In the wake of the news that this week will mark the first in ATP history that no players in the Top 10 possess a one-handed backhand,* Tennis.com offers a look back at a 2023 series counting down the 20 most impressive one-handers, and how their combination of beauty and

LONDON—As the fortnight progressed and the seeds kept falling in the women’s draw at the most significant tournament in all of tennis, there was a growing feeling that order would be restored in the end and Serena Willams would walk away with her 24th major singles title and an eighth

Well, friends, I suppose it's time to focus on Roger Federer - something I chose not to do in passing, while trying to chronicle Rafael Nadal's epic triumph and Warrior Moment at Wimbledon on Sunday. Long time readers of this blog will know what I mean by the phrase, "Warrior

Last Week's Tournament Roland Garros (ATP & WTA - Clay - Paris, France) - Men's Singles Final: Rafael Nadal def. Roger Federer 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. - Men's Singles Semifinal: Roger Federer def. Nikolay Davydenko 7-5, 7-6, 7-6. - Men's Singles Semifinal: Rafael Nadal def. Novak Djokovic 7-5, 6-4, 6-2.

88843122 by Pete Bodo Roger Federer stands at a career crossroads, a babe in each arm (his wife Mirka gave birth to twin girls a few days ago), and one of two forks to take: one path goes downhill on a pleasant hike to retirement as the greatest Grand Slam

When it was all over, when the only thing left to do was watch Brad Gilbert stand up, touchingly and awkwardly, and applaud for Rafael Nadal in the ESPN studios, I slouched back into the couch cushions, still sweating a little, and said, aloud, to no one: “Now I have

Juan Martin del Potro What will I remember from this most logical and inevitable—though still stunning—Grand Slam breakthrough? —Del Potro lumbering slowly behind the baseline as he set up to serve, and finishing by blowing on the heel of his right hand. It was a ritual that exuded self-assurance, and

This week I’m Rallying with my colleague here at TENNIS, Pete Bodo. In advance of his upcoming trip to Paris, we talk about the French Open past and present.

From first ball to last, keep up to date with the latest from Roland Garros every day on TENNIS.com. We'll have match updates, photos, video highlights and more in our daily notebook: Passport to RG. Speaking with press, Stefanos Tsitsipas shared he felt a distinct difference in conditions between Hamburg,

From first ball to last, keep up to date with the latest from Roland Garros every day on TENNIS.com. We'll have match updates, photos, video highlights and more in our daily notebook: Passport to RG. Hugo Gaston prevailed, 2-6, 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-0, over 2015 champion Stan Wawrinka to the

It only took Djokovic 66 minutes to dispatch Shapovalov for a place in the round of 16. The three-time Rome champion, who captured Madrid last week, will face Philipp Kohlschreiber later today. The German previously upset the world No. 1 in the third round of Indian Wells.—Ashley Ndebele UPDATE: Marketa

SMASH goes to the cutting edge to let you know what's heating up the game. Brooklyn DeckerHot Newcomer: Brooklyn Decker “I think I lost half my fan base today.” Those were Andy Roddick’s words after he announced his engagement to model Brooklyn Decker in 2008. While Roddick’s followers may have

It’s a Monday night, and Robby Ginepri is playing tennis in the rain. At age 31, the American, a Georgia native, former Top 15 player and 2005 US Open semifinalist, has been engaged in an arduous comeback from an elbow injury he sustained in a 2010 bicycle accident. Two surgeries

The biggest story in sports today is Jason Collins's: The NBA veteran, in an article for Sports Illustrated, became the first male athlete in a major professional team sport in the U.S. to declare publicly that he's gay. It's a big deal, and something that many of us have been

Over the last three months, the statue of Robert E. Lee on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Va., has come to embody all of the confusion—the sense of a nation being pulled backward and forward in time, and being ripped apart in the process—that has swirled across America since the protests

We’re still not sure what we “ought” to call the decade that concludes on Thursday night, but we know that the past 10 years of tennis have brought us many significant moments—some sublime, some poignant, some outrageous…and two involving Serena Williams arguing with U.S. Open officials. Here are TENNIS’s picks

• TW gathering by Jackie Roe, TW Social Director Hi guys! Late, late edition of the Deuce Club this week, as I didn't want this to interfere with the tennis. Thanks for sticking around. I just got back a couple of days ago from a blissful five days of tennis

from Steve Tignor The YouTube videos are grainy, and the sound goes in and out. The film switches from black-and-white to color, and you may hear a different commentator from one set to the next. You’re never sure which parts of a match might have been skipped over. The tennis

Php7cvgn7am Last Week's Tournaments BA-CA Tennis Trophy (ATP - Indoor Hard - Vienna, Austria) - Singles Final: Novak Djokovic def. Stanislas Wawrinka 6-4, 6-0. - Singles Semifinal: Novak Djokovic def. Andreas Seppi 6-4, 6-3. - Singles Semifinal: Stanislas Wawrinka def. Juan Carlos Ferrero 7-5, 6-1.

- Singles Bracket**

Here's how the historic tiebreaker transpired: Zverev double faults at 2-1—and follows it with a giant, unreturned serve for 3-2. The German runs around his backhand—the same way he broke Thiem in the previous game—but this forehand goes long. 3-3. Thiem follows the error with a bomb serve for 4-3.