Hi Nick: I really struggle to have confidence in my shots even though I have been told I have the ability to go for my shots. I tend to hit back to my opponent, which ends up causing me trouble and puts me on my back foot. How can I

Roberta Vinci, who recently retired from tennis in front of her home crowd in Rome, took a quiz on her incredible career.

A happy, fun-loving Novak Djokovic is always good for the game. And while he was in an emotional whirlwind in his third-round match against Roberto Bautista-Agut, the Serb was in a dancing mood afterward. Check out his fancy moves on display, via Twitter:

At last week's Barcelona Open, 11-time tournament champion Rafael Nadal proved himself yet again as a champagne supernova of sorts on clay. Witness the wonderfully amusing footage of him slinging bubbly at Stefanos Tsitsipas, and the young woman seeking to help the 19-year-old finalist open his own bottle:

As a way of reflecting on the year, a crew of WTA players opened up letters to themselves from the past. They had written secret notes at Indian Wells in March and then read them out loud at the end of 2018. Caroline Wozniacki, Karolina Pliskova, Simona Halep, Caroline Garcia,

American veteran Lisa Raymond praises the potential of British teenager Laura Robson, whom she played doubles with in Miami and will partner with again at Wimbledon. “Laura is a lot more mature than 19,” Raymond told Slate. “She just has a very good tennis mind, especially for a 19-year-old. Her

A year ago, Sam Stosur wasn't sure why she was still playing tennis, but seems to be regaining her form after a 6-2, 6-4 win over Sesil Karatantcheva in the first round of the Family Circle Cup. The 2011 U.S. Open champion and former Roland Garros finalist struggled during the

The Swiss got inked before winning Roland Garros in 2014, and it seems the message worked for him.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) Title holder Nicolas Mahut recovered from losing the first set and 19 aces from Sam Querrey to win their semifinal 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-4 at the Ricoh Open on Saturday. Mahut will play Gilles Muller for his third title at the Rosmalen tournament. Mahut, seeded eighth,

Jim Courier believes that Andy Murray has a real shot at winning the French Open this year, after the Scot’s success on clay over the past month. The former No. 1 and U.S. Davis Cup captain was impressed by Murray’s win at Madrid, which came directly after winning his first

PARIS (AP) French prosecutors have seized documents after carrying out a series of searches at the national tennis federation and the home of its president Jean Gachassin on Tuesday. France's financial prosecutors' office said in a statement that the searches related to possible ''misappropriation of property and influence trafficking'' relating

Daria Saville Vlog: Toray Pan Pacific Open

WATCH: Steve Weissman and Chanda Rubin weigh in on Sakkari's win over Pegula in Fort Worth.

NEW YORK—Two days, everybody plays: That’s the recipe for the first round at Wimbledon and the Australian Open, and it’s one that the U.S. Open, after nearly four decades, finally followed on Monday and Tuesday. For years, the Open has spread the opening round over three days and six separate

NEW YORK (AP)—Fernando Verdasco sprinted toward the drop shot, slid on the concrete and barely got to the ball—then whipped it around the net post and back inside the sideline. For a clean winner. On match point. In a fifth-set tiebreaker. What a way to celebrate “Spain Day” at the

To commemorate Serena Williams’ 40th birthday on September 26, we're looking back at four matches that define the power, precision and unshakeable persistence that took her to an Open Era record of 23 Grand Slam titles and 319 weeks atop the WTA rankings. Last up: a signature face-off with chief

Rust Remover Novak Djokovic rapped his racquet against the side of his sneakers to loosen some clumps of clay. Shaking off the rust from nearly a month of inactivity was a bit more complex, but the world No. 2 got the job done today in winning a rematch of the

PARIS (AP) A look at Day 13 of the French Open on Friday: Weather: Cloudy. High of 57 degrees (14 Celsius). Men's semifinals: No. 1 Novak Djokovic beat No. 13 Dominic Thiem, No. 2 Andy Murray beat No. 3 Stan Wawrinka. Women's semifinals: No. 1 Serena Williams beat Kiki Bertens,

Mardy Fish has hired former top-ranked doubles player Mark Knowles to coach him. The 40-year-old actually won the 2012 San Jose doubles title in February with Xavier Malisse, and competed as recently as the week before last at the Dallas Challenger. He knows Fish from their days training together in

Novak Djokovic tells The National that it is critical for athletes to respect their fans and always give a good performance. “They’re the ones who are giving you support, sometimes unconditional love and support,” he said. “It’s incredible. I have been looking at the videos and all the messages and