Did you see the gem buried in Christopher Clarey’s astute report on the Nadal-Coria final from Monte Carlo? Clarey knows his stuff; this story is good example of his day-in, day-out ability to put the game into perspective and bring a little something extra in the way of either background

Make three elements of her complete game work for you. 1. Be aware of your court positioning. Many club players struggle to choose the right moments to be aggressive. This often boils down to smart shot selection, a discipline in which Justine Henin excels. She rarely pulls the trig-ger on

On Tuesday, Alexander Zverev will launch his Australian Open campaign. But come Roland Garros, he will have two courts to contend with. Last October, Zverev was handed down a €450,000 fine by a German court and issued a penalty order—where a trial was deemed unnecessary—in a physical abuse case brought

NEW YORK(AP) Andre Agassi tells People magazine he used crystal meth periodically for a year or so.'' In his upcoming autobiography, Agassi admits he used crystal meth in 1997 and failed a drug test - a result he says was thrown out after he lied by saying heunwittingly'' took

The most intriguing, or amusing, thing about Brooke Shields' new autobiography, There Was a Little Girl, may be how she and Andre Agassi fell in love: "By sending long heartfelt faxes when she was filming in South Africa." It speaks to just how long ago that happened—1993. Perhaps we should

Former world No. 7 Nicole Vaidisova is working on her fitness, but has yet to decide whether she will launch a comeback, TENNIS.com has learned. A former semifinalist at Australian Open and Roland Garros, Vaidisova retired from tennis in 2010 at age 20, saying she had lost her desire to

Chris Clarey had a great Man in the News piece on the new French champion, Rafael Nadal (in case you hadn’t heard) in the New York Times on Monday. Money quote from Nadal, after he was asked how he can remain so composed: “The only way of finding a solution

WASHINGTON(AP) Former Fed Cup captain Zina Garrison and the U.S. Tennis Association are mired in a dispute over her departure. The USTA announced in December 2007 that 2008 would be Garrison's final season at the helm, with Mary Joe Fernandez taking over in 2009. Garrison, the first black captain of

It's official—Victoria Azarenka will return to the court in March. The two-time Indian Wells champion accepted a wild card into the prestigious Palm Desert event.

On Monday, back in his native Serbia, Novak Djokovic live-streamed his visit to the site of his earliest tennis memories in Kopaonik. Well known as popular skiing destination, the largest mountain range in Serbia is historic for other reasons. Rising up on the border of Serbia and Kosovo, Kopaonik was

NEW YORK (AP) — Former pro tennis star James Blake testified on Tuesday that a plainclothes police officer wearing a T-shirt and jeans didn't identify himself before throwing him to the ground and handcuffing him in a mistaken arrest in 2015 outside a Manhattan hotel. "He never said 'NYPD.' He

The excitement of the Miami Open semifinal between Roger Federer and Nick Kyrgios had Boris Becker fired up. One set into the match, Becker tweeted out a call to arms to world No. 2 Novak Djokovic, who was absent from the tournament because of an elbow injury.

VH1 has unveiled the list of cast members for the upcoming season of Celebrity Rehab. Thankfully for Jennifer Capriati—and the tennis community at large—the former No. 1 is not on it. After Capriati overdosed on prescription medication last month, rumors were swirling that the show’s star and producer, Dr. Drew

A roundup of WTA top talent put together a Valentine's Day address for tennis fans. Taking part are Caroline Wozniacki, Samantha Stosur, Victoria Azarenka, Ana Ivanovic, and Agnieszka Radwanska, all currently duking it out in at the tour stop in Doha. Roll that beautiful footage:

On court and online, Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Shevchenko have different approaches to success. “Like in tennis, I’m on the counter-attacking side where I try to be aggressive but still find sneaky spots,” the Rainbow Six Siege Game Ambassador explained last summer. “It’s a very strategic game, but some people

INDIANAPOLIS (AP)—The NCAA says penalties against former Ball State tennis coach Kathy Bull will stand. Last year, the Ball State women’s tennis program was placed on probation for three years for violations under Bull’s watch. The case centered on tryouts, recruiting inducements and unethical conduct. The NCAA Committee on Infractions

LONDON (AP) — Colombia's former Davis Cup captain, Miguel Tobon, has been suspended for a year and fined $20,000 by the Tennis Integrity Unit for accepting payoffs in return for tournament wild-card entries. The TIU says Tobon was found guilty of "negotiating to sell, or attempting to sell, wild cards

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) Former No. 1 Dinara Safina won her first match since September when she beat Han Xinyun of China 6-2, 6-0 to start the Malaysian Open on Tuesday. Safina has struggled to recover after her career was derailed by a back injury a year ago. The win

Maria Sharapova may not be No. 1 in the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour world rankings, but she is the leader in Russian women’s tennis, finishing as the top female player for the second consecutive year. Along with Nikolay Davydenko, she also earned top honors from the Russian Tennis Federation at

Novak Djokovic has neither of his coaches with him at this week's Paris Masters. According to Serbian reports, it had been previously arranged that the world No. 1 would not bring Boris Becker or Marian** Vajda. Instead, Djokovic is being accompanied by doubles partner Nenad Zimonjic, his physiotherapist and his