PARIS -- Even if Ana Ivanovic owns a French Open championship and once was ranked No. 1, she still finds herself feeling jitters during matches. The Serbian overcame an admittedly inconsistent performance in a chilly start Sunday at Roland Garros before holding on to beat 108th-ranked Petra Martic of Croatia

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“Nice match on clay, first match. Jeez! First match here, tough.” Jessica Pegula’s post-match reaction said it all Tuesday night. The world No. 5 lost the first five games of her clash with fellow American Amanda Anisimova, before battling to a 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (3) victory at the Credit One

While these drills are more effective in the sand, you can do it on any court surface (grass, hard or clay). In sand, you have to work a lot harder, and focus more on staying balanced and creating power with your legs to dig yourself out of each step.

As the year comes to a close, it seems fitting to go over the best shots that made everyone watching say, "How did they just do that?" Whether it's a lob, a tweener, a winner, or anything in between, they all share a common title: magic. These are the best

As the year draws to close, Baseline remembers the shots that showed off players skills, tenacity, and luck all through the season. From backhands to volleys to two-minute rallies, these are the best hot shots of 2017. See No. 9 here. 8

Novak Djokovic is just like us, or so he's trying to prove. In London on Monday, the world No. 1 opted against the Jaguar Land Rover player transportation provided, and took to the tube:

In today's podcast, I said that Victoria Azarenka might be even more dangerous than usual against Marion Bartoli because she was essentially playing with house money. The world No. 1, who came into tonight's quarterfinal with a flawless, 26-0 record for the year, barely escaped her last match with Dominika

The kick serve can be one of the toughest shots to return since it can bounce well over your head. But if you recognize it early, and be aggressive with it, you'll be able to neutralize and even take advantage of this return. The key is taking charge early by

Ion Tiriac, the former manager and coach of Boris Becker, says he is not sure how effective his former pupil will be as a coach to Novak Djokovic. "I don't know if Boris is a good coach," the billionaire former player told German newspaper Bil am Sonntag, saying he did

If you watch Tennis Bets Live, you might be sitting on a ticket for Paula Badosa to win the third quarter in the US Open. If that’s the case, you shouldn’t add anything to your position as she takes on Emma Navarro in the quarterfinals. If anything, you might want

NEW YORK—How can tennis fans keep life interesting when Serena Williams plays? We might want to start ranking her blowouts. The world No. 1 has won 22 bagel sets this season, and the majority of the matches she plays aren’t even remotely competitive. That’s not supposed to be the case,

Fedroars Hi everyone. I'm here for the Wednesday action in North Greenwich. First up in singles are Monday's winners, Novak Djokovic and Robin Soderling, and in the evening the losers, Rafael Nadal and Nikolay Davydenko, take the court. Please use this post to discuss the day's tennis, including the doubles.

You know your skills are roughly the same. You beat players he loses to. Your strokes even look better. Yet for some reason, you can't beat him. Not to worry, you're in good company. At one time or another, most of us have fallen victim to a player we know

In the second round of the Australian Open, world No. 2 Alexander Zverev will face 44th-ranked Pedro Martinez. This match should go Zverev’s way, so you’re not going to find me making the case for Martinez to win or even cover. But I do think there’s a good chance this

Daniil Medvedev warned a chair umpire that he was about to “die” in the withering heat. Top women’s seed Ash Barty was bounced from the singles draw before the ink was dry on the drawsheet. Andy Murray swallowed his pride and flipped a familiar script, withdrawing from the singles in

A rogue T-Rex, or technically, someone in a dinosaur costume, garnered plenty of attention at the Australian Open on Thursday. The inflatable dinosaur suit was an epidemic-sized trend in 2016; it was impossible not to see one or several extinct creatures stalking the streets on Halloween. One even made its

Good evening. Once more it's time to ease the pressure on the earlier, overloaded Crisis Center. Please continue discussing the day's tennis here. As always, we'd appreciate it if you could save your off-topic conversations until after the matches have ended. So far today, Elena Dementieva has progressed to the

The French fans have been the opposite of encouraging nine-time champion Rafael Nadal. (AP Photo) Even without looking at the TV screen, you can tell a French Open audience by the particular sounds it makes. Most famous are the rising cries of “Allleezzzz!!!” from the peanut gallery. The crowd in