World No. 1 Novak Djokovic says he is 100 percent recovered from his shoulder injury and should be fine for the ATP Finals. "I had problems in the shoulder and before that with my abdominals," he told reporters. "But everything is better. I served a maximum of my ability for

I hit the one-in-a-million framed overhead that bounced on my opponent’s side and then came back over to mine. But I caught the ball with my racquet before it landed. My opponent was at his baseline and had no chance of getting to the ball. As we laughed at the

In yesterday’s post on Rafael Nadal’s drive to the clay-court winning streak record, I erroneously reported that the record belongs to Thomas Muster, who won 40 tournament matches in a row on clay. (The mistakes slipped through here because the Yahoo! link I used contained erroneously reported information.) The record

Sloane Stephens is embracing the off-season, taking time to thank her mom, reflect on her 2019 season and hit the beach in Hawaii. "As kids we often take our parents for granted," Stephens read. "But I want you to know how grateful I am for you everyday."

Daniela Hantuchova caught up with “Uncle Toni” Nadal in the latest episode of Credentialed: Roland Garros to discuss nephew Rafael’s astonishing 13 titles in Paris. “I always thought that since Rafael was a little boy, that he could become a wonderful player, but I never believed he could win 13

Hi everyone. Please use this as today's space for your commentary on the matches going on. Today's question is pretty simple (and I admit I've adapted it from a question that was asked in TW some two years back, that I felt was worth reinventing in light of the changes

I have played tennis for about 50 years. Several years ago, new members of our club started to play “first ball in” instead of warming up serves. It has taken off and most new-to-tennis members are playing this way. Is it in The Code or rules? What can I say

What a difference a day can make in the life of a tennis prognosticator. Just as I had penciled the words “Elena Dementieva” into a quarterfinal slot in Melbourne, I looked up to see her walking off the court a straight-set, first-round loser to someone named Julia Schruff. More embarrassing,

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by Pete Bodo Greetings, everyone. I've been missing in action for a few days because I was performing my obligation as a citizen: serving jury duty. About which I have a cute story. On the first day, when senior court officer Kevin Browne took roll call, he glanced over when

"What Should I Have Done?" Victoria Azarenka reacts to crowd after no handshake with Svitolina

HALLE, Germany -- In a match featuring two men over 30, Roger Federer rallied past defending champion Tommy Haas 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 Saturday to reach the final of the Gerry Weber Open. Federer lost last year's final to the German veteran. But he's on course for his first title --

Bob and Mike Bryan tell ESPN.com that a recent experience changing the diaper of Bob’s new baby daughter Micaela was chaotic. "Mike and I did one yesterday," said Bob. "I was like, 'Mike, she needs a diaper change so come and help me, man, you've got to see it.' It

A customer has asked that when I string his racquet I skip every other cross string. This will create wider gaps than between the mains. Is this legal?—Jerry Groce, Ashland, KY Perfectly. Appendix II of the ITF Rules of Tennis states that the "stringing pattern must be generally uniform and,

In doubles, I ran outside the sideline and ripped a return so hard that my string broke. I dropped the racquet, picked up my backup racquet that was close by, and continued playing. Is it legal to switch racquets during a point? —David H. Callahan, East Kingston, NH Ah, the

With October being national book month in the U.S.—though as a one-time listener of WMMR in Philly, I 'll never think of it as anything other than Rock-tober (you know, the month that rocks)—Kamakshi Tandon, the editor of TENNIS.com, and I are going to spend a week talking about one

Earlier this week, Marion Bartoli suggested ditching doubles play as a solution to provide financial support for lower-ranked singles players. "I have been to some tournaments with my player and I see doubles players, they have crews, they have six people around them," Bartoli said in an episode of Match

Former Wimbledon champion Michael Stich tells the BBC that the current top players should stop complaining so much about the calendar. "I don't think it's a big issue," said the German, who won Wimbledon in 1991 said. "I think the players forget that all the tournaments out there provide them

This much we can say about the Australian Open: It has been bright. I doubt many of us old enough to remember the '80s have ever regretted the demise of day-glo, but I haven’t minded its resurrection in Melbourne. At least all of that blazing yellow and pink makes it