The year 2004 was the last time Rafael Nadal wasn't a fixture in the minds of tennis experts, or even casual sports fans, everywhere. It was also the first time he played in the Australian Open—20 years to the day, to be precise. Just 17, Nadal made his Melbourne debut

Janko Tipsarevic and his wife Biljana found an interesting way to beat the rainy day blues while on vacation in Seychelles. Instead of sitting around, the couple took off into the night with friends—after a few drinks, of course. The Serbian captured the nighttime adventure into the jungle on Instagram,

Mardy Fish says that while he’s happy to give advice to younger players, occasionally there is a conflict of personal interest. "Someone like Ryan Harrison jumps out at you," Fish told reporters. "He's sort of a sponge when it comes to information from all the guys that have played or

The top six Spanish women have announced that they will boycott the opening round of Fed Cup next year because of dissatisfaction with the Spanish federation's "total lack of support and interest towards Spanish women's tennis." A letter voicing their concerns was sent to the federation by Maria Jose Martinez

In an interesting turn of events, the Australian Open has been given permission to shorten the length of matches by implementing a tiebreak in the deciding set. Of course, other Grand Slams do the same thing; Wimbledon recently added a regular tiebreak at 12-12 in the final set.

Now that's quite a list of tennis tips. Playing in Atlanta, Great Britain's Kyle Edmund was handed a sheet of advice, and found it so compelling he shared it with his followers. The list begins with the fundamental concepts of tennis such as, "Never hit to your opponent—make them run."

There's "making the most of quarantine," and then there's Hsieh Su-Wei, who did all that and then some once she returned home from Indian Wells last spring.

Grgior Dimitrov, who will not qualify for the ATP World Tour Finals with his defeat to Andy Murray in Paris, says he does not want to go to the season-ending event as an alternate. "If I go, it is because I deserved to be there, not hope someone gets hurt

Welcome back to Doubles Take, where we look at the weekend finals for the best teams in the business on the ATP and WTA tours, as well as a look at the week ahead and other interesting tidbits. Although they do most of their work on the singles side, John

Well, okei then. The racquet of the world's No. 6 star, Japan's Kei Nishikori, slipped out of his hand as he delivered a serve in his Rio Olympics first-round match against Spain's Albert Vinolas-Ramos. That wouldn't be interesting but for the fact that 1) the serve was in, 2) his

Dr. Alexis Colvin is an orthopedic surgeon and Assistant Professor of Orthopedics at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. Her expertise is sports medicine. Her clinical and research interests include knee, shoulder and hip disorders, as well as injuries and treatments. Dr. Colvin is

Pete Sampras is not interested in turning to coaching like many of his fellow champions, saying he does not want to go back on tour. Speaking to press during the International Tennis Premier League, Sampras said he was not ready to join Boris Becker and Stefan Edberg in working with

The new home of the biggest WTA tournament of the year is also one of the most interesting in China. All eight of the stars (and the doubles teams, too) are already in Shenzhen, with play getting started on Sunday. `

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Jelena Jankovic is always hamming it up on court, laughing, wincing, and making incredible lunges to retrieve her opponent’s shots. Her dramatic display against Serena Williams in the Australian Open semifinals even prompted the interviewer to ask Jankovic if she had any interest in an acting career. “I don’t think

On Monday in Sydney, Nick Kyrgios took on 14-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal in a Fast4 exhibition that showcased Australia against the world, and he's left quite an impact. Kyrgios beat the Spaniard, 4-3, 2-4, 4-3, 4-3 before his compatriot Bernard Tomic beat Austria's Dominic Thiem, 3-4, 4-2, 4-3,

Li Na says she has no intention of hiring a foreign coach to replace her husband, Jiang Shan. "I don't know why the media are so interested in this issue," Li told the Chinese press. "Maybe you are not confident in Jiang and my current team, but up to now,

With the best-of-three set vs. best-of-five set debate a hot-button topic on the ATP tour, it's interesting to look back at a time when the WTA was using the extended format. It wasn't common, but from 1984 to 1998, the final of the the season-ending championship was a best-of-five set

Not quite an ATP Next Gen-er anymore, Nick Kyrgios turned 23 on Friday. To commemorate the occasion, he held a Q&A on Twitter, giving fans insight into the topics they find interesting, such as: What he thinks is the most underrated food:

An upfront warning: this set is primarily of interest to Nadal fans. That said, while there truly wasn't some kind of photographic competition going on to take the unhappiest possible picture of Rafa, I might have been in the running for a major prize if there had been. View at

Andy Murray says he is considering some names in his coaching search but is in no hurry to make an appointment. "A few people have offered to help me, and there are definitely a few guys I would be interested in working with," Murray said to the the Telegraph during