*90857167 by Pete Bodo My wife Lisa and I had dinner the other night with long-time TennisWorld reader Steve Manning and his wife, Anne. We met them at a Mexican bistro suggested by Steve, who's from Los Angeles, but the six-piece mariachi band (one member of which was a pale-skinned

Like most of you, I've been contemplating the recent matches in Hamburg, specifically the Roger Federer vs. Rafael Nadal final, which puts me in danger of being a two-channel receiver in a 750-channel digital-cable world. Sure, there are plenty of other things to write about, and I hope the subjects

In an first-round French Open match that might not be on the radar of too many fans, world No. 334 Taylor Townsend will take on world No. 73 Caroline Garcia. But it's actually the American who is favored rather significantly—which makes this look like something of a trap from the

There's no picture from the match on Getty Images. There's no clip of it on YouTube, or even from a videos search on Google. And on the surface, the result feels relatively inconsequential. Roger Federer's 6-2, 7-6 (6) final-round win over Jonas Bjorkman in Marseille, on February 16, 2003, was

Portugal's most successful male player, Joao Sousa, had a retirement ceremony to remember at his home tournament in Estoril this week as Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal joined force to pay tribute to the man they each dubbed a friend in a special video tribute. Sousa, 35, announced

A number of players pushed to make another statement in Eastbourne, while a two-time former Wimbledon champion competed in a more relaxed environment. These are the Top 5 photos from Friday's action. 1. After falling to Kiki Bertens in their last two meetings, Karolina Pliskova posted a dominating 6-1, 6-2

Victoria Azarenka indicates that her custody dispute is still restricting her travel, and that she does not know what will be her next tournament appearance. "When I have some news, I'll be ready to share them," she told press following her semifinal at Miami. The Belarussian, who had her first

Editor's Note: Auger-Aliassime withdrew Thursday ahead of his scheduled San Diego debut. Lucky loser August Holmgren takes his spot in the draw to face Dimitrov. In his first tournament (Laver Cup not included) since his stellar US open semifinal run, Felix Auger-Aliassime will look to continue his fine form against

Each day of the tournament, we'll preview and predict three must-see matches at the French Open. The Romanian and the Spaniard have one of the better under-the-radar rivalries in tennis. They’ve played 11 times, with Halep holding a narrow 6-5 lead, and seven of those 11 matches have gone three

Monica Puig will be returning to tour with a repaired elbow and refreshed approach to the game. The 26-year-old from Puerto Rico had elbow surgery during the offseason but has yet to play, delaying her return by withdrawing from this week's challenger at Indian Wells. Speaking to La Nacion, she

Finding Belinda Bencic across the net for the first time, it was understandable Ashleigh Barty needed some time to feel out her opponent in a high-stakes match at the Shiseido WTA Finals Shenzhen. Playing in the second Red Group round-robin match on Sunday, Barty rallied from a set down, 5-7,

Caroline Garcia says the work she's done to come back from a back injury is now helping her both physically and mentally, allowing her to be more consistent. The 23-year-old won the title at this week's event at Wuhan in the first Premier 5 final of her career. Garcia could

At the Mutua Madrid Open, Jiri Lehecka was having a tournament to remember until a back injury suddenly derailed his bid in the semifinals. On Sunday, the unfortunate turn of events ultimately led the Czech to withdraw from Roland Garros. Lehecka became the third ATP player slated to compete in

All photos by Anita Aguilar.

Going strong to the forehand side can keep your opponent from hitting his favorite shot. One of the most popular weapons in today’s game is the inside-out forehand. Even at the club level you find many players who use this shot to control rallies. They camp on their backhand side

On Sunday, Roger Federer took to social media to give the saddening news of his withdrawal from this year's US Open. The 20-time major champion will undergo his third knee surgery in the last eighteen months. Daniil Medvedev gave a very honest reaction to the news following his victory at

Rod Laver and Australian pro Thanasi Kokkinakis took a seat inside Australian-owned clothier M.J Bale to talk about what it means to be a gentleman.

CHICAGO–The most highly anticipated pairing of the Laver Cup did not disappoint. Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic teamed up as partners for the first time in their decorated careers on Friday night. In front of over 19,000 fans, the two giants of the game took on Jack Sock and Kevin

Take 20-year-old German Alexander Zverev’s amazing talents and add in new coach Juan Carlos Ferrero who is still a few years shy of 40 and has experienced both the highs and lows of elite tennis. It could be the most pleasing merger since chocolate and peanut butter.

Blair Henley sat down with Nick Kyrgios in Houston, where the Australian is making his debut on the red clay. Though he's not a fan of the dirt, the 22-year-old is a fan of the vibrant Texas city, mentioning great things about the hospitality, weather and tournament site. Henley then