by Pete Bodo There was probably no better definition of the Davis Cup dilemma than the one inadvertently embodied in the conflicting opinions offered last week at Wimbledon by two men, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic—the ur-players who would also end up vying for the Wimbledon title, which was won

Roger Federer says that learning to deal with defeat and injury is a necessary part of the learning process for becoming a great player. "I never worry at moments like now that I won't hold up for the entire season, because I do, I think, plan decently and well, so

Ons Jabeur has every right to be in good spirits at the Mutua Madrid Open. For the first time in 2024, she's won back-to-back matches, and further still, new and deeper relationships are blossoming, on and off the court. The first? Her friendship with self-described tour "soulmates," Paula Badosa and

Lucas Pouille will not play the US Open, his coach has announced. Pouille had been sidelined with a right elbow injury even before tour competition was halted four months ago. "I will not be in New York, for the good reason that Lucas... is not going to play the tournament,"

Morgan Riddle has made good on her bet with boyfriend Taylor Fritz to eat a whole jar of Vegemite should he advance to the Australian Open quarterfinals—well, sort of. Let’s rewind to the fourth round, where top American Fritz was preparing to take on world No. 7 Stefanos Tsitsipas on

First in a series on great tennis books that I've recently discovered (no, I don't mean the one pictured at right). As I’ve mentioned over the last few months, I’ve been writing a book about the men's game in those fabled roughneck 1970s and 80s. It’s finished now, and it’s

In case any of you missed it, Nadia Petrova crafted a potentially career-transforming win last weekend over Justine Henin-Hardenne. Make no mistake about it, Petrova could not have dreamed up a more bracing, promising result - not in her wildest fantasy. This was the young player whose mental stamina, emotional

ROME (AP) — Jannik Sinner says it's "a good thing for us tennis players" that the new pope likes to play the sport. Even if Leo XIV jokingly said he wouldn't want to arrange a game with the top-ranked player—ostensibly because of his name. During a meeting between the new

Ana Ivanovic is an awfully nice girl, but I think she deserves to be written about anyway. So I made a point of getting out to the Pacific Life Open early today, because Ivanovic was first on, playing Vera Zvonareva. The stadium looked like a bowl of hard candies that

WATCH: The Dubai champion had many good things to say about his childhood friend and took issue with a comment made about Rublev's game at last year's ATP Finals.

The United States Tennis Association announced Thursday that Michael Dowse, President of Wilson Sporting Goods Co., will replace outgoing CEO and Executive Director Gordon Smith. Dowse, who begin his new role on January 1, 2020 at the USTA National Campus in Lake Nona, FL, will look to apply his expertise

Well, buckaroos and buckarettes, I had hoped to dim the office lights for Christmas with a nice, mellow post--something along the lines of 2005's most inspirational story. It didn't work out that way, thanks to that doping Argie meathead, Mariano "Just Say Yes" Puerta. Time has slipped away,and long-suffering TennisWife

Remember these two? So much promise to start the season; looking back, I guess we should be happy we got one major final between them. We may never get another at the rate things are going. If this wasn’t the finest match of the year—I have it at No. 7—its

World No. 2 Victoria Azarenka said she was not consulted before the WTA came to an agreement with the Grand Slams and the ITF to develop a handheld device ("a kind of Hawk-Eye for noise") to objectively measure on-court grunting levels in the future. Azarenka is considered to be one

What are tourists looking for? I ask myself that at least once a week when I go to lunch at work. TENNIS Magazine HQ is a block from 5th Ave., near the Empire State Building. While the working space of Peter Bodo may be a draw to an enlightened few,

From individuals to organizations, weekend warriors to professional players, minute observations to big-picture ideas, tennis has been top of mind across the board over the past two years. “I feel like this is the tennis boom part two,” says Trey Waltke, general manager of the Malibu Racquet Club in southern

PARIS (AP) — Good thing the French tennis federation installed artificial lights on every court at Roland Garros in 2021, because they sure did come in handy Thursday, allowing match after match to stretch deep into the night, including one particular result that stood out: unseeded American Peyton Stearns' elimination

The other night, I had dinner with my buddy Chris Clarey (his columns in the International Herald-Tribune are must reading) at a fine Parisian restaurant, Le Flandrin, where I had a sautéed calamari appetizer and Risotto Aux Champignon, which I figured out was Champion’s Rice – ever notice how a

“Tennis doesn’t belong in the Olympics.” This phrase was uttered often enough during the 1980s, when the sport was making its return to the Games after six decades away, that it began to be regarded as a given, even among tennis fans. Yes, Steffi Graf was obviously thrilled to play