The other morning, I went round to the Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, just a few miles down the road from the site of the Pacific Life Open. I went to visit with Dennis Ralston, a former U.S. No 1, Wimbledon finalist (1966) and Davis Cup captain for

Fellow TENNIS.com editor Richard Pagliaro and I discuss the U.S. Open Series, which turns 10 years old this week.

So I get up this morning, after writing at length about the desolation that had permeated the Shanghai Masters this week, and I find a brand new tournament on my TV. The stands are crowded, the spectators are noisy, the shots sound louder and bolder, and the play, between Gilles

After the Grand Slam opener Down Under in January and a month of dueling appearance fees in February, the tours are set to begin 2007 in earnest in the California desert this week. It’s the first Masters event for the men, and one of only a handful of dual-gender tournaments

by Pete Bodo Andy Roddick may wish the season were shorter, but I'm guessing he wishes his own year would be longer—after all, he was one of "elite eight" who mix it up at the ATP year-end championships for eight consecutive years. His best results in the season-ending playoff, which

If the Grand Slams ever give in and reduce men’s matches from best-of-five sets to best-of-three, one group of people will likely jump—and chant, and stomp—for joy: the Aussie Fanatics. When their countrymen are playing, those notorious, semi-professional noisemakers from Down Under must be as loud as they can be,

Ten times a year we choose a cover subject at Tennis Magazine. This is the scenario that typically ensues in the days immediately after we go to press: Said cover subject either falls pray to injury right away, or, if he or she is lucky enough to maintain his or

So: an inspiring performance for the ages, or a deflating letdown? My first reaction as Roger Federer put the finishing touches on Andy Roddick this morning was disappointment, to be honest. As awe-inspiring as all of Federer’s dipping, hooking, swooping winners were, I couldn’t help thinking that Roddick hadn’t done

I’m as much a fan of deep thoughts as anyone, so I was disappointed last night at Madison Square Garden when time constraints prevented me from asking Rafael Nadal, “So what, if anything, did you learn about yourself in the seven-plus months that you were off the tour?” In a

Less than a decade after he won all four of tennis' major championships in 1969 to complete a single-season Grand Slam, Rod Laver was convinced that an indefatigable kid by the name of Bjorn Borg would match the feat. Later, Laver saw Boris Becker emerge and was convinced once again:

March Madness occupies center stage in the nation’s sports consciousness, and to one NBA star, presents a channel-surfing challenge: Monitoring both the NCAA hoops tournament and the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami. Phoenix Suns point guard Steve Nash led Santa Clara to three NCAA Tournament appearances, including an upset of

NEW YORK—A pair of images from the moments after the end of today’s final, in which Serena Williams survived an astonishing comeback by Victoria Azarenka to win, 7-5, 6-7 (6), 6-1, told the story more eloquently than any blow-by-blow will. The women had already exchanged their post-match handshake when Williams

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WATCH: Roger Federer's Sunday speech at the Laver Cup

Consider me the type of fan who likes having an off-season. Who likes, for one month, not having to discover out of the corner of his eye on Tennis.com that Mathieu beat Ferrero 6-4, 6-1 in Lyon, that Azarenka withdrew from Linz, that Nestor and Zmonjic were upset in the

You have to feel for all the singles players who lost in the first two days. They exit just as the tournament appears to be hitting its stride. At 2:00 on Wednesday the big cloud in the sky finally parted and made room for the sun we’d heard so much

LONDON—The Sunday before Wimbledon is usually a fine time to walk between the green rectangles at the All England Club and smell the freshly cut grass and newly laid down lime, before both of them get their annual two-week trampling. But as anyone following the game for the last couple

Okay, I’ve been waiting to use this line ever since Alexandr Dolgopolov cracked the Top 100: Every Dog Has His Day. Cue the rim-shot, and now let’s get down to business. Any ATP pro can vouch that you just don’t beat Rafael Nadal by playing prudent, conservative tennis. Some of

Howdy. Well, the final countdown to Christmas is underway. This morning, Cowboy Luke and his entire Weekday School (it's a small outfit) staged their Holiday Tableau, an annual event for the parents. It's a re-enactment of the Nativity story, in which the kids play the part of various characters in

* by Pete Bodo* It appeared to be the same old story. The same old sad story. The same tale we've seen played out on courts all around the globe in this frequently, predictably cruel sport. Samantha Stosur crept to the edge of victory against Serena Williams and peered over