Newport, RI — Intriguing contrasts surround the Dell Technologies Hall of Fame Open. Held in on the grounds of the International Tennis Hall of Fame, America’s only grass-court ATP event juxtaposes the broad spectrum of tennis history with the myopic focus of contemporary pro tennis. ​Never was this dichotomy more

WATCH—Match point from Kokkinakis' win over Federer in Miami:

Wow. Thanks for the record-breaking number of entries on the “Estoril” post; this was partly due, no doubt, to the involvement of TennisWorld’s Spiritual Advisor, Miguel “Mikey” Seabra, and his kind offer to distribute 10 pairs of tickets out to the winners of our Best/Worst contest. Mikey has sweetened the

Reading Julie Heldman’s new book—fittingly entitled Driven(A Daughter’s Odyssey)—I found myself thoroughly immersed in the story of her fascinating life. Navigating the pages of Heldman’s riveting autobiography/memoir, I wondered how she summoned the courage to write so forthrightly about the arduous and sometimes crippling campaign she has fought so valiantly

“Serena Williams: Love Her, Hate Her, She’s the Best Ever”. That’s the line that greeted us on the cover of last week’s post-Wimbledon issue of Sports Illustrated. It was a surprise in one sense. Serena, despite her continued dominance, has yet to match the career totals—the Slam wins, the tournament

NEW YORK, N.Y. (July 22, 2011) – The Washington Kastles and St. Louis Aces swept the post-season honors for the 2011 World TeamTennis Pro League presented by GEICO. Leander Paes (pictured to the right) of the Washington Kastles and St. Louis' Liezel Huber were announced as League MVPs this evening

For years, Barbora Krejcikova shined brightest so long as someone else was by her side. In 2021, she stepped out of the shadows and enjoyed greater success than ever before, evolving from also-ran to eloquent elder stateswoman in less than 12 months. Long the lesser-known partner of doubles No. 1

INTERVIEW: Catching up with Taylor Fritz after his semifinal win

WATCH: Elina Svitolina sits down with Tennis Channel after her return to the WTA tour in Charleston.

As the clock approached 11 p.m. on Saturday night, Danielle Collins moved into the fourth round of Roland Garros by taking out 2016 champion Garbine Muguruza, 7-5, 2-6, 6-4. Muguruza had the control of most of the match, leading 2-0 in the first set, snagging the second set in what

AUSTIN, Texas (AP)—The big American bull was no match for the Spanish matador. David Ferrer dispatched Andy Roddick in straight sets 7-6 (11), 7-5, 6-3 on Friday night, giving Spain a 2-0 lead over the United States after the first two singles matches of their Davis Cup quarterfinal. The Americans

Doubles Take kicks the clay out of its soles and gets ready to take on the grass-court action with the winning teams on the ATP and WTA tours. THIRD TIME’S THE CHARM Dominika Cibulkova hasn’t exactly had the follow-up campaign to her dream 2016 season that she would’ve liked. So

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—John McEnroe hit a tweener, beat Jimmy Connors in their first match-up in 15 years and defeated Pat Cash in the title match to win the Champions Challenge Wednesday at the Bridgestone Arena. McEnroe’s 6-3 win over Cash in the championship match gave him his third title on the

LONDON (AP)—It didn't take long for Wimbledon to produce its first upset on the opening day of the tournament. Puerto Rican teenager Monica Puig had 38 winners and eliminated fifth-seeded Sara Errani of Italy 6-3, 6-2 Monday in the first match on Court 18 of the grass-court Grand Slam. The

In her first-round match, Serena Williams rolled an ankle. For an encore today, she whacked herself in the mouth with her racquet (“Now maybe I’ll have super sexy lips,” she quipped afterward). But if you think Serena has been tough on herself, you should see what she’s doing to her

The new CEO of the WTA Tour, Steve Simon, wants to look closely at the structure of the circuit and address the spate of injuries that have hindered the top players during the latter portion of the season. The former tournament director of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells

Over the course of an arduously long tennis season, many unbelievable things occur, and a good portion of them get overlooked. That’s just the nature of the beast; 11 months, over 100 tournaments, thousands of players. Some things are bound to get missed. Here are four fascinating facts that caught

Professional tennis is not immune to the economic crisis that has decimated the financial services and auto industries over the past year. “This is my fourth or fifth serious financial market crash since I started playing on the WTA Tour [in 1978],” Pam Shriver said recently. “There is always an

The video has gone tennis viral. During the finals of the Rolex Paris Masters, somebody recorded a member of Novak Djokovic’s camp sitting courtside surreptitiously whipping up a drink, that was subsequently delivered to Djokovic on a changeover. Conspiracy theories are running amok that the concoction contained “special” additives that

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.