In May 2001, WTA tour player Corina Morariu was a married 23-year-old enjoying a successful career as a professional tennis player. Then she was diagnosed with an advanced form of leukemia. As she writes in her new memoir, Living Through the Racket: How I Survived Leukemia . . . and

Nestled between January's summer swing of tournaments in Australia, and March's Sunshine Double in the U.S., February can be overlooked in tennis. But not in 2021, with the Australian Open's temporary move to the second and shortest month of the calendar. Beyond that, February is Black History Month, and also

“I think we’d go out together,” Mike Bryan told TENNIS Magazine in 2016, when asked about his brother and fellow doubles savant, Bob. “We’ve got a special bond.” On Wednesday, the most successful doubles team in tennis history, and two of the most decorated American players ever, made a joint

PARIS (AP)—Roger Federer made his way back into the French Open semifinals on Tuesday, and he’ll now get a chance to end Novak Djokovic’s perfect season. The 16-time Grand Slam champion advanced by beating Gael Monfils of France 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (3), making it five straight-set wins in a row

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP)—Victoria Azarenka started celebrating, then suddenly did a double-take to ask her coach, “What happened?” The answer: She had just produced one of the most lopsided Australian Open final victories to capture a Grand Slam title and the No. 1 ranking for the first time. Azarenka routed three-time

Last Week's Tournaments Kingfisher Airlines Tennis Open (ATP - Hard - Mumbai, India) - Singles Final: Richard Gasquet def. Olivier Rochus 6-3, 6-4. - Singles Semifinal: Richard Gasquet def. Fabrice Santoro 6-0, 6-3. - Singles Semifinal: Olivier Rochus def. Rainer Schuettler 6-3, 7-5. - Singles Bracket - Doubles Final: Robert

105204821 by Pete Bodo Yesterday, I listed five things I'd like to see more of before we call it quits for the year. Today, I'm going to focus on five things of which I've had enough for one year, perhaps even time immemorial, otherwise known as that long period between

Hindsight is 20/20; Jim Courier found foresight in 2010. It was a life-changing year in which Courier got married, turned 40, embarked on the first job interview of his life and landed his dream job as U.S. Davis Cup captain. Along the way, the man who rode a mammoth forehand

A cellphone is an essential tool in the life of any teenager, especially one who’s also a globe-trtting tennis player. Eighteen-year-old Sam Querrey, who reached the Top 10 in the ITF world rankings in 2005, wouldn’t make it a day without his phone as he jets around the hemisphere playing

Howdy. I'm back in the office today and trying to catch up with things here before my ESPN chat at 1 PM (drop by, if you're not doing anything special). Thanks for the avalanche of questions in the Comments section of the post below; I'll be answering them in this

NEW YORK—Among tennis players, Rod Laver’s trophy collection is second to none. The replicas from the four Grand Slams and the Davis Cup are only the tip of the Australian great’s iceberg of awards. This is a man who, by the most comprehensive count available, won 200 tournament titles over