Over the next two weeks, as the new season begins and the Australian Open nears, our panel of writers and editors will debate the five burning questions on each tour. STEVE TIGNOR, Senior Writer: Serena once dominated Down Under. She has five titles there, and she has said that she

Many players try to avoid them. Here's what you should do instead. **1. Be Confident In 1995, Boris Becker promised me a big bonus if he won a top-level clay title. In the Monte Carlo final, he had match point against Thomas Muster in the fourth-set tiebreaker. Becker went for

Grigor Dimitrov vs. (9) Richard Gasquet Head-to-head: Gasquet leads 3-0 The one-handed backhand is alive and thriving, with Tommy Haas, Tommy Robredo and Stanislas Wawrinka all winning titles in recent weeks. Here, two more fluid one-handers square off in what should be a shotmaking showcase. The first set could be

ATLANTA (AP)—Top-seeded John Isner and second-seeded Kevin Anderson set up what Atlanta Open officials will be the ''tallest'' final in ATP Tour history. The 6-foot-10 Isner beat Lleyton Hewitt 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (5) on Saturday, and the 6-8 Anderson topped American Ryan Harrison 6-3, 7-6 (3) in the night semifinal.

Tennis Channel viewers are about to find out: Who would win a 32-man singles draw with all-time greats Pete Sampras and Rafael Nadal? What about a ladies’ field that includes American Hall of Famer Jennifer Capriati and defending Wimbledon champion Simona Halep? Beginning June 8, the Tennis Channel All-Star Fantasy

Happy days are here again for Brazilian tennis fans: 18-year-old Joao Fonseca clinches the first of what could be many major breakthroughs at the Australian Open, the qualifier stunning No. 9 seed Andrey Rublev, 7-6 (1), 6-3, 7-6 (5). Armed with spectacular power and a fearsome weight of shot, Fonseca

The tennis sage, left-handed Dane Torben Ulrich, was once asked what advise he’d give aspiring players. “Watch the ball, bend your knees, and remember there are people suffering,” Ulrich said. Ulrich’s fellow lefty, Rafael Nadal, continued his mastery of all three of those principles today at Roland Garros. All tournament

Look, we get it: Tennis players (and all famous types, for that matter) are photographed a lot. Sometimes they're bound to look ugly/churlish/chagrined/less than put together. Still, that's quite the look from Serena Williams in this shot from Team USA's Fed Cup press conference. CAPTION THIS: What's your one-line zinger

PARIS—The plan for Sam Stosur, who had a full five inches on her opponent, Dominika Cibulkova, was simple. Use her WTA-best kick serve, and her high-bouncing topspin forehand, to get the ball up above Cibulkova’s shoulders. That’s what Stosur did from her first service game on. She bounced her serve

In a New York Times op-ed column as searing as her raps, 25-year-old Megan Thee Stallion expounds on her "Protect Black Women" statement from a recent Saturday Night Live performance. She also notes the misogynist-meets-racist impact incited by the response to something like what Serena Williams wears. "If we dress

Will turn 22 on - 8/3/2023 What he’s done since last summer - Made his ATP main draw debut - Reached the Delray Beach Open quarterfinals - Won his first two ATP Challenger titles. Key Stat - Nakashima initially played college tennis at UVA, amassing 17-5 record in singles after

“What you eat daily will determine how strong and fit you can become,” says Page Love, a sports nutrition expert and former NCAA tennis player at Baylor University who has served as on-site dietitian for WTA events. “For grains and vegetables, start with healthy high-fiber carbs. Half your plate should

After taking out Kurumi Nara in the French Open on Wednesday, Venus Williams let slip a little secret during her post-match interview. Asked what Serena Williams' baby will call her, Venus said, "She's going to call me favorite aunt. Of course... every day it's like Baby Vee, Baby Isha, Baby

The 2024 Australian Open men’s draw has been made, and all eyes are on a potential Wimbledon final rematch between top seeds Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz. Melbourne has long been Djokovic’s domain: the 24-time Grand Slam champion has triumphed Down Under a whopping 10 times, taking home the title

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