Tamira Paszek made a monumental step forward in a comeback that has largely been under the radar since she returned to action on the ITF Pro Circuit last summer, sweeping a 15K tournament in Tunisia with wins in both singles and doubles. “It takes courage to start all over again!”

1 Is there a way to entice top players to enter the doubles draw at every tournament? Steve Tignor explores the topic. The Olympic games have been host to all three of tennis’ events, and an Olympic year sees a lot more top pros playing doubles. Serena and Venus Williams

Racquet: Wilson Blade 98 (16x19) v9 ($259) The Blade 98 has surpassed the Pro Staff as Wilson’s favored frame amongst its Tour-level players. It’s a do-it-all, Swiss Army knife of a racquet that attracts a wide range of competitors and styles. Whether attacking opponents with pace, precision, patience or all

Andreas Seppi has seen it all in his 18-years on tour. The Italian turned pro in 2002, and has since been a mainstay in the world’s Top 100. Kind enough to donate some of his time, Baseline caught up with the former world No. 18 at the RBC Championships in

Caroline Wozniacki has a pretty impressive pokerface. The world No. 2 played a game of "2 Truths and a Lie" with the WTA, and maintained a cool expression throughout all three statements. The three were 1) she was born in 1990, 2) she turned pro in 2005 and 3) she's

Welcome to the Pro Shop, where you'll find answers to readers’ most frequently asked equipment questions. The perceived disparity between what a racquet weighs and how it feels in a player’s hand is why some racquet experts believe that swingweight is the most revealing spec of them all. As the

Racquet: Head Gravity Pro 2025 ($279) When a player swings as big as Rublev does, generating pace is not an issue. He requires a low-powered racquet that can direct all his heavy artillery at their intended targets. With its thin, constant beam and 18x20 string pattern producing top-notch feel and

The men's UTR Pro Match Series wrapped on Saturday with Reilly Opelka crowned the champion, and a local cow picking up some nominal fame. At the private court in West Palm Beach, Fla., a cow was spotted nearby taking in all the action.

Tennis trends can be hard to predict, tricky to launch, and impossible to sustain. Who ever thought that compression shorts would become all the rage thanks to Andre Agassi—and then disappear so quickly in the rear-view mirror? Didn’t some of us also brace for an onslaught of young WTA pros

On Wednesday, former doubles standout Eric Butorac—now Director of Pro Tennis Operations and Player Relations for the USTA—kept Redditors rapt with an engaging rally via the popular forum's "AMA"—Ask Me Anything. Persons of interest in all walks of life regularly hop onto Reddit for AMAs, a conversation that invites questions,

Don't cry for him, Australia. Roger Federer has roughly 71.5 million reasons not to be upset about his loss in the Australian Open semifinals to Rafael Nadal, his twenty-third defeat in 33 matches against his rival. Maria Sharapova chimes in at No. 2 among all ATP and WTA touring pros,

Liby Pete Bodo Coaching has never been a growth industry for retired WTA pros. The reasons for that are probably complex and impossible to ferret out with any certainty, which means anyone who attempts to is apt to be accused of all sorts of nasty things by those who disagree,

Stephen Amritraj has seen his share of tennis at all levels. The former Division I standout at Duke tried his hand in professional tennis before joining the coaching and player development ranks, but one topic kept nagging him: How legit are the tennis ranking systems we're used to? From pros

Tennis is slowly popping up all over the world. Last weekend, fans watched the UTR Pro Match Series in Florida. This week in the Czech Republic, eight women and eight men also competed with no fans in a charity tournament to raise funds for those affected by the ongoing pandemic.

If you've ever wondered what the pros eat on a daily basis, Daria Gavrilova has all the answers for you. The world No. 25 has been cultivating an Instagram account of her daily meals dedicated to showing people what eating like an athlete looks like. On her account appropriately called

Moving along ... Don't laugh at how today's DC topic came about - or if you must, at least do it behind my back. You all know that I'm an ardent pro wrestling fan, and this past week was an important one in the industry. Shawn Michaels (a.k.a. The Heartbreak

Fashion is one of Paris' many calling cards, and thus a lot of look is on display each year at the Grand Slam event played out at Roland Garros. The pros often up the ante there among all major events. (Admit it: You miss Venus Williams's "let's give 'em something

What’s arguably the greatest story in the history of sports took a major step forward on October 31, 1994. With all the poise, precision and sense of the moment that would mark her tremendous career, Venus Williams stepped on to the court to play her first match as a pro.

On June 30 at the All England Club, current WTA players took the day off at Wimbledon, with some joining legends of the sport for a "40 Love" themed gathering involving 17 of the 21 pros to reach the No. 1 ranking in the history of the women's professional tennis.

Doubles Take returns: now, with a look at what the pros are doing off-court. BUSY TIME FOR THE BRYANS What has one of the greatest teams of all time been up to with their (maybe) retirement tour put on hold? Well, Mike Bryan recently joined brother Bob in the fatherhood