MELBOURNE–The first time two players meet: What does it reveal? How heavily is territory marked? Is it a chance to construct, or annihilate, a relationship with a new rival? Beyond matters of nation, ...

Emma Raducanu loves to tinker with her own technique. She sees herself almost as a tennis scientist, running daily experiments in the lab. This is unusual. Where most players look to improve their ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — There’s a young woman who looks a lot like Coco Gauff at Melbourne Park for the Australian Open. She has the same fiery, competitive eyes, the same tendency to break out in a ...

PARIS—In two prior matches versus Kei Nishikori, Dominic Thiem had failed to win a set. Fifty-six minutes into their fourth-round match early this Sunday afternoon, he’d won two by the rather ...

In the world of tennis, talent often runs in the family, and the recent performances of Cruz Hewitt, son of former world No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt, have captured the attention of fans ...

May is here, and that means it’s Tennis Month! It’s the perfect opportunity to fine-tune your game and work on your forehand, arguably the most crucial stroke in today’s tennis. Whether you’re hitting ...

It is usually the most powerful, but that greater strength may also be its greatest weakness. It can break down under pressure. By Stuart Miller During the Rolex Paris Masters, you will consistently ...

Igor Andreev, thanks to the explosively heavy topspin he generates through his forehand, gave eventual champion Roger Federer his toughest match at the U.S. Open in 2008, pushing the great Swiss to ...

If Roger Federer were a carpenter, his serve would be a saw, the handiest tool in the kit. But his forehand? That would be the wood itself. It’s the very essence of his game. Federer, 41, announced ...

You’re about to get served with the best tennis players with the fastest forehand of all time. When I played tennis in high school, my only skill was getting angry and throwing the racquet across the ...