Torn wrapping paper all over the floor, extended family from the other political party in the room, the refuge of a football or basketball game on TV, Phil Spector on the turntable, Scrooged, The Bishop's Wife, and a Three Stooges marathon, crowded stores and subways in Manhattan, a Catholic church

[Ed. Note: Pete is on vacation in Montana until the 26th. In his absence, we are proud to present commentary by various members of the TW Tribe.] I am a tennis enthusiast. Okay, in truth, I am a tennis maniac. I am also a ‘mass media person’; I both study

by Pete Bodo One Sore Ankle: We're still a few weeks away from the Indian Wells tournament, but the news is that Kim Clijsters has withdrawn with a left ankle injury. Clijsters, whose ranking is down to No. 30, hasn't played a competitive match since she lost to 6-3-in-the-third to

The tennis summer swing is in full force across all surfaces, and with the turn from clay to grass comes more debates over lines and serves, questionable calls, and the perennial query: What does The Code say? Court of Appeals is here to clear the air. Rebel Good, a past

The tennis summer swing is in full force across all surfaces, and with the turn from clay to grass comes more debates over lines and serves, questionable calls, and the perennial query: What does The Code say? Court of Appeals is here to clear the air. Rebel Good, a past

The tennis summer swing is in full force across all surfaces, and with the turn from clay to grass comes more debates over lines and serves, questionable calls, and the perennial query: What does The Code say? Court of Appeals is here to clear the air. Rebel Good, a past

On Tuesday, I delved into the journalism of disgruntlement by revealing three of my serious complaints about the pro game today: Injury timeouts, the lack of a standard stats sheet, and the embarrassment that is the WTA’s televised on-court coaching policy—an “experiment” (their word) that has gone on way, way

PARIS—Former college tennis star Steve Johnson says he has matured and thinks he has a shot at beating No. 8 Stan Wawrinka in the third round at Roland Garros. The 25-year-old American has reached the third round of a Grand Slam twice before, losing to Richard Gasquet at the 2012

The tennis summer swing is in full force across all surfaces, and with the turn from clay to grass comes more debates over lines and serves, questionable calls, and the perennial query: What does The Code say? Court of Appeals is here to clear the air. Rebel Good, a past

The tennis summer swing is in full force across all surfaces, and with the turn from clay to grass comes more debates over lines and serves, questionable calls, and the perennial query: What does The Code say? Court of Appeals is here to clear the air. Rebel Good, a past

The Australian Open left Alexander Zverev saying he isn't good enough, Novak Djokovic withdrawing from play due to hamstring injury, and the American men wondering how they can add a Grand Slam title to their name. Here's what we're wondering about how the 2025 season will unfold for the ATP's

NEW YORK—Unless bagel sets and night-session blowouts are your thing, this won’t go down as a U.S. Open to remember. But its champions certainly will. Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal moved even higher on the historical totem pole, and partially redeemed the tournament with their final-round performances. Now it’s time

In this week's Rally, Joel Drucker and Steve Tignor discuss the devastating downfall of the Adria Tour, and where Novak Djokovic goes from here, on the day when the world No. 1 would have begun his title defense at Wimbledon. Hi Steve, Monday, June 29 was originally meant to be

It seems that Serena Williams never has an uneventful week. I should like to see, for once, a rather low-key, even boring week in the life of Serena Williams. This was not it, of course. She unveiled a new TV spot for Berlei bras ("Bounce") and abused to the point

Venus Williams says she is doing a better job playing with Sjogren’s Syndrome, which she was diagnosed with in 2011. Williams lost to Petra Kvitova, 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (7), last week in Doha, and has taken a wild card into this week's Dubai tournament. “I try to eat right and

The eight best women in the world have descended on Singapore for the WTA Finals. The 2017 crew includes Simona Halep, Garbine Muguruza, Caroline Wozniacki, Jelena Ostapenko, Caroline Garcia, Karolina Pliskova, Venus Williams and Elina Svitolina.

Roger Federer, who’s returning to competition this week in Stuttgart, asked a simple question:

For the second event in a row, I have a future on Iga Swiatek to win the tournament: +140 odds to win the Internazionali BNL d’Italia final against Aryna Sabalenka. If you listened to my advice and joined me on that bet, I’d suggest sitting tight here. I’d be very

Stefanos Tsitsipas is not missing the humidity in Flushing Meadows, New York. The Greek was all smiles during his first press conference at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden and was very genuine when it came to talking about the dry conditions and the affect it will have when it comes