The impending retirements of Roger Federer, Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal — winners of a combined 65 major singles titles — have some worried about the end of the glory days of tennis. But a bigger existential crisis is facing the sport: climate change
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Novak Djokovic is arguably the greatest hard-court player of all-time. He is 10-0 in finals at the Australian Open, one of two Grand Slams played on hard courts, and he’s won 85% of the tour-level hard-court matche
Seventeen years ago, a sculpted Spaniard tore through the French Open draw.
Rafael Nadal was only 19 in 2005 when, wearing his sleeveless green top and capri-length pants, he won the first of his 13 French Open titles.
But might this be the year the King
Spare a thought for the younger contenders trying to stop Novak Djokovic from winning the men’s calendar-year Grand Slam at the U.S. Open, which started Monday in New York.
The 34-year-old Serbian is one of the greatest tennis players ever to grip a racke
Coaching Russian Daniil Medvedev, who reached his first ATP Masters 1000 final on Saturday at the Coupe Rogers in Montreal, can be similar to managing an artist, says Gilles Cervara, his coach for the past five years.
Few expected the culprit, but the blow was only the latest in what has become a decades-long struggle for the one-handed backhand. Roger Federer, the player who has done more to promote the shot than anyone in the past 15 years, won't have any of his four children learning the one-handed backhand.
You're supposed to be calm and confident before the biggest moment of your life, right? I was not. I was a bundle of nerves. Was I really playing in my first ATP Tour final, only two months after one of the worst days of my life? I wasn't nervous because of doubts – I thought I could win my first ATP Tour title.
As far as attributes go, Andy Roddick, who will be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport on Saturday, has always been world-class. His all-time great serve, which helped him win 32 tour-level titles and finish in the year-end Top
BELTON, S.C. – On the first day of one of the longest running tennis tournaments in the U.S., the man trying to use tennis to save this small town is hustling. Since 7:15 a.m., Rex Maynard, who has influenced tennis in this country for the past 50 years, has been making last-minute changes to the Palmetto Championships, South Carolina’s state qualifier for boys and girls interested in playing at the USTA National Championships.
A.G. Saño from the Philippines has seen the worst of the climate crisis. He has lost loved ones and seen his country torn apart. Yet, he still works for climate justice and draws hope from Catholics coming together around the world to bring Laudato si’ to