NEW YORK—Did you happen to know that Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe were rivals once upon a time? You may have heard something about it this year. I wrote a book about it, Matt Cronin wrote a book about it, HBO did a documentary on it, and there’s even been

There are few, if any, tournaments easier to plunge into than the BNP Paribas Open. The Tennis Garden here allows for maximum viewing of the players, so much so that it might be renamed a Tennis Aquarium—the pros practice, work out, and eat in front of you. That may sound

The lights in the theater below Madison Square Garden were turned a cool blue as Serena Williams, Caroline Wozniacki, Gael Monfils and Stan Wawrinka walked out from behind a curtain for a press conference. It was March 8, World Tennis Day, and they were in the Big Apple to hit,

As a player, Jim Courier was famous for his dedication to the sport, and that hasn’t changed since he retired. Here the four-time Grand Slam champion has an e-mail exchange with TENNIS.com about the state of tennis today. Is pro tennis healthier than it was a decade ago, when Sports

For more than half a century, first as a fan and later as a reporter, through all my years in and around the world of tennis, I have never known a more estimable individual than Arthur Ashe. He was much larger than the game he played for a living. Multi-faceted,

The lights in the theater below Madison Square Garden were turned a cool blue as Serena Williams, Caroline Wozniacki, Gael Monfils and Stan Wawrinka walked out from behind a curtain for a press conference. It was March 8, World Tennis Day, and they were in the Big Apple to hit,

The global celebrity of British rocker Gavin Rossdale derives both from his success as a musician and from his marriage to American pop star Gwen Stefani, with whom he has two sons. What’s less known about the former Bush frontman, 43, is that he is also a lifelong tennis fanatic—and

By TW Contributing Editor, Ed McGrogan Last Week's Tournaments ABN Amro World Tennis Tournament (ATP - Hard - Rotterdam, Netherlands) - Singles Final: Michael Llodra def. Robin Soderling 6-7, 6-3, 7-6. - Singles Semifinal: Robin Soderling def. Gilles Simon 6-2, 6-1. - Singles Semifinal: Michael Llodra def. Ivo Karlovic 7-5,

This month the world celebrated the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Do you remember where you were when it happened? I have no clue myself. My only explanation is that I was in college. I was spending a semester at Pomona, a liberal arts school in

Howdy. I'm back in the office today and trying to catch up with things here before my ESPN chat at 1 PM (drop by, if you're not doing anything special). Thanks for the avalanche of questions in the Comments section of the post below; I'll be answering them in this

He hasn't played a sanctioned match since spontaneously inserting himself into Bosnia's Davis Cup lineup in 2015—a retired team captain can do that—but Amer Delic will soon return to competition. Not at the tour level, mind you. No, that's firmly in the rear-view mirror for him, but rather for the

Like most people who appear frequently on television, Andy Roddick looks smaller in the flesh. But he doesn't look any less square-shouldered, raw-boned, or lean. And one thing that rarely comes across on television, where we customarily see Andy in full battle regalia and wearing his game face, is his

By Pete Bodo I was expecting a light, fun day out at the BJKUSTANTC yesterday. I'd pick up my credentials and all-important parking pass, get my locker and desk assignment, maybe cruise around a little with Tennis colleagues Tom Perrotta and Jon Levey, checking out some of the qualifying matches.

The Break: Kyrgios and Tsitsipas figured into the notable quotables from SW19

Hi Steve, Maybe there's hope for me as a paparazzo after all. Here's the picture you requested of Tom Tebbutt, complete with the famous canary yellow eyeglasses. I even got some mock multi-tasking for the camera. Quite a feat, because the Globe and Mail's tennis writer usually likes to stay

May 14 1913 — Washington's Walter Johnson gives up a run in the fourth inning against the St. Louis Browns to end his streak of 56 scoreless innings. The Senators win 10-5. 1919 — Four days after his Kentucky Derby victory, Sir Barton, ridden by Johnny Loftus, wins the Preakness

Joel and Van, Is 2020 turning into another 1968? The parallels are hard to miss. Today there are demonstrations in cities across the United State and the world, just as there were in ’68. There’s also a presidential election approaching in which the Republican candidate is calling for law and