World No. 1 Novak Djokovic will not reveal what goes into what he calls his secret recovery program that his team has developed for him, but says it's all on the up and up. Djokovic needed more than five hours to outduel Stanislas Wawrinka in a fourth-round match that ended

Jessica Pegula will look to win the National Bank Open for the second year in a row on Monday, Aug. 12. Last year, Pegula ended up winning the event in Montreal. This year, the 30-year-old will have to do so in Toronto. However, despite the change in venue, Pegula has

Before the Miami Open began in earnest, Coco Gauff came full-circle as she returned to her childhood tennis courts in order to give back to her community. The 20-year-old recently paid a visit to Pompey Park, where she joined the USTA and city leaders to unveil newly refurbished public tennis

"Each one I was like, no, I'm not doing the surgery. I’m done with tennis. I'm not going to do this. I'm not going to put my body through this anymore. It’s just not worth it... But I ended up doing it. My gut told me to do it and

There’s probably no worse feeling in tennis than flubbing an easy overhead. This happens often in doubles because the open court is a little harder to find when you’re playing two opponents. The next time a lob drops into your sights, remember these tactics to give your overheads a little

We went from one night to remember to another this week in Key Biscayne, though that may be all that the Tuesday and Wednesday evening sessions had in common. Caroline Wozniacki’s win over Serena Williams was followed by more drama—namely, the end of Victoria Azarenka’s 26-match win streak—but arguably less

This morning, I dropped by one of the more baffling photo-slash-charity ops that’s come down the pike—and that’s saying a lot, given the crush of tsunami-related events, appearances, and concerts (the latest Down Under: "Wave Aid") that have taken place in recent weeks. I guess you’d have to call this

Mel by Pete Bodo Greetings, everyone. I've posted some thoughts on Roger Federer's victory in Basel over at ESPN, in case you're interested. Also, I watched Flavia Pennetta clinch the Fed Cup tie for Italy yesterday evening, and found the experience somewhat dispiriting, at least from a chauvinistic point of

Naomi Osaka has talked about how hard it can be for her to decide whether to pull the trigger on her return of serve. “Do it. Don’t do it. Do it. Don’t do it,” she thinks to herself as the ball comes toward her. Usually, it should be obvious by

Serena Williams tells USA Today that if she was not a tennis player she would compete in rhythmic gymnastics. "Don't laugh. Rhythmic gymnastics. What else am I going to do? I could do track and field, but I'd still do rhythmic gymnastics. What can I say? I'm not predictable." Williams

One of the most difficult plays in tennis is changing the direction of an incoming crosscourt shot and hitting it down the line. To improve at this, it’s best to start small with what I like to call the Ping drill. Here’s how it works. Both players start behind the

From the ancient Colosseum and the Pantheon to the stunning baroque art of the Trevi Fountain and St. Peter’s Basilica, there is no corner in Rome lacking history, making for the perfect European vacation.

It took him four Grand Slam finals, but the ATP’s heir apparent finally broke through with a win in New York last year. What Dominic Thiem didn’t do was beat any of the Big 3 on his way to the title. That means he, and the generation he leads, will

PARIS (AP) — The big news in Naomi Osaka's life has nothing to do with the French Open or clay-court tennis: Her 10-month-old daughter, Shai, is taking her first steps. "Yesterday, she walked for the first time, so I was really happy about that," Osaka said at Roland Garros on

To borrow a familiar phrase, Maria Sharapova made her money the old-fashioned way last week in Stuttgart: She earned it. While she only needed to win four matches to secure the Premier-level title (as the top seed, Sharapova received one of the four byes), she had to fight tooth-and-claw through

“Yeah, you’re right, Nadal’s mom isn’t bad looking, at least from where I was sitting…” Hi! Sorry, didn’t see you there. Man, we finally made it, didn't we? I just hope all the fans who went into this tournament looking forward to that Nalbandian-Ljubicic smackdown—I know there are millions of

Here’s the scenario. You and your partner aren’t making much of a dent returning your opponents’ serves. You’re missing too many balls, and when you do get the ball over the net, it’s often easy pickings for the net man. What do you do? Keep playing the same way and

"Each one I was like, no, I'm not doing the surgery. I’m done with tennis. I'm not going to do this. I'm not going to put my body through this anymore. It’s just not worth it... But I ended up doing it. My gut told me to do it and

*JJ-CW-IW [I have good news for all you WTA fans: Bobby will be covering Charleston later this week, on site, for TW. If the intel is there to be gotten, she'll find it. Use this post to discuss tennis events all day. I know Monte Carlo will be in the

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Things are somewhat out of control at the Australian Open this year, and that’s got only a little to do with the results on the courts. Yes, there were some upsets, including Madison Keys eliminating No. 2 Iga Swiatek in the women’s semifinals Thursday night. It