Two area girls tennis programs are making big dents in the state tournament field. Metamora and Dunlap are each sending their ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nick Kyrgios has revealed that he's desperate not to repeat the same mistake made by Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal when he eventually calls time on his playing career ...

Throughout the spectacular rise of pickleball in the U.S., American tennis has always insisted that there was no war between the two sports. More people picking up rackets of any kind, the U.S ...

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A. Yes, Aryna Sabalenka claimed the No. 1 WTA spot in October2024. Q. Who is the longest female number 1 tennis player? - + A. Steffi Graf has a record of holding No. 1 for a record total of 377 ...

Rafael Nadal, the 22-time Grand Slam champion, announces his retirement after a career spanning over two decades, citing ...

Off-court coaching will be allowed in tennis from January 2025, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) has announced. The decision was made at the governing body's annual general meeting and ...

The Wall Street Journal, The Star-Ledger of New Jersey and The Philadelphia Inquirer. He is currently writing a book about tennis, "The Cruelest Game: Agony, Ecstasy and Near Death Experiences on ...