When Juan Martin Del Potro took the court for a first-round appointment against Frances Tiafoe at the Australian Open last night, tennis fans from every corner of the globe watched with interest. The 29-year-old Argentine had faced his 19-year-old American adversary only once, about 11 months ago in Acapulco, and

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Alex de Minaur double-bageled Grigor Dimitrov in the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters quarterfinals, winning 6-0, 6-0 in a match that took only 44 minutes. It was a complete demolition, and one of the most dominant performances we’ve seen all year. I hit a nice future on that one, as I had

One tennis year has ended. Another has just begun. With such brief time to recover and prepare, how do tennis players manage their off-season? How do they gear up for the long trip Down Under? And what are the challenges of having to play a Grand Slam tournament so early

“I see what I’ve been missing from my career for the past five years,” Christopher Eubanks stated on Tennis Channel Tuesday. What exactly could that be? Stefanos Tsitsipas’ personal sunscreen assistant. When a compilation of two-time defending Monte Carlo champion inside the players’ lounge aired, it involved as many highlights

Howdy. Well I'm not entirely fired up by the ongoing ATP or WTA events. Champagne Kimmy Clijsters is playing her little guts out for promoter Bob Verbeeck at the Proximus Diamond Games (it may sound like the tournament masterminded by Ernst Stavro Blofeld, but to our Kimmy it's nothing less

NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) A new exhibit in Newport explores the history of tennis in the city as well as the early years of a social club called the Newport Casino. The exhibit opened last month at the International Tennis Hall of Fame and Museum and will be up for nearly

Dominic Thiem says he is overthinking things and has struggled to adjust against players that now know his game better. The 21-year-old rose to No. 36 last September, but has since fallen to No. 49. He reached the quarterfinals of Miami, but then lost in the first round of Barcelona

The WTA announced that two cities in Asia, one in Europe, and another in North America are the final four candidates in bidding to host the WTA Championships for 2014 and beyond. The candidate cities are Kazan, Russia; Mexico City, Mexico; Singapore; and Tianjin, China. The tournament’s three-year contract with

The other day, in my Blue-Flame Professional post, I made an admittedly pointed remark about Justine Henin's ". . .admirable indifference to acting out the tedious role of Crossover Female Tennis Star Cum Budding Fashion Icon." The observation triggered a debate featuring some of our most dedicated and valued readers.

When Caroline Wozniacki announced her retirement last week, the former world No. 1 revealed her last tournament would be January's Australian Open, the site of her greatest victory in 2018. On Wednesday, the 29-year-old surprised her fans by announcing she was bringing BFF Serena Williams to Denmark on May 18

As they begin their first Premier Mandatory event this weekend in Madrid, and make the turn toward Paris, the women continue to jockey for position. Caroline Wozniacki and Simona Halep remain at the top of the rankings, but with her win in Stuttgart last week, Karolina Pliskova has made herself

Mornin'. I wanted to get a quick Crisis Center post up so y'all can follow the action from the start today. I have a few chores to tend to today, so I won't be getting out to the National Tennis Center until around noon. Not sure who I want to

I'd like to wish all of our Jewish friends and readers a happy Yom Kippur, I know some of you will be sneaking away from whatever your celebration involves to sneak a peek at TennisWorld, and share the guilt felt so robustly on other occasions by your Catholic friends -

Alright, I know it’s ridiculously early in the clay court season, and Mardy Fish probably won’t keep the place he earned as King of the Clay with his surprising win in Houston last Sunday. If you’re a Fish Fan, regular TW comment poster Greg Feirman does you (and me) a

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