In keeping with recent tradition, the women have kept a low profile so far this spring. While the rest of the world comes out to play tennis at this time of year, the WTA’s most famous players makes themselves scarce. Last month they ceded the final of the once-prestigious Charleston

It was hard to forget the first time you saw a Fernando Gonzalez forehand from up close. There were few rushes in tennis like seeing the ball burn a hole in the court as it flew past a stunned and helpless opponent. The sound alone—the sizzle and pow—stayed with you

Steve, Guess I was a little premature in my Roddick-Murray announcement. Murray lost his focus yesterday and still has some loose ends to tie up with Benneteau. My predictions have been just south of horrible, but I think the night to simmer down will help Murray, and he should polish

I think we can all agree that owning a private tennis court is never a bad thing. With many courts around the country still under lock and key, there has never been a better time to have one in your own backyard. Especially when dozens of tennis professionals in the

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP)—Kei Nishikori keeps accumulating the tennis milestones for Japanese men, always remaining conscious of but not concerned about the expectations being heaped upon him. Nishikori notched another mark Monday when he became the first Japanese man to reach the quarterfinals of the Australian Open since the Open Era

Each day during the 2011 U.S. Open, coach Nick Bollettieri will discuss three of the most intriguing matches on the schedule and offer his predictions. Roger Federer [3] vs. Marin Cilic [27] (Arthur Ashe Stadium, second match) This is the first real test for Federer, as Cilic comes into this

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP)—Anna Chakvetadze collapsed on the court at the Dubai Championships on Wednesday and had to retire from her match against top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki. The 23-year-old Russian was serving for the second set at 5-3. After a long rally that Wozniacki won, Chakvetadze wobbled before fainting. She

9 Kiawah Resort is home to beaches and views of the Atlantic unrivaled by much of South Carolina’s coastline. The resort is on an island just an hour from Charleston and is the perfect place for championship-level golf and tennis.

Two of the WTA tour’s rising young stars continued their impeccable clay-court form at the Serbia Open as Paula Badosa joined María Camila Osorio Serrano in the semifinals—both in straight sets. Seeded No. 4 in Belgrade, Badosa weathered a near-72 hour delay due to persistent rainfall to ultimately ease past

LONDON (AP)—Serena Williams sailed past Wimbledon's wave of upsets and now faces an opponent more than a decade older than her. The five-time champion beat Caroline Garcia 6-3, 6-2 on Thursday, avoiding the sort of early exit that has sent many top players tumbling from the tournament. Next up for

MONACO (AP) Rafael Nadal is glad he won a ninth Monte Carlo Masters title the hard way, after defeating Frenchman Gael Monfils 7-5, 5-7, 6-0 in an error-strewn final Sunday. Normally, having to face 47 break points in five matches to win a tournament on clay would be a big

• Rena by Brad by Jackie Roe, TW Social Director Happy Friday, everyone. Lots going on . . . Former TW regular jbradhunter was on the grounds in Cincinnati this week, covering the tournament for GVGirl’s website. You can view his posts by clicking here, here, here, and here. Great

Mad cow disease triggered panic throughout Great Britain. Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morrisette was the album of the year. Benjamin Netanyahu was elected prime minister of Israel, the Dallas Cowboys won the Super Bowl, Tupac Shalkur was fatally shot and, at Wimbledon, Steffi Graf claimed her 20th Grand Slam

MILAN (AP) — Towels have unexpectedly become a hotly-debated subject in tennis this week. A number of new initiatives are being trialed at the second edition of ATP's Next Gen Finals in Milan over the past week, one of which is the towel-rack, with players having to fetch their own

In his younger days, prone to perfectionism as he was, there came moments when the promising young athlete lost his cool. Spotting this tendency, his college coach jokingly referred to him as "John McEnroe." More recently, as the boy grew into a man, he realized that if he wants to

The day was May 6, 2007. No one was surprised. But it was still hard to take in the news. Kim Clijsters had announced her retirement. The classy Belgian was only 23 years old, ranked No. 4 in the world. She’d started off 2007 with a run to the semis

No matter how the rest of her 2024 Paris Olympics journey goes, Coco Gauff is already the biggest winner at the Games. The Olympic “pin games”, that is. The American may have just taken the lead in the Olympic Games’ unofficial favorite competition, as her pin collection recently got a

It made sense that Coco Gauff’s 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 loss to Belinda Bencic on Wednesday ended with her hitting a forehand return over the baseline. If there was one shot that defined this match and made the difference in the result, it was that one. Gauff did a fair number

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Andy Murray, Kim Clijsters and Vera Zvonareva found themselves in familiar territory late in a Grand Slam tournament on Wednesday. Murray beat unseeded Alexandr Dolgopolov 7-5, 6-3, 6-7 (3), 6-3 at the Australian Open to advance to the semifinals and a possible match against Rafael Nadal, the

You’re a fan. You keep up on things. No doubt you rode the emotional roller coaster as Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer battled over five tense sets in the U.S. Open semifinals last month. Surely you caught every moment back in January when Francesca Schiavone gutted it out over Svetlana