98695336 by Pete Bodo Mornin' everyone. We're returning to Crisis Center mode for the Rome Masters, so feel free to weigh in on the on-going matches or events of the day in the Comments, below. I much prefer the Italian name for the tournament, Internazionale BNL D'Italia, although - no

As the 39th season of Mylan World TeamTennis approaches this July, Springfield Lasers’ head coach John-Laffnie de Jager looks to add the one thing missing from his impressive coaching resume – leading the Lasers to their first Mylan WTT title. De Jager enters his eighth season as head coach for

90021182 Mornin.' Driving back to the farm from a town run this morning, our guest and friend, Liz - a savvy tennis fan and student of human nature whom I've known about 25 years - remarked that the best thing she'd ever heard said about Roger Federer was the quote

Mornin', folks. I've got an ESPN chat coming up in about 20 minutes, and will be back with a post after that. Meanwhile, when I opened up the email from the ATP Tour this morning to see the results from Indianapolis, I finally felt like the US Open Series is

by Pete Bodo As much as I love Davis Cup, the events of this weekend once again confirmed two related things: how much the game has changed in just a few decades, and the degree to which the official records of the game are unreliable. The game has spread faster

103257414 by Pete Bodo* As I write this, Xavier Malisse is preparing to take the court against Andy Murray at the Rogers Cup tournament in Toronto. By the time you read this post, the match may well be over. I wouldn't be shocked by an upset in this one, because

by Pete Bodo Howdy, everyone. Just dropping by before the heavy cannons start firing in Melbourne to see what y'all are up to. And since it's basically the mid-point of the tournament, Rosangel and Andrew deserve a resounding thanks for the great work they've been doing keeping the Crisis Center

Throughout November and December, we'll be highlighting the true heroes of tennis with our annual celebration of the gifted, the courageous, the inspired and the inspiring. You can read about heroes we've honored previously here. Tennis is the hook, education is the key—that’s the motto of the Southeast Tennis and

PARIS (AP) — John Isner stayed on track for the last spot at the ATP Finals by beating Juan Martin del Potro 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-4 in the Paris Masters quarterfinals on Friday. The American was the runner-up last year and needs to win the tournament to reach the finals

Last August, in the press conference that announced details of the inaugural Laver Cup—held this Friday through Sunday at the O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic—a reporter asked tennis deity Rod Laver about why there seems to be so much respect among different tennis generations when it’s often lacking in

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Two days before the Australian Open begins, a stream of top players fronted news conferences Saturday to talk about their chances in the first Grand Slam tournament of the year. Here are excerpts of what they said: — Novak Djokovic handed out dairy free, gluten free

What is mental efficiency? Mental efficiency is the ability to use your thoughts and emotions to be the best in what you do. In the sport of tennis, mental efficiency involves coordination of how you think, feel, and act as you play tennis and as you take part in all

Jennifer Brady has been on cruise control all week in Lexington, and her smooth road continued on Saturday with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Coco Gauff. The American has spent an average of 67 minutes on court each match. Saturday marked the world No. 49’s fourth straight-set win after taking

NEW YORK—If an athlete has a name that can be chanted, New York sports fans won’t waste any time making it happen. Even when the athlete in question is an unseeded, 20-year-old tennis player from Dallas, who had never won a main-draw match at the US Open before this week.

PARIS—Since making his debut at Roland Garros in 2005, Rafael Nadal has played 116 matches. On 112 occasions, the Mallorcan has come through on the winning end. Countless fist-pumps, leg-kicks, forehands, match-point celebrations, jubilant falls to the ground, triumphant arm-raises, tears of joy and trophy bites have long been preserved

Novak Djokovic had plenty to think about as he began the quest for his 25th Grand Slam singles title at the Australian Open this week. He’s 37 years old. He’s short on match play. He’s coming off a year in which he won but one title (granted, it was a

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic declined to do a customary post-match TV interview at the Australian Open after his win Sunday night to protest comments made on air by someone who works for the official broadcaster of the tournament in the host country. Djokovic said he wants an apology

“Injury is the biggest enemy of a professional athlete,” Novak Djokovic said after retiring from his Australian Open semifinal with Alexander Zverev. Djokovic is surely right—except that, in his own case, it hasn’t always been true. Twice before at the Australian Open, in 2021 and 2023, he found a way

🖥️📱 Click here for live coverage on TennisChannel.com (United States only; start time not before 5 p.m. ET) A meeting between Holger Rune and Jack Draper in the BNP Paribas Open final isn’t what many expected to cap nearly two weeks in Indian Wells. While Jannik Sinner obviously couldn’t be

Stan Wawrinka will celebrate his 40th birthday in the most familiar of ways - on the tennis court. The three-time Grand Slam champion turned in a vintage performance on the ATP Challenger Tour to reach the quarterfinals of the Napoli Cup. His 6-2, 6-3 victory over Borna Coric on Thursday