I made my first trip to the U.S. Open was in 1983, and I don’t think I’ve missed one since. I was 14 that year and came to Flushing with my parents and my sister, dressed in my full shiny blue Rossignol warm-up suit. It was new, as I remember.

For a sport that has had its season suspended, there sure is a lot to talk about in tennis these days, isn’t there? This week the US Open confirmed that it will go on as scheduled, and the ATP and WTA tour announced that they’ll return in August. Last weekend

If you’re hoping to see Juan Martin del Potro cracking those blistering forehand and stinging backhands before the year is out, I’d suggest you book a plane ticket right now for Kuala Lumpur, or Tokyo. Both of those tournaments are featuring Delpo in their promotional materials, but that implied promise

by Pete Bodo The best adjective to describe the situation at the top of the ATP is "turbulent," or perhaps even "chaotic." One of the many interesting aspects of the present reality in pro tennis is the way the WTA and ATP have engaged in a sudden and dramatic game

by Pete Bodo If you watched all or even some of the match between Roger Federer and Andy Murray at The Urch today (admit it, the O2 arena looks like a giant sea urchin), any dreams you may have had of Murray ripping through the field at the ATP World

There are certain things every player strives to do regardless of surface or the ambient conditions. Putting an acceptable percentage of first serves into play, even on slow clay, probably ranks as the first commandment of winning tennis. But every surface and tournament is different, and tends to put a

*Ed. Note: Peter Bodo is on vacation until August 16th. In his absence, we are proud to present entries written by the TW Tribe. ..if you don't have a prized Centre Court ticket and aren't willing to spend half the day waiting in line, the only way you will see

WUHAN, China—As the tennis calendar makes its way through the Asian swing, worn-out players are getting an energy boost at the Dongfeng Voyah Wuhan Open, thanks to the famously passionate sports fans in China. Players at the China Open in Beijing and in Wuhan have been feeling the love from

“Always the beginning of the clay season is very exciting to see who’s in the best form,” Holger Rune expressed to me earlier this month in Monte Carlo. While the Dane was forced to retire from his opening match at the Rolex Monte Carlo Masters due to food poisoning, Rune

WATCH: Diana Shnaider cuts a WWE-level promo at the end of our post-match interview in Charleston

One of the most distinct and enduring forces of nature in tennis history, Nick Bollettieri, died Sunday evening at age 91. Inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2014, Bollettieri had coached tennis for more than 60 years. Over the course of his career, he was front and

It has been pointed out to me that I’ve already written 41,122 words on the subject of this year’s French Open and my experiences surrounding it. That’s a solid 120-page book, exactly half the length of the real one I just took eight months to write. But a lot can

Through the years, there has been no shortage of ideas for how to make tennis more popular among the general public. Shorter sets, slower courts, super-tiebreakers, fifth Slams, wood racquets, team tennis, players’ names on their jerseys: They’ve all been mulled over, and most have been tried. Along those lines,

LONDON—You might think that Manic Monday at Wimbledon would be just that, a manic, sweaty scramble from court to court and epic to epic; a dream day, in other words, for any tennis-loving journalist or fan. And it did seem like a wild ride for at least one reporter in

Was it just five days ago that this headline appeared in our paper of record, the New York Times: “Federer’s Ability to Dominate May Be Coming to an End”? Yes, it turned out to be a ridiculously premature statement, and I thought so at the time. But coming after his

• Rn “They were so simple, those little English tournaments, so utterly artless. Homemade, if you like. Red clay courts, damp and heavy, clubhouses of old brick, and inside all the woodwork nearly worn out. Floors, tables, bashed-up little bars. In the change-rooms, wooden lockers, wet floors, and nice old

by Pete Bodo

Howdy,everyone. We had a fine family vacation on Cape Cod and at a cottage in Westport, Ma., an off-the-radar town up in the corner where Rhode Island and Massachusetts meet. We were actually on a tidal "river", as Westport is on a peninsula with water on either side, and fine

In late September, the ATP officially returned to China for the first time since 2019 with a pair of 250-level events in Chengdu and Zhuhai. A pre-pandemic calendar sees players back at the likes of the China Open and Shanghai Masters, mainstays of the post-US Open swing. But an emerging

This week, whenever I’ve heard Michael Phelps being interviewed after his races, I’ve been reminded of Roger Federer. This isn’t because the two men sound all that much alike. Phelps appears to get tongue-tied when asked to describe what he does in the pool, or how he feels once a