Watching Roger Federer play live is an experience that will make anyone want to try a one-handed backhand—including a young fan in Shanghai. The child was so inspired by what he was seeing that he just had to get some reps in from the stands:

Monday was International Friendship Day, and, though tennis is a famously individualistic pursuit, it's incubated plenty of great friendships over the years. Here are five reasons why the most solitary sport isn't that lonely after all: 1 You know you're true friends when you don't let one of the biggest

Presenting your daily look at the doubles action at the US Open. The US Open men’s and mixed doubles semifinals are set, with some blowouts and squeakers along the way. One women’s team is already through to the final four: Lucie Hradecka and Katerina Siniakova, who beat Andreja Klepac and

Stuttgart is one of the player’s favorite tournaments on the WTA tour for good reason. Some of the stars of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix enjoyed a night at the player’s party on Monday ahead of the action-packed tournament. The players took their hair and makeup efforts seriously, employing a

Bethanie Mattek-Sands has been branded a lot of things over time. First she was the Britney Spears of tennis, then dubbed the sport’s own Lady Gaga. Sure, she wore a dress mostly made of tennis balls to the WTA’s pre-Wimbledon party one year. And she generally likes to dress in

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. — The Miami Open began with the prize-money debate still roaring, and Andy Murray was a frontrunner for equality. But he never meant that he wanted to play with the same tennis balls that women use. The men’s balls are heavier and larger than women’s balls. Apparently

1 In Lugano, Switzerland, persistent wet weather threatened to ruin play, but Martina Hingis and Belinda Bencic made the best of it.

As is often the case in sports, the traditional, established powers, tend to be the last ones standing, and in World Team Tennis it has been no different this season. The two longest-running World Team Tennis franchises, the Philadelphia Freedoms and the Washington Kastles, are currently topping the standings at

Nine of the Top 10 highest paid female athletes on the planet are tennis players. As Forbes has recently reported, the only non-tennis player to make the top of the list is soccer's Alex Morgan, who comes in at No. 10. After four years of Serena leading the pack, Naomi

British pro Kyle Edmund suffered a 6-4, 7-6 (5) second-round defeat to Novak Djokovic at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. He also suffered an influx of crude, cruel, playground-level putdowns from detractors with literally far too much time on their hands. "More satisfied customers following the BNPPO17 ATP

After nine seasons with coach Donte Bottini, Kei Nishikori has decided it’s time for a new voice in his corner. Joining Michael Chang on the Nishikori coaching team is recently retired doubles star Max Mirnyi. The addition makes sense, as both Nishikori and Mirnyi have spent a big chunk of

Last year, participation in tennis climbed 22% in the United States, according to the annual survey from the Physical Activity Council. It certainly makes perfect sense as it's one of the few sports that could still be played during the COVID-19 era. Tennis may be one of the most ideal

Mornin'. Wow. That's all I can say about Donald Young's 7-6 (5) in-the-third win over Gael Monfils in the Bangkok semifinals. Wow. I was just thinking how it's about as improbable a win as I can think of when the Typepad site opened up and—pop!—the first two comments I see

Like countrymen Andy Roddick, Mardy Fish and Sam Querrey, John Isner has had his moments this season, none more memorable than the War of 70-68 at Wimbledon. Considering that no American man sniffed a Grand Slam singles title this year, and none are currently in the ATP Top 10, there's

Despite efforts to keep the wedding private, news has leaked that Serena Williams is getting married on Thursday at the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans. The 36-year-old was spotted in the Big Easy, along with her fiancé Alexis Ohanian (who was also captured by photogs while enjoying his bachelor

If there’s one thing Australia is known for besides soaring temperatures, beautiful beaches and natural landmarks, it’s the rare and unique wildlife. While the kangaroo, koala and wombat may all be staples of wildlife in the Outback, one creature many players have gotten to know quite well this week has

Each day of the week we'll highlight one of the most intriguing numbers or stats of the day...

No matter how she's moving, the way she's serving or what she's wearing, we know one thing about Kim Clijsters: Her groundstrokes are going to be better than her opponents' almost every time. Anastasiya Yakimova, Clijsters' first-round opponent today at Roland Garros, was not in that exclusive minority. We could

MONTPELLIER, France (AP)—Top-seeded Richard Gasquet beat third-seeded Jerzy Janowicz of Poland 7-6 (6), 7-6 (4) on Saturday to set up an all-French final in the Open Sud de France against Gael Monfils. The fifth-seeded Monfils earlier beat sixth-seeded Jarkko Nieminen of Finland 6-2, 3-6, 6-1. Monfils improved to 4-0 against

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP)—Germany took a commanding 2-0 lead over Slovakia in the Fed Cup first round after Andrea Petkovic and Angelique Kerber won the opening singles on Saturday. Petkovic saved a match point to upset Australian Open finalist Dominika Cibulkova 2-6, 7-6 (7), 6-2, and world No. 9 Kerber overcame