WATCH: Remember the life and legacy of Nick Bollettieri, one of the sport's greatest coaches and pioneer of tennis academies, after opening Bollettieri Tennis Academy in 1978.

MELBOURNE — Whoever invented the drop shot was a genius. In a sport where depth and power have historically told the tale, the drop shot is capable of tilting the table. Add to that what was in play today at Melbourne Park: on-court temperatures north of 100 degrees, the first

NEW ORLEANS(AP) The men's tennis team at Southeastern Louisiana has become the first of what could be several college sports teams eliminated across the state because of widespread cuts to higher education. Officials at Southeastern Louisiana, located in Hammond, announced the move to drop the 10-player men's tennis squad on

The International Tennis Hall of Fame has dropped its investigation of Bob Hewitt and is no longer seeking to remove him, the Boston Globe reports. Nearly a dozen women on three continents have accused the former South African doubles player of sexually abusing them between the 1970s and early 1990s,

In the prime time slot on Saturday night, Nick Kyrgios still put on a show, even if he didn't finish the match. The US Open 14th seed won the first set during his third-round match against Illya Marchenko, and then pulled off a stunning drop shot (perhaps the dropper of

Pros try to use the whole court when they play, especially when they’re at the net. If you can identify the height of the ball early, you can use the angles of the court better. At net, if the ball is a little lower, it will be easier to put

Venus and Serena Williams have always been very close and yet very competitive. The famous siblings, who have accumulated a combined 30 Grand Slam singles titles—Serena with 23, Venus with seven—dropped their respective spring collections on Wednesday. Serena revealed her latest collection under her eponymous clothing label, S by Serena,

Kristina Mladenovic has stopped working with her coach, Georges Goven, following a season that saw her drop to No. 42 from a career-high No. 27 in the rankings. "I had a discussion with Georges, and we decided to stop," she told L'Equipe. "The season has been good and there are

Women's seeds continue to drop in Rome; Federer falls; Azarenka talks back pain. (AP Photo) 1 In Rome, more top women’s seeds fell on Wednesday, with Madison Keys sweeping past No. 5 seed Petra Kvitova, 6-3, 6-4, in their second-round match. Sixth-seeded Simon Halep, who just won Madrid, lost at

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian Open organizers have increased the prize money by 10 percent in local currency for the first tennis Grand Slam tournament of the year to offset a drop in the Australian dollar. Tournament director Craig Tiley says the total prize money for the Jan. 14-27 tournament

NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan beat Sam Querrey of the United States 7-6 (1), 7-6 (6) in the final of the grass-court Nottingham Open to win his first ATP title on Saturday. The No. 92-ranked Istomin dropped to his knees with a scream after winning his first title

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP)—The WTA Tour has reached a contract extension with Sony Ericsson that continues their relationship through the end of 2012 but drops the mobile phone company as a title sponsor of the women's tennis tour. In 2005, Sony Ericsson became the global title sponsor for the WTA

NEW YORK — There has been no shortage of incredible hot shots and tweeners from the first week of the US Open, but how often do you really see a tweener drop shot winner? In the third set of his fourth-round match against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Jack Sock went for one

NEW YORK (AP) -- Defending champion Novak Djokovic lost the first game Tuesday then ran off 18 of the next 19 en route to a 6-1, 6-0, 6-1 win over Paolo Lorenzi of Italy in the first round of the U.S. Open. Second-seeded Djokovic won 79 of 114 points and

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP)—The Williams Sisters are projected to drop in the rankings after the Australian Open, with Serena tumbling to a nearly three-year low. Injuries have hobbled the once dominant pair. Younger sister Serena, 29, owns 13 Grand Slam trophies, including from last year’s Australian Open and Wimbledon. But, shortly

In Tokyo, Dominika Cibulkova fought back to top Lucie Safarova, 4-6, 6-1, 7-5. On match point, the Slovak opted for a bold choice, hitting an effective drop shot to take the match. The pint-sized 26-year-old loves a good battle, as she's proven time and time again.

KATOWICE, Poland (AP) — First-seeeded Agnieszka Radwanska continued her winning streak at the Katowice Open by advancing to the semifinals following a 6-1, 6-1 win against Klara Koukalova of the Czech Republic. Meanwhile, second-seeded Alize Cornet, last year's winner, dropped out of the completion after being defeated by eighth-seeded Anna

Emirates airlines has decided to drop its role as the title sponsor of the U.S. Open Series, the SportsBusiness Journal has reported. It will transfer its attention to TV and the U.S. Open. Emirates, which signed a seven-year deal to become the title sponsor in 2012, will pay the same

NEW YORK (AP) Talk about a market crash. Ticket prices in the secondary market for the U.S. Open women's final dropped by 83 percent after Serena Williams' bid for the Grand Slam ended with her loss against Roberta Vinci in the semifinals Friday. With high expectations for the first Grand

Szczecin may be one of the hardest cities in Poland to spell, but it could very well go down as the site of the shot of the year. World No. 183 Constant Lestienne pulled off the stunning fake-out drop shot in the second round of the $106,500 event.