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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The 2024 tennis season has rounded the final bend and it feels like we've arrived at the beginning of the end for the ATP Tour and WTA Tour this term. Elite men's players have a final chance to ...

THE WTA STORY Billie Jean King and her group of eight other renegades were revolutionary by 1970s standards. A full two years ahead of the passage of Title IX in the United States, they envisioned a ...

How do tennis rankings work? Tennis world rankings are calculated by the ATP, who award points based on a player's performance at particular tournaments. The further a player progresses in a ...

MATTHEW LAMBERT: Jack Draper's late-season charge finally ran out of gas as he was beaten by Alex de Minaur in the last 16 of the Paris Masters. Taking in his Vienna title, this was an eighth ...

Great athletes have been born all across America. Serena Williams may have gotten her start on tennis courts in Compton, but she was born in Michigan. Take a look below and see the most famous ...

The mantle of world No.1 in tennis is something every player aspires for but few ever achieve. When it comes to women's singles, Serena Williams dominated for years but younger players have ...

For more than 20 years, Rafael Nadal leaned into his reputation for authenticity. Roger Federer was the tennis politician, an artless beacon of neutrality. Novak Djokovic was fated to manage the ...

Jimmy Pinoargote penalized Tiafoe for a time violation during a third-set tiebreak near the end of a hard-fought match. King also became the sixth athlete to win both the Presidential Medal of Freedom ...

Tennis legend Rafael Nadal has announced his upcoming retirement from the sport after a glittering career in which he amassed 22 grand slam titles. Widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis ...