Another season of hits and misses, replete with some between-points hijinks. These five in-the-moment and/or artfully planned instances of racquet abuses aren't to be celebrated by any means, rather appreciated, in a bit of a twisted way, for the passion behind them. See No. 3 here. Here's No. 2: 2

We talked to five recreational players from the United States and Canada about how it felt to be back on court after the early coronavirus shutdowns eased this summer; how the sport has changed for them; and what they appreciate about it now that they may never have appreciated about

On Saturday in Eastbourne, Dominika Cibulkova earned her second title of 2016 by beating Karolina Pliskova, 7-5, 6-3. The Slovak has been in four finals already this year, but that doesn't mean she can't appreciate the moment:

It's kind of late, I'm wasted from two non-stop weeks, and I'm going to keep this brief and unsentimental. It was a blast writing TennisWorld for these past two-plus weeks, and I really appreciate the way so many of you stepped up to comment on my posts. I need to

Another season of hits and misses, replete with some between-points hijinks. These five in-the-moment and/or artfully planned instances of racquet abuses aren't to be celebrated by any means, rather appreciated, in a bit of a twisted way, for the passion behind them. See No. 5 here. Here's No. 4: 4

Another season of hits and misses, replete with some between-points hijinks. These five in-the-moment and/or artfully planned instances of racquet abuses aren't to be celebrated by any means, rather appreciated, in a bit of a twisted way, for the passion behind them. See No. 2 here. Here's No. 1: 1

By Rosangel Valenti, TW Contributing Editor Good afternoon. Today the women's semifinals are being played, with the first beginning no earlier than 1.30 p.m. EST. This is your regular space for discussing the matches while they are under way. It would be appreciated if you could keep the Crisis Center

A resurgent Garbine Muguruza is looking to pick up where she left off when the tour starts again. The two-time Grand Slam champion reached the final of the Australian Open at the beginning of the season, the first time she's been that far in a major since 2017. Though she

“I think that in some ways it’s one of the best wins that I’ve had,” Andy Murray said in Zhuhai after his grueling three-set victory over Tennys Sandgren, his first tour-level singles win since January. “You don’t necessarily appreciate what it’s like to be healthy at the beginning of your

ROME (AP) In Brindisi, Flavia Pennetta's hometown, there were shouts of joy. In nearby Taranto, Roberta Vinci's hometown, there was appreciative applause amid mild disappointment. Big video screens were set up in both cities of the Puglia region to watch the first all-Italian U.S. Open women's final. With Italian Premier

Back in May of this year, when the French Open was upon us and a two-time former Roland Garros finalist was missing in action, your Spin keeper wrote an ode to Robin Soderling. The Swede himself chimed in with appreciation and announced at the same time that then-fiancee Jenni Mostrom

“Vamos!” In the case of Marton Fucsovics, maybe not. On Tuesday, the Hungarian let it be known he didn’t appreciate the conduct of his opponent during an eventual first-round defeat in Lyon. After falling behind a set and a break to Sebastian Baez, Fucsovics walked past the Argentine’s chair with

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In tribute to her forerunning compatriot's 50th birthday on June 14, the ever-eloquent and introspective Andrea Petkovic penned a piece for a German-language publication, Tennis magazine, about first meeting the legend and yearning to have been a bit older so as to properly appreciate her dominance and deep love for

On his Instagram story Tuesday, Grigor Dimitrov checked in with a quick note of appreciation to those who recently reached out. “Thank you everyone for the kind messages the last couple days. Most important thing is I wasn’t harmed and I am ready to compete this week in Barcelona,” he

Reaction to 2017's edition of the annual Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue continues. This time it arrives in the form of a well-placed backhanded compliment hot off the tweeting fingers of Chris Evert. The 18-time major singles champion wrote a post saying: "I really appreciate a healthy looking body....but I, for

DSC01442 By Jackie Roe, TW Social Director* **Greetings, TWibe! Countless thanks for the warm reception of my Indian Wells report last week; I'm so glad I was able to share the experience with y'all, as I knew you'd appreciate it just as much as I did. Still wish I

From individuals to organizations, weekend warriors to professional players, minute observations to big-picture ideas, tennis has been top of mind across the board over the past two years. “I feel like this is the tennis boom part two,” says Trey Waltke, general manager of the Malibu Racquet Club in southern

Dominic Thiem wished Andy Murray well on his wedding, all but disarming his opponent. Grigor Dimitrov has always appreciated a firm grip at the net. And multiple players have coveted (and enjoyed) experiences going on court and seeing off a particular star of the sport. The last point of contact

In the two days—has it only been two days?—since the U.S. women’s soccer team won the World Cup, there has been a lot of optimistic talk in the States about this country’s newfound appreciation for women’s sports. To the joy and surprise of many, the women's blowout win over Japan