In the simplest terms, think about where the racquet is pointing during contact, and extend that controlled feeling for as long as the swing will let you. At the end of the day, it’s the ball reacting ...

Players must adjust to the differences, and that has led to complaints about consistency. The ATP is trying to solve the ...

A full two years ahead of the passage of Title IX in the United States, they envisioned a better future for women's tennis. In September 1970, the birth of women's professional tennis was launched ...

Novak Djokovic insists he is ready to go 'full throttle for another ride' in 2025, dismissing suggestions that his fire for tennis is waning. The 24-time Grand Slam champion will be 38 by next ...

Footwork in tennis spans a wide range of movement: running backward, lunging, sidestepping, and even sliding (think Rafael Nadal at the French Open), which is why running shoes and other ...

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Months of discussions between Saudi sports leaders and ATP executives — closely watched by WTA leaders — have failed to bring an agreement on even the most basic tenets of a tennis tournament ...

Magazine and Reach PLC magazines. Jean Catuffe/Getty Rafael Nadal has announced his retirement from tennis. In an emotional video posted on X (formerly known as Twitter) on Thursday, Oct. 10 ...

Spanish tennis legend Rafael Nadal, a 22-time Grand Slam winner, announced Thursday that he will retire next month, ending a career in which he, along with Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic ...