Racquet: Babolat Pure Drive ($249) Standing 6-foot-8 with long, aggressive strokes, Perricard doesn’t need much help in the power department. So putting a Pure Drive in his hand almost seems unfair. With its firm, chunky beam tailor-made to turbocharge groundies and serves, the racquet is synonymous with baseline aggression. The

The LX line—the L stands for Lite—rounds out Dunlop’s elements of the game series, joining the Control, Force, and Spin franchises. As the name indicates, they are lightweight frames with oversized heads for easy power and extreme forgiveness, intended for players with shorter and slower swings who want the racquet

Current Ranking: 3 W/L: 49-14 Titles: 4 (Auckland, Washington DC, Cincinnati, US Open) Grand Slam Record: 14-3 WTA Finals Appearance: 2 Best Result: Group Stage (2022) When a teenager breaks through and wins her first Grand Slam title, it’s generally accompanied with a sense of amazement. For Coco Gauff it

Current Ranking: 5 W/L: 46-13 Titles: 2 (Indian Wells, Rome) Grand Slam Record: 13-4 WTA Finals Appearance: Debut Best Result: NA If you felt Elena Rybakina came out of nowhere to win the 2022 Wimbledon title, you’re not alone—so did she. The surprise run, coupled with the event being stripped

Here’s a little secret about topspin: it isn’t generated by the wrist movement from the bottom to the top of the ball. While having a flexible yet firm wrist supports the intention, we must debunk the misconception that it’s solely responsible. Preteen players often rely on their wrist as they

Tennis-ball-rebound-1a The first in an occasional series on a rarely mentioned but ever present phenomenon in the world of recreational tennis: the player one court over from you. He’s slightly built and well under 6 feet tall, but the player next to you has been around, and he thinks he’s

Nutrition is the make or break of a player’s performance. At any level and age, what you put into your body determines how well you perform both on and off the court. And when it comes to competing with the best of the best, eating well could be the difference

ZipRecruiter Player Resume: Estonia's highest-ranked player ever, Anett Kontaveit thought she might have hit her ceiling. Then she shattered it.

On Thursday, after completing the 16-minute long first game of their second-round clash in Melbourne, Novak Djokovic and Denis Istomin took a much deserved seat during the changeover (players aren't normally allowed to rest after the first game). Djokovic then jokingly suggested they fast forward to 4-3, before taking it

Whether writing emails, summarizing complex subjects, planning a trip, or posing as a terrifying dystopian villain, artificial intelligence has become a real part of everyday life. Now it can even help you pick out a new racquet and hit a better forehand. Founded in 2023 and based in Oslo, Norway,

Count Carlos Alcaraz a big fan. With 16 courts, camps and tournaments, the sport is an integral part of Rafael Nadal’s academy in Mallorca. And no, we’re not talking about tennis. Madrid may have been centerstage for the professional tours this week, but Spain is also the spiritual home of

The return of serve is more than just a reaction to the serve. It should be first strategic move in the point to, at the very least, maintain your position. There are three ways to effectively use a return: neutralize, challenge and attack, and a combination of the three is

Current Ranking: 7 W/L: 35-15 Titles: 2 (Charleston, Ningbo) Grand Slam Record: 14-4 WTA Finals Appearance: 2 Best Result: Group Stage (2022) Some players have a meteoric rise, others a slow and steady climb. Ons Jabeur didn’t break into the Top 20 until she was nearly 27. She appreciates that

Tennis is a sport for life, and that caters to never letting the game go. Yet, one of the most important questions a player must ask him or herself is: What will I do after I’m done playing? Many players have remained engaged with the game while still pursuing another

If you’ve ever seen a pro athlete gift a pair of shoes to a fan after a game, it’s not unusual to see them remove the insoles before handing them over. It’s not because they’re sentimental or embarrassed by the smell. The reason is they don’t want to lose their

If you’re like most players, your idea of practice is getting in a few sets. While there’s lots to be said for that, the problem is that we tend to play to win these practice sets and therefore don’t make an effort to do the very thing that practice is

WATCH: Stefanos Tsitsipas and his sunscreen assistant prepare for his upcoming match in Monte Carlo.

Every so often when we take to the courts, nothing seems to work in our favor. We can’t find a groundstroke rhythm, our serve placement isn’t effective, and it feels like the tennis half of you didn’t show up to play. In this case, the attitude is to battle through,

FLASHBACK: Zverev reached the semifinals in Halle before Wimbledon.

WATCH: Medvedev took his unorthodox game to a fourth title of 2023 at the Miami Open.