I walked past Maria Sharapova a couple of times at the Open this year and immediately noticed two things. (1) She walks around with her “game face” on; the stern frown that’s apparently meant to intimidate opponents on court is kept in place to keep gawking fans at bay. (2)

Last Monday I wrote that February is one long, slow drift back to the game for the top players, as they recover from their efforts during the Australian swing and prepare for the rigors of the U.S. Masters events in March. This week, the last of the month, that drift

How much can we learn from observing other tennis players? Part of me suspects that it’s the only way we learn the sport, and that all of the tennis lessons in the world, all of the “racquet back”s and “ move your feet”s put together, won’t help you as much

David Nalbandian, age 31, ranked 231, announced his retirement today. What will you remember most from his 13-year career? For a player who never reached No. 1 or won a major title, he offered us a lot—some of it was glorious, some notorious. On the plus side, there were his

So far the Rome Masters has lived up to the nickname of its host city—some things about the tournament really are eternal. The blank-eyed Mussolini-era statues are still comically creepy. The sunken second stadium, with its fierce-looking rectangle of red clay, still links the tournament to the ancient idea of

Who’s the GTWOAT—the greatest tennis writer of all time? These days, in the eyes of some, the list of contenders is an exceedingly short one. It consists of one name. Actually, it consists of three initials: DFW. In the 12 years since his death, David Foster Wallace’s personal reputation may

Head of the Class Top honors are usually reserved for tournament winners, but an exception is in order this month for Alisa Kleybanova, who played her first match on the tour after missing 10 months to treat Hodgkin's lymphoma. And she won, too—an incredible achievement considering all that time away,

by Pete Bodo Miami — It’s a good thing that female tennis pros don’t get as bent out of shape as conventional fashionistas when a woman wearing the same dress shows up at an event — in this case, the Sony-Ericsson Open, where No. 15 seed Ana Ivanovic played Daniela

In all the fireworks and spirited debate in recent days over the withdrawals from Masters Series, Paris (Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Andy Roddick and Ivan Ljubicic all bit the dust), and the implications it had for players who have stepped it up during the indoor season (Fernando Gonzalez, Mario Ancic,

Today, we’ll take a look at the way Wimbledon has “evolved” in our “Uncomfortable Questions” series. Think of these daily posts as posing questions that nobody wants—or thinks—to ask in the midst of all those animated conversations about the favorite sons and daughters as Wimbledon approaches. Today, I’ll ask: Was

*Estoril '06 By Jackie, TW Social Director Another Friday, another Deuce Club! Many thanks to whitelinefever (WLF) for filling in for me last week. It looks like y'all had a terrific time discussing Monica and her new book, and I can't wait to pick up a copy for myself (or

The clay ran red by Pete Bodo* Given the events of the past 12 months, I wonder how many people shrugged and thought: Oh, yeah, Roland Garros. . . that means Roger and Rafa again. It's sure starting to look as if that might be the case again, although I

When Paul Jubb won the 2019 NCAA singles championship, he hastily ripped off his shirt, pumped both of his fists and belted out one more final “Come on!” in relief after making history as the first Brit to clinch the prestigious collegiate title. Josh Goffi, head men’s tennis coach at

WIMBLEDON—All eyes were on the prize at Wimbledon but Olympic chatter was prevalent, too, especially after the singles and doubles entries were officially unveiled at SW19. TENNIS.com caught up with men’s Olympic tennis coach and Davis Cup captain Bob Bryan to discuss the upcoming Games on clay at Roland Garros

NEW YORK—“I don’t know how this is real,” Coco Gauff said as she smiled down at the shiny silver US Open champion’s trophy in front of her. “I hope when I wake up tomorrow, it’s still, like, real.” Gauff’s road to her first Grand Slam title was, frankly, a little

WATCH—Tennis Channel Live Day 7 - Martina Navratilova and the US Open:

On Saturday and Sunday, I’m Rallying with Kamakshi Tandon, former editor of Tennis.com, who has just taken the plunge and started a digital magazine with a few of her fellow writers, called Tennis Journal. Here's Part II of our discussion. You can see Part I here. Kamakshi, You've probably realized,

Montreal can be seen in multiple ways and, depending on your point of view, assigned various meanings. At the most general level, it marks the beginning of the last extended Grand Slam act of the 2011 season. The curtain will be raised again after the dramatic mid-year peaks of Roland

The U.S. Open is over, but the tennis season hasn’t skipped a beat; if anything, it has picked up speed this week. Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic played the Open final on a hard court in New York on Monday; by mid-week they were in Europe practicing on clay with

MELBOURNE—At around 7:15 P.M. Friday, a few minutes before Roger Federer followed Andy Murray down from the locker room and onto the court, it looked like Rod Laver Arena had been been given an upgrade. Compared to earlier evenings here, the light was more atmospheric, the temperature was more comfortable,