Before her first press conference of 2016, Madison Keys walked into the interview room at the Australian Open with a baseball cap pulled backwards over her head, a string of earrings down each lobe and a tiny silver stud in her nose. Her hair, still wet after a shower, hung

NEW YORK—Only minutes after Rafael Nadal had finally vanquished Daniil Medvedev in five pulsating sets to secure his fourth US Open title and seal his 19th major in the process, he stood in front of the fans at the presentation ceremony and thanked them for their extraordinary enthusiasm and their

This weekend, the Czech Republic is hoping to become the first team to win both the Fed Cup and Davis Cup competitions in the same year since the United States did it in 1990. The population of the U.S. in 1990 was 248,709,873. The population of Czechoslovakia at the time

Mornin', everyone. All is finally quiet on the tennis front - for the moment. But remember, Rosangel's reports from the Blackrock Masters in London will be appearing as early as tomorrow. After that senior tour event, we'll have a few weeks to meander and allow the tennis conversation to take

As promised, here the questions L. Jon Wertheim chose to answer on the heels of my Portrait in Motion post last week, in which I shared the intel that El Jon is writing a book on Roger Federer. I asked Jon to answer five, said we might get a bonus

It is a trite observation, but with so much attention focused on tennis’s biggest stars, it is easy to forget that there are compelling stories down the ranks. We know there’s more depth to the pro game than ever before and that the guy ranked 90th in the world can,

WATCH: Roger Federer, through the ages

Novak Djokovic hasn’t captured 17 Grand Slam tournaments and 80 ATP Tour titles altogether without being a thorough, top-of-the-line professional. He is unforgiving of himself in the early rounds of majors, not wanting to waste energy, trying to make certain he moves through his contests as seamlessly as possible, hoping

Nice stuff from Michael Llodra today, eh? Unfortunately I missed most of it, but I did see his reaction at the end. The French players age about as gracefully as any, and Llodra adds a lot to the game. Has fast-court tennis turned a corner in Valencia and Paris? Well,

There’s a look that players get these days when they face Novak Djokovic. The eyes have a little less life in them, the shoulders are a little more slumped, the feet trudge, rather than spring, toward the sidelines on changeovers: “Blank” may be the best way of describing it. It’s

Howdy. Well, I have disappointing news for those of you who might be expecting me to report that when I met up with Andy Roddick yesterday evening he showed up in baseball cap worn backwards, proceeded to throw down 16 beers, dragged me off to a strip club, and insisted

Something's been bothering me about Roger Federer and the French Open since the final on Sunday, and the other day I finally put my finger on it. I think Roger needs a coach - not because I think he would have taken out Rafael Nadal, 2-2-3 if he had one,

A historic achievement was in the offing last week, when Ons Jabeur met Anett Kontaveit in the quarterfinals of the WTA 1000 tournament in Indian Wells. With a win, Jabeur would become the first Arab of either gender to earn a ranking tennis’ elite Top 10. With Kontaveit serving at

90285227 by By Pete Bodo* *[[Sorry, folks, I goofed on the auto-post; this was meant to go up much earlier today. I''ll have a Crisis Center by 11:30 am, so if you choose to comment here, keep it on topic pls.]] If William Armstrong Custer could speak to you from

Throughout this week, TENNIS.com will feature stories about tennis' ultimate storyteller, the International Tennis Hall of Fame. We'll conclude the week a special edition of Tennis Channel Live: Hall of Fame Special, airing this Saturday on Tennis Channel at 8 p.m. To kick things off, Joel Drucker and Steve Tignor

Time is running out on my Wimbledon. That’s a bit of an understatement, to be honest. This is my last day here, but I didn’t want to have to come out and say it. What have I not gotten enough of this week? Tennis matches, of all things. I kept

LONDON (AP) — This day, this match, had to come, of course, for Roger Federer, and for tennis, just as it inevitably must for every athlete in every sport. Federer was bidding farewell Friday night with one last contest before he heads into retirement at age 41 after an illustrious

Editor's note: The book can be pre-ordered on Amazon.com. If you’re interested in getting an early advance copy, email publisher Randy Walker at Rwalker@NewChapterMedia.com. As a tennis historian and journalist who has covered the game for 46 years and followed it avidly for much longer than that, I have been

“That caught him by surprise,” the TV commentator said as Dominic Thiem shanked a backhand high and wide of the court. “I think Thiem has just been over-pressing a little all match,” the same commentator said after the next point, in which the 21-year-old Austrian launched a forehand 10 feet

Has your NCAA bracket officially been busted yet? Whatever the damage, I doubt it was as bloody as what went on in Indian Wells over the last 10 days. It wasn’t just the champions—Jelena Jankovic and Ivan Ljubicic, two players whose long-term trajectories had been pointing downward—who stunned us, either.