MELBOURNE–The first time two players meet: What does it reveal? How heavily is territory marked? Is it a chance to construct, or annihilate, a relationship with a new rival? Beyond matters of nation, ...

In the world of tennis, talent often runs in the family, and the recent performances of Cruz Hewitt, son of former world No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt, have captured the attention of fans ...

PARIS—In two prior matches versus Kei Nishikori, Dominic Thiem had failed to win a set. Fifty-six minutes into their fourth-round match early this Sunday afternoon, he’d won two by the rather ...

Emma Raducanu loves to tinker with her own technique. She sees herself almost as a tennis scientist, running daily experiments in the lab. This is unusual. Where most players look to improve their ...

Igor Andreev, thanks to the explosively heavy topspin he generates through his forehand, gave eventual champion Roger Federer his toughest match at the U.S. Open in 2008, pushing the great Swiss to ...

Which WTA player has the best forehand? We asked players in Singapore to pick which players they thought had the most fearsome forehand on tour. Here’s who French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko picked ...

You’re about to get served with the best tennis players with the fastest forehand of all time. When I played tennis in high school, my only skill was getting angry and throwing the racquet across the ...