About a quarter of the way through this year, how are your bookish goals for 2021 coming? Whether high and mighty or mired in struggleville, read on. David Shaftel is a man with many roles. A voracious observer of many things, primarily tennis these days, he's a parent, public-court rec

WATCH: Alexander Zverev suffers an ankle injury that forces him to retire in his semifinal against Rafael Nadal

I suppose Mardy Fish finally got good and tired of all those headlines - Fish Lets One Get Away! Haas Nets Fish! Umpire Hooks Fish! - and decided it was high time to. . . Reel in A Big One (rimshot, please). So yesterday he took those naked ankles and

Sloane Stephens has stopped working with Paul Annacone following an eight-month partnership, with TENNIS.com's Matt Cronin reporting that she is now being coached by Thomas Hogstedt. A statement from Stephens' management company called the split "amicable," and the 21-year-old American called it an opportunity for a "fresh start." Stephens reached

Or should that be “la” scraps? Are leftovers masculine or feminine? I’ll have to call my high school French teacher, though I doubt she'd be too proud of how I’m doing in Paris this week. I haven’t gotten far beyond “bonjour” and “merci” (I’ve kept all of my “ooh la

CoCo Vandeweghe recently took to the court again, and also to the new kid on the podcast scene, FANtastic Tennis, in a recent episode. Vandeweghe opened up about her recent left hand surgery, something of a secret on the WTA Tour since the World TeamTennis season held in West Virginia.

Rotterdam is one of the biggest ATP 500 events of the year, so it was no small feat that Daniil Medvedev ended up winning it and making his return to the Top 10 in the process. The Russian earned straight-set wins over world No. 9 Felix Auger-Aliassime and world No.

LONDON—When Dudi Sela completed his five-set, second-round victory on a sultry Thursday afternoon at the All England Club, he raised both of his arms up high and tossed his racquet skyward. On the Y-axis, Sela’s defeated opponent, John Isner, probably still stood taller than either the clenched fists or the

WATCH: Paul visited the Tennis Channel Live Desk after his first-round Wimbledon win over Fernando Verdasco.

Vasek Pospisil knows all about taking the road less traveled. It's in his blood after all, with his parents fleeing communism in the Czech Republic to give their future son a better life. So it shouldn't come as a surprise that the Canadian veteran is unafraid to fight, whether it's

Picby Pete Bodo Many of you know that Goran Ivanisevic hit more aces than any other ATP player since the inception of the statistic; in fact, he hit quite a few more—1,325 more, to be precise, than career ace-maker No. 2, Pete Sampras. And Ivanisevic did it in 796 matches,

In the wake of the news that this week will mark the first in ATP history that no players in the Top 10 possess a one-handed backhand, Tennis.com offers a look back at a 2023 series counting down the 20 most impressive one-handers, and how their combination of beauty and

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Ever since a track coach named Bill Bowerman tinkered with the idea of pouring rubber into his waffle iron to concoct a better shoe sole for running, Nike and the sport of track and field have become inseparably intertwined. The results of much of that interconnectedness

No matter who ends up ruling New York on Sunday, Spain will rule the tennis world on Monday. Juan Martin del Potro’s defeat of Roger Federer in the US Open quarterfinals assured that Rafael Nadal will remain No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Rankings after Flushing Meadows. Incidentally, Garbine Muguruza,

Tennis has a long, tangled history pertaining to the subject of sexuality in sport. This Thursday, a panel-styled event at Housing Works Bookstore in New York’s SoHo area will pull back the curtain on what it means to be gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) in the pro game.

WATCH: Rune rallied from a set down to score his fifth Top 10 win of the week in Paris over Novak Djokovic.

Most Memorable Moment: Can anyone doubt that it was the sight of Nadal, biting his lip, unsuccessfully fighting back tears, as he watched his lifelong rival and friend Roger Federer during the latter’s retirement speech at Laver Cup? Missed Opportunity: His walkover defeat in the Wimbledon semifinals was just another

With the way the first half of the season went for Kristina Mladenovic, it appeared that she was well on her way to qualifying for the WTA Finals in Singapore. The Frenchwoman won her first career singles title in St. Petersburg, then reached three other finals and the quarterfinal at

FLASHBACK: Tennis Channel Live celebrates Pete Sampras' 50th birthday.

David Letterman is a longtime tennis enthusiast, hosting a range of professional stars on his Late Show over the years, including Novak Djokovic on Tuesday. Last night, Serena Williams sat down beside the venerable host for a chat—and, earlier, a hit in the street. (Indeed, see below: Serena goes so