Welcome back to the Monday Tennis Briefing, where The Athletic will explain the stories behind the stories from the past week on court. This week, a new tennis serve entered the canon, the first ...

The home star became the first player since the start of the ATP stats in 1991 to have won the ATP Finals after getting broken only once. The indoor giants like Pete Sampras, Roger Federer and Novak ...

If you’ve ever picked up a tennis racket and attempted to serve against an opponent, you’ll know just how hard a skill it is. It’s one thing to get the ball over the net and yet a whole other thing to ...

Watching Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard play tennis is simultaneously mesmerising and maddening. At 6 feet 8 inches with a serve ...

THE ALL ENGLAND CLUB, LONDON — Ben Shelton gets a lot of attention for his devastating serve. On Monday, he showed why he’s been putting all of his attention onto his returns. His fourth-round match ...

Back in the day, embracing the tiebreaker to decide the outcome of sets was a heavy psychological lift for players accustomed to the traditional scoring system. In later times, Electronic Line-Calling ...

Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. First Serve New Mexico’s board of directors had to make a quick pivot when a downpour of rain swept across New ...

The Rancho Santa Fe Tennis Club is making strides on its plans to expand, adding two new tennis courts and serving up more ...

Imagine what it must be like to love tennis, to savor the chance to hit the ball and compete, to enjoy the sport’s mix of skills and friendship–and yet, be unable to afford the game’s most essential ...