by Pete Bodo One thing about that galoot Juan Martin del Potro; he's been about as methodical as he is big. As predictable (and I mean that in a good way) as the sunrise. As stable as the concrete piling holding up a major bridge. Which is why his actions

I went round to the ESPN Zone restaurant on Times Square about a week ago to catch up with the Bryan Brothers, who were fresh off their doubles triumph at the Australian Open. Last year at this time, they had just completed the first leg of what they would later

Ki by Pete Bodo One of the more encouraging developments for U.S. tennis in recent weeks was the American sweep of the girls 18- and 16-and-under titles at the Orange Bowl, a junior event that ranks right up there with the Grand Slam youth tournaments as an indicator for future

You all know the story of Icarus), who flew too close to the sun. I'm here to tell you something about Roger Federer. He's no Icarus. Dude landed on the sun last night, still so cool that his feet melted two nice little holes on the surface; all you need

Rafa_small By Jackie, TW Social Director Good eveni ... er, morning, TWibe! I hope the change in TW programming hasn't thrown too many of you off - our schedules are thrown off enough already, what with this darn Australian Open coverage! Note that I plan on posting next week's Deuce

Well, just in case you think you've read pretty much every possible take on the recent men's Wimbledon final, I bring you this gem from Los Angeles via the northerly outpost of Montreal. Let me just warn you: anyone who would get his or her shorts in a bunch over

• Picby Pete Bodo* Going into their fourth-round meeting today at Roland Garros, Janko Tipsarevic (seeded No. 8) and Nicolas Almagro (No. 12), both on the far side of age 25, had yet to meet in an official ATP match. Tipsarevic could not have known too much about Almagro, and

PARIS (AP)—Serena Williams knew, of course, that 11 years had passed since her only French Open championship. She also knew, of course, what happened a year ago in Paris: the only first-round Grand Slam loss of her career, to a woman ranked outside the top 100, no less. Eager to

NEW YORK -- His eyes red, James Blake's voice never wavered as he talked about civil rights and history and diversity. He embraced the symbolism of starting his last tournament on the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, an African-American tennis star inspiring young players. It was just past

PARIS—A year ago at this time, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was content to be that rarity in the upper echelon of the game, the elite player who eschewed traveling and working with a regular coach. Today, with the help of his mentor Roger Rasheed (whom Tsonga hired to help him this year),

[Please use this post to continue to talk tennis - and Mariej has again shared her impressions with us of her day at Roland Garros] By TW Contributing Writer, Mariej Today, we knew beforehand that it would rain. The big issue was whether it would be short or long showers!

• Picby Pete Bodo* We're still many months out from the London Olympic Games, but things are already getting complicated—and confusing—when it comes to just who is going to represent the USA when the tennis event begins in August at Wimbledon. Let's start by defining some of the protocols for

Liby Pete Bodo For those of you hoping that I would flesh out my Five Worst ATP Matches of 2011 with a similar treatment of the WTA, here we go with list of five truly horrific women's matches. I'll add something here that I didn't bother to append to my

It's not always easy being a young player in the Big Four era, but at least today's up-and-comers haven't lacked for idols to inspire them. Between Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray, the ATP's 'Next Gen' have grown up watching the giants of the game. But ask

The USTA Billie Jean King Girls’ 18 National Championships usually takes place in early August. Unfortunately, the pandemic has compelled the USTA to cancel the event this year. While occasionally a player emerges from this tournament and becomes a professional tennis player, far many more go on to enjoy careers

NEW YORK—It’s not every day that you can have a drink made by an Olympic gold medalist. Earlier this week, though, a few revelers at The Martinique New York in Manhattan had that chance when one of their fellow guests, Zheng Qinwen, took a few minutes away from her US

It is impossible for the modern-day player to please everyone. Through no fault of her own, Jessica Pegula may be the finest example of that. A daughter of billionaires, Pegula’s privileged background has always a target for critics, despite her forging an exceptional career at the highest level of an

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Former WTA pro Nicole Gibbs has a lot on her mind this June morning—a brain zigzagging seamlessly across topics that range from her neighborhood’s homeless population to politics to meditation to surfing to grappling with the meaning of tennis. Consider the 29-year-old Gibbs smack in the middle of the decompression

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — The Latest from Wimbledon (all times local): ___ 5:55 p.m. Jessica Pegula's run of quarterfinal appearances at Grand Slam tournaments this year is over after a loss to Petra Martic of Croatia in the third round at Wimbledon. Martic defeated the eighth-seeded American 6-2, 7-6 (5)