WESTFORD — Vlad Firoiu is giving Westford a new appreciation for the term “double threat.” It goes well beyond backhand and forehand or serve and volley for Firoiu. The 15-year-old has made a name for ...

Editor's note: This story was originally posted in May ahead of the 2024 French Open. It has been updated in places following Rafael Nadal's retirement announcement. Rafael Nadal broke math. That is ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — Ben Shelton’s Australian Open equation is simple. Beat the best player in the world to get to the final, then beat either the second-best player in the world by ranking or one ...

Following her triumph in the recent US Open tennis tournament, Emma Raducanu was interviewed by Chinese media outlet CGTN and revealed that maths was her favourite subject at school. Raducanu told the ...

Well, well, well. Look who’s having a reality check in the world of professional tennis. Jannik Sinner, the Italian sensation who’s been making waves on the ATP Tour, has basically thrown in the towel ...

What makes a rivalry? What makes a GREAT rivalry? Subjective factors (personal appeal, etc.) aside, is it possible to mathematically determine the greatest men’s tennis rivalry over the past 35 years?

Bill Connelly is a writer for ESPN. He covers college football, soccer and tennis. He has been at ESPN since 2019. Editor's note: This story was originally posted in May ahead of the 2024 French Open.

Rafael Nadal broke math. That is the best compliment I can possibly think to give to an athlete in any sport. Numbers are how I make sense of the world. Through them, you can come to understand how a ...