The advent of table tennis supposedly dates back to the late 1800s, when the wealthy Victorians in England created an indoor version of lawn tennis using items laying around the house to assemble 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 ...

A full two years ahead of the passage of Title IX in the United States, they envisioned a better future for women's tennis. In September 1970, the birth of women's professional tennis was launched ...

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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, although younger players ...

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

Elite tennis is drawing to a close in 2024 with the dying embers of the campaign set to yield plenty of drama. The WTA Finals are in full swing this week before the men roar into action at the ATP ...

Nadal, 38, announced earlier this month that he will retire from tennis at the end of the season. Serbia's Djokovic beat the Spaniard 6-2 7-6 (7-5) in their third-place match at the Six Kings Slam ...

What: 31st annual WIAA girls tennis team state championships. When: Friday-Saturday, Oct. 25-26. Where: Nielsen Tennis Stadium, Madison. Tickets: Tickets are available on the WIAA website through ...

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, the Six Kings Slam ended, while tournaments in ...

While Sinner and Alcaraz probably have plenty of future matchups in store, Djokovic and Nadal may have been playing for the final time in one of tennis' great rivalries. Djokovic won the match ...