoenix Stadium on Monday night to watch North Carolina beat Gonzaga for the 2017 NCAA Men’s Basketball National Championship. But perhaps there was a more dramatic matchup in recent days — American big men John Isner (6'10") and Reilly Opelka (6'11") took a

Spain's Rafael Nadal is aiming to represent his country both in this year's revamped Davis Cup in Madrid and the Tokyo Games. Speaking at a sponsor event for Banco Sabadell, Nadal cautioned that his schedule depended on his health and fitness, but that he wanted to play. "My intention is

MADRID (AP) Defending champion Andy Murray says he won't be living in the Olympic Village in Rio de Janeiro, preferring to stay at an apartment with the British tennis team. Murray stayed in the athletes' village in Beijing in 2008, but not in London in 2012, when he won the

The EZONE is Yonex’s most popular franchise thanks to the racquet’s attractive blend of controllable power, easy spin production and comfortable response. It’s one of those frames that almost anyone can pick up and use with almost no adjustment period, and suits a wide range of styles. Yet, for many

After the Laver Cup, honorary Illinois resident Kevin Anderson stuck around in Chicago for a while to catch a Cubs game, where he got to throw out the first pitch.

Some reactions to Andy Roddick’s announcement that he will retire after the U.S. Open: Roger Federer "He was happy to go into retirement. He wants to finish this one strong. There's no rules on how you announce it, how you do it. We've seen so many champions go out in