Bethanie Mattek-Sands’ tennis career could double as an In Style fashion timeline: knee high socks, leopard prints, dyed hair, evening wear blouses and knit socks with bows—she’s worn all of it on the court. But she’s also garnered attention for her play. The American reached the fourth round of Wimbledon

Hyperice Vyper 2.0 Price: $149 Website: www.hyperice.com Think of the Vyper as a foam-roller on steroids. A favorite warm-up tool of Naomi Osaka, the high-intensity vibrating core inside the polypropylene roller helps loosen muscles and increase flexibility and range of motion prior to or after a workout. There are three

Will there ever be a more scrutinized tennis player than Andre Agassi? His 50th birthday today is a moment to take stock of a life and legacy that have been epic as it gets, filled with rollercoasters and rivalries, coaches and corporations, controversy and achievement. History will note Agassi’s career

On the way to work this morning, I was wondering why everyone on the subway and street, including that little old lady whom I pushed out of the way so I could jump into the last seat on the train, was smiling. Then it dawned on me. It’s Fed Cup

If you watched the Roger Federer/David Nalbandian semifinal this afternoon, you probably share the feeling that it promised so much and delivered so little; at the start, Stade Roland Garros was like the desert in the midst of a sirocco – dust blowing and swirling everywhere, everyone behind closed doors

Okay, time to move on, Tribe. Good discussion below on a potpourri of topics. The big news today is that Steggy, our Hillbilly Princess, has posted a valuable visitor's guide to TennisWorld, which is located in the Categories, at New to TennisWorld. It contains a glossary of Acronyms and Nickname

Howdy. Stealing a little log-in time here during our transition to the new weblog site (we’ll be powered by Typepad, but still folded into the mother ship, Tennis.com) to post some quick notes on the draw, which was just concluded at the UN a short while ago. In fact, I

BELGRADE, Serbia—All the world's a stage, and the leading men made sure the opening act of this Davis Cup final stayed on script. Novak Djokovic denied seven of eight break points he faced in dispatching Radek Stepanek, 7-5, 6-1, 6-4, to post his 23rd consecutive victory and stake Serbia to

*91189456 by Pete Bodo Madrid, as most of you know, was the brainchild of Ion Tiriac. That he was able to turn his vision into reality ought to give you a pretty good idea of the degree of the clout and expertise - promotional, financial and political - that this

Rafa by Pete Bodo Well, it's been an eventful week - I never had the chance to resume the coaching series, but I will next week. Meanwhile, I've been doing a little navel-gazing and want to just ramble around a bit this morning. One of the pleasures of writing a

Howdy, folks. It's Christmas Eve, and I suppose that's a good time for us to share favorite stories about Christmases past. My own most lasting Christmas memory (apart from the delirium-grade joy I felt on getting a castle-and-knights set - come to think it, on getting almost anything - as

Ed. Note - Miguel "I play like Federer, except I have forehand drop shot, too" Seabra, TennisWorld's Spiritual Advisor, is back in the mix with a report from the Tour of Champions event in the lovely precincts of the Valley of the Wolf, Vale do Lobo, Portugal. Seems to me

Howdy, Tribe. It's the morning of the final day of the Australian Open, and although the much-anticipated Men's Final is hours away, I'm off to a fine start. I had a leisurely brunch with Roger and Evonne Goolagong Cawley at the hotel, and just a little while ago I went

by Pete Bodo I am still trying to get over the fact that Gael Monfils, a Frenchman, has a "cheese allergy." Ridicule! . . . Ironique! But as we all know, French players have an even worse allergy—to success at Roland Garros. On that score, at least, Monfils has acquitted

PARIS—Allow me to go out on a limb here: The future of American tennis is locked up in the right arm of a 20-year-old kid who stands 6’1”, but is built on the platform of a pick-up truck rather than a sedan. He’s a Midwesterner who bleeds Nebraska red and

NEW YORK—When she was a child, Kennan Johnson trailed her teaching pro mother, Natalie, around the court learning to control the frisky yellow ball. On Friday afternoon, 17-year-old Kennan followed her high-hopping kick serve to the net, ceding the smash she set up to mom. The daughter who followed her

Jeremy Chardy is just 21 years old, and as much as he makes you wish you were that age again, he simultaneously makes you glad you're not. The skinny (and we're talking Ivanisevic-grade beanpole) youth lit up the the first week of the French Open, but yesterday he lost a

Known for his fearless forehands, James Blake now concedes he once felt a fear of flying. It wasn't vertigo, but a bag check that sometimes sent shivers down his spine. Once down to four racquets without a ready replacement, Blake spent some time stressing the prospect of lost luggage. "If

Having just turned 20, Vicky Duval has already endured a lifetime’s share of hardship. At 7, while living in Haiti, Duval was held up at gunpoint by robbers at her aunt’s house. The ordeal prompted her parents to send her and her older brothers, Cedric and Leo, to Miami. Her

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local): 11:20 p.m. Top-ranked Rafael Nadal advanced to the second round of the U.S. Open when David Ferrer retired in the second set of their all-Spanish matchup. Nadal won the first set but trailed 3-4 in