We know that certain points mean more than others in tennis. Sometimes, if they’re long enough and exhausting enough, and they come at just the right time, they can send a match off into an entirely new direction. In Rafael Nadal’s 6-4, 6-1 win over Dominic Thiem in the Barcelona

There was the crunching serve and the booming forehand. There was the raspy roar of frustration after a lost point or a shanked shot. There was the well-timed fist pump and the long “Come oooonnnn!” to punctuate a winning rally. There was the laughter and the cheers from the happy

NEW YORK, NY (Oct. 24, 2011)—By winning five of the seven events he competed in, Pete Sampras claimed the top spot in the 2011 Champions Series and took home the first place winner’s share of $500,000. Jim Courier came from behind to win two of the final three events and

MADRID (AP)—Novak Djokovic extended his season-opening winning streak to 29 matches Thursday at the Madrid Open, equaling the best start in men’s tennis in 25 years. The Australian Open champion won all 21 of his first service points to defeat Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-1, 6-2 and advance to the quarterfinals. He

Woke up my first morning in Paris and thought it was Groundhog Day: there was Matt Cronin standing on our puny little balcony in his boxer shorts, smoking a Marlboro Light. Wonder what the neighbors thunk? We are, after all, staying in the very fancy Auteuil neighborhood, frequented by important

• 104064996 by Pete Bodo* Mornin'. One of the things I love about Davis Cup is the sheer, unmitigated, smile-inducing globalness of it. I don't mean that in the conventional sense, that so many nations are part of the world Davis Cup community (133 nations in 2010 to be precise).

• 201202030559215436930-p2@stats.comby Pete Bodo* The WTA has stepped out to criticize the ITF (and, by extension, the International Olympic Committee) for changes in the qualification rules for the 2016 Olympic Games. The new procedures call for a player to make him or herself available for Davis Cup or Fed Cup

Who is Lukas Rosol? That’s a question that might have been asked when you saw Nadal’s draw for the 2012 Championships, and it was a question that definitely was asked if you turned on the TV halfway through tonight’s second-round match. Here’s what we know about him: He’s 26 years

PARIS—Perhaps not surprisingly, the first three questions posed to Roger Federer at his pre-French Open news conference Friday concerned rival and nemesis Rafael Nadal. The third was about the difficulties of making a successful return from injury, the way Nadal has, reaching the final at all eight tournaments he's played

NEW YORK (AP) -- Gael Monfils follows his own rules. The guy does things on a tennis court no one else has - or can. Just search his name on YouTube and watch any of many video clips showcasing his speed and agility; start with the parallel-to-the-ground, a-few-feet-in-the-air dive at

LONDON (AP) A day after winning Wimbledon for a ninth Grand Slam title, moving within five of Rafael Nadal's total and putting him more than halfway to Roger Federer's record of 17, Novak Djokovic was asked about the possibility of catching his two rivals. He exhaled. ''I don't want to

The former pro has coached numerous players, including all-time greats Pete Sampras and Roger Federer. He has also worked for the USTA, the LTA and Tennis Australia, where he was a consultant. What’s the difference between being a coach for someone like Pete Sampras or Roger Federer, and a young

[[Mornin'. Those of you baffled or disappointed by the state of the women's game its seeming inability to produce consistent, fully-focused, dominant champions these days might appreciate this paen to Monica Seles, written by TennisWorld's literary equivalent to a triple expresso with six sugars. . . I have a different

Howdy! I had intended to write a post on coaching today, but I don't think I'll be able to give it the appropriate attention for a couple of reasons, including my ongoing discussions with the Typepad folks about the changes they've made to our Comments page/structure. Frankly, I'm amazed at

Can someone experience multiple senses of déjà vu at once? If so, Madison Keys may have found herself doing just that at the Australian Open just as Thursday became Friday, when she stepped up to serve at 7-8 in the third-set tiebreaker in her semifinal with Iga Swiatek. Keys had

INDIAN WELLS, Calif.—At 7:00 a.m. on Friday, March 8, more than 50 members of the Palisades “Pali” Charter High School boys’ and girls’ tennis teams, along with many of the players’ parents, commenced a two-hour journey from Los Angeles to Indian Wells. This day also happened to be precisely two

WATCH: Fernandez made a winning return to action at the National Bank Open, where she scored a three-set victory over Storm Sanders in front of home fans.

In boxing, they often compare the buzz of getting in the ring to a Class A drug. Being able to shun those adrenaline-pounding moments for an ordinary life requires a clarity of thought and willpower that few great fighters possess. But in tennis, the only other sport which conjures up

The Czech Republic’s ancient capital holds a special place in the hearts of all of us 1960s buffs. Prague’s famous spring of 1968 may have been the most dramatic rebellion of a season that fostered dozens of them. “Socialism with a human face” was a new concept for the Eastern

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