MELBOURNE—Someday I’ll have to come to Australia to look around a little bit. As it stands this year, my view of this continent has consisted of a tennis facility, the 10 minute walk between that facility and my hotel—it’s an excellent walk, past the cricket ground and through a corner

I had hoped to write a hardcore piece looking into the relative importance of the serve and return of serve in today’s game. Doing text commentary on the Olympics last weekend had forced me to watch tennis in a way I never had before, because I had to think of

For tennis fans in New York, it was hard to tell on Monday morning whether spring had announced itself with sunshine and warmer temperatures outside, or with sunshine and warm temperatures on TV. Yes, there was nice weather here, the first in what feels like months; but it couldn’t compare

Part of me wondered, as I began watching his first match in a month today in Montreal, whether Andy Murray would be at all changed by winning Wimbledon. Would Moaning Muzz be replaced by a sunnier new self? Would accomplishing the goal of a lifetime make him a more peaceful

WIMBLEDON, England—Is this going to become an annual mid-year ritual on the tennis calendar? For the second straight season, Rafael Nadal has scaled the heights in Paris only to plumb the depths two weeks later here in London. This time, though, the riches-to-rags progression feels like it has more definite

This year marks the 50th anniversary of TENNIS Magazine's founding in 1965. To commemorate the occasion, we'll look back each Thursday at one of the 50 moments that have defined the last half-century in our sport. We know that Icarus flew too close to the sun and was burned, but

There were great matches of all kinds in 2016—brilliantly played, historically significant, emotionally wrenching. But none of them gave us that “Oh God, I can’t bear to watch this” feeling the way Roger Federer’s 6-7 (4), 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (9), 6-3 win over Marin Cilic in the Wimbledon quarterfinals did.

News, gossip and other items of interest from the world of tennis: **Ankling for an Injury In her new memoir, On the Line (due in bookstores September 1), Serena Williams reveals that her 2003 left knee injury—the one that required surgery and knocked her out of tennis for eight months—was

Tennis Channel. TENNIS Magazine. Tennis Industry. TENNIS.com. It doesn’t take a racquet scientist to see that, while each of these media outlets occupies a different space, they are all doing the same thing: promoting the sport of tennis. And so it only makes sense that, as of last month, these

WIMBLEDON, England—Would Roger Federer have won seven consecutive Wimbledon titles if there had been a fifth-set tiebreaker? Would Andy Roddick have won his first? Would Juan Martin del Potro be hanging gold or silver around his neck instead of bronze? I got thinking about such questions as I left the

The shadow of Arthur Ashe Stadium loomed over her shoulder, while Mirjana Lucic-Baroni's flickering U.S. Open dream was fading before her eyes. Facing Sofia Shapatava in Friday's final round of qualifying on Court 11, the former Wimbledon semifinalist dumped her ninth double fault, then dropped serve for the sixth time.

NEW YORK—When Novak Djokovic more or less ran the table in 2011, most of us wondered if he wasn’t heralding the dawn of a new era in tennis. The way he manhandled Rafael Nadal in particular that year seemed to be a game-changer. Djokovic overwhelmed Nadal in six consecutive meetings

MIAMI, Fla.—Ordinarily, when a player loses a set after leading 5-2, blame lies squarely on his or her shoulders. But it’s a measure of just how explosive, just how dangerous, just how fearless, just how determined and just how gifted Serena Williams is that it was impossible to hold Li

*GVGirlandAussieMargeRodLaverArena by Jackie Roe, TW Social Director Evening, TWibe! It’s been a while, I know . . . How is everyone doing? Though we’ve moved on from the Australian Open (or have we? maybe some of you are still feeling the after-effects), I have a few AO-related loose ends to

• Picby Pete Bodo* Roger Federer has his work cut out tomorrow, no doubt about it. Both he and his semifinal opponent Novak Djokovic dodged large-caliber bullets in the quarterfinals, and neither of them has played with overpowering confidence and focus during this second week of the French Open. And

By now, many of you know about my love for tennis. However, what you may not be aware of is that I am also quite fond of something even more arcane – road signs. Whether it be the red, white, and blue badge of an Interstate, a U.S. Highway sign

• RG by Jackie Roe, TW Social Director Hey there, TWibe. Pumped for Roland Garros? (Silly question.) Don’t forget to play the Suicide Pool, which is as much a TW Slam tradition as whining about cupcake draws. Here’s Mariya with all the info: The French Open '11 Suicide Pool is

Top tennis players are well versed in how to prepare for Grand Slam events. They do it four times each season, and the tour’s schedules put them on the right surfaces in the weeks leading up to each major. Preparing for the Olympic Games? That’s not something they have to

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Rafael Nadal's bid to win four straight Grand Slam tournaments is over. The injured Nadal lost for the second straight year in the Australian Open quarterfinals, going down 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 Wednesday to fellow Spaniard David Ferrer. Nadal, who appeared to have tears in his eyes during

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