“Sinner and Alcaraz have reconfigured tennis into a hyper-aggressive game of chicken. To hit a neutral ball is to be on defense and to be on defense is to lose (against each other) or to steal the point (against pretty much everybody else).

If you’ve been watching any of U.S. Open coverage on ESPN over the past couple of weeks, you’ve probably noticed the graphic sitting on the right of the screen, right off the sideline at Arthur Ashe Stadium: a digital stamp touting tennis as “The ...

Elena Rybakina spent the first few months of 2025 dealing with the fallout from her coach, Stefano Vukov's suspension for a breach of the WTA Code of Conduct. She finished the year on an absolute heater, winning the WTA Finals championship match. Rybakina then declined to pose for a photo with WTA Tour CEO Portia Archer during the trophy ceremony.

The Professional Tennis Players’ Association (PTPA) and Tennis Australia, which operates the Australian Open, “are working together to memorialize the terms” of a settlement that will have a long-form agreement by early 2026, according to a letter filed to the United States District Court on Tuesday.

Tennis fans watching the US Open in New York last week may have noticed tennis being proclaimed as “the world’s healthiest sport.” The slogan was prominently displayed for TV viewers on the side of the court at Arthur Ashe Stadium and is part of this ...

As Oscar Wilde’s axiom goes: “There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.” This does not apply to stewardship in sport, especially in tennis and especially in tennis in 2024, which went through a ...

The sixth annual Baha Mar Cup raised more than $300,000 to benefit the Mark Knowles Children’s Tennis Initiative.

Gael Monfils will officially walk away from the tennis tour next year. The former world No. 6 turned professional in 2004 and has been entertaining crowds with his trickshots and showmanship ever since, but he will retire on home soil at the Paris Masters at the end of the 2026 season.

Tennis isn’t a sport anymore. Until last week, I would have had a different opinion. Tennis has all the hallmarks of a sport: competition, athleticism, clearly defined rules and even the use of a ball. Surely that’s a sport, right? Wrong. After careful ...

Tennis culture has gone mainstream once again. With that growing popularity translating to increased participation and media mentions, an influx of activewear brands have stepped in to offer an alternative tennis apparel lineup. Vuori, a California-based ...