Roger Federer won 35 straight points on his serve today. He is 36 years old, just a month from 37. He did this against the 73rd-best player in the world who just reached a final on grass. He also did this:

The modern racquet. The label gets tossed around all the time, but what does it actually mean. For manufacturers, it means creating frames that reflect the state of the game. More specifically, how stronger, more athletic players are using increasingly vertical and aggressive swings to orchestrate offensive baseline tactics. Modern

Professional tennis is back in Southern California once again in the second edition of the “Home Court Advantage.” Last week, Sam Querrey took home the title and the bulk of the $10,000 prize purse, defeating Brandon Holt 10-8 in the match tiebreak. Today’s first semifinal features rising star Brandon Nakashima

Yesterday we kicked off our Top 5 Stats of the Year countdown with Coco Gauff becoming the youngest woman to defeat the world No. 1 and No. 2 at the same tournament since 2006. Today, the countdown continues with another rare double.

Dmitry Tursunov revealed over an eventful weekend of finals that he believes the ATP World Tour should test the merits of on-court coaching during matches, as the WTA has since 2009. The ATP tried the concept in 1998 but scrapped it soon after. Tursunov's comments came to light at roughly

Arthur Fils has made history, becoming the first man born in 2004 or later to break into the Top 20 of the ATP rankings. The Frenchman rises from No. 28 to No. 20 today after winning the biggest title of his career at the ATP 500-level clay-court event in Hamburg,

Yesterday we kicked off our countdown of the Top 5 Stats of the Year with Barbora Krejcikova’s historic feat in Dubai, where she became the first woman in WTA rankings history to defeat No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 at the same event in three consecutive days. Today, we

It’s already been a record-breaking year for Rafael Nadal—he won his 21st Grand Slam title at the Australian Open, breaking a three-way tie with Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic to set the new men’s record for most Grand Slam titles in tennis history. And today, he reaches another historic milestone:

Is tennis genius rational or irrational? As only he can, 19-year-old Carlos Alcaraz said yes to both possible answers today when he took just 62 minutes to earn a 6-3, 6-1 win over Alexander Zverev in the finals of the Mutua Madrid Open. This was Alcaraz’s second Tennis Masters 1000

Two-time Grand Slam champion and former No. 1 Simona Halep has had an excellent start to 2022, highlighted by capturing the 23rd WTA title of her career at the Melbourne Summer Set, as well as semifinal showings at Dubai and Indian Wells. And today, after another quarterfinal showing in Madrid

The women continued their fine run in Paris—Maria Sharapova and Eugenie Bouchard by putting on a competitive, if less than perfectly played, semifinal; and Simona Halep by showing us again how easy the sport should be, but so rarely is.

YESTERDAY (JULY 23): Mylan Aces: Sacramento Capitals/New York Sportimes (7) Charities Selected: Assistance in Healthcare / Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA); Johnny Mac Tennis Project Washington Kastles d. NEW YORK SPORTIMES 23-15 (OT) The Washington Kastles are one match away from finishing their regular season with the best winning

LONDON—Despite owning an 22-10 head-to-head record against Roger Federer, 13-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal says that he does not belong in the discussion for being the greatest player ever, saying that the accolade should either go to Federer or Rod Laver, who won the calendar-year Grand Slam both in

He's experienced close calls throughout each of his 12 Roland Garros title runs. But every time, Rafael Nadal has ultimately shown a killer instinct. Today, we look back at the Spaniard's first trip to the French capital. May 23: a poised prodigy takes No. 1 Court for the first—and last—time

Even all-time greats have idols, and Serena Williams' is Rafael Nadal. As Nadal battled with Botic van de Zandschulp on Tuesday in the Davis Cup Finals, in possibly the last match of his career as a professional tennis player, Williams became the latest of Nadal's colleagues to write a tribute

Pete Sampras says that one of the reasons why men’s tennis’ Big 4 of Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Andy Murray, and Rafael Nadal continue to dominate the sport is not because there is a lack of depth in the game, but because playing styles have become more homogenous. “In my

Sun, sand and tennis are the top three ingredients for a perfect Caribbean vacation, and it’s exactly what pop megastar Justin Bieber had planned when he recently hit the courts in the Bahamas. As fate would have it, he wasn’t the only one with tennis on his mind. UFC legend

Martina Navratilova turns 65 today. There has never been and likely never will be an athlete in any sport who traveled so far to accomplish so much, and do so for so long. Navratilova’s achievements are epic. Start with an Open Era-record 59 Grand Slam titles: 18 singles, 31 doubles,

He's experienced close calls throughout each of his 12 Roland Garros title runs. But every time, Rafael Nadal has ultimately shown a killer instinct. Today, we look back at the Spaniard's seventh triumph in the French capital, which surpassed Bjorn Borg's mark. Previous Rewinds: 2011 | 2010 | 2008 |