When you’re practicing, nothing beats training with a good partner. You get real-time feedback on the effectiveness of your shots and varied ball response that help develop court coverage and ...
In October 2025, as the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump defended the partial demolition of the White House's East Wing to make way for Trump's planned ballroom, a photograph circulated ...
Some debates in tennis take place so deep in the weeds of policy or administration that they’re of little interest to all but the most geeked-out aficionados. But that changes when an icon wades into ...
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, court speed became a hot and divisive topic, the ...
Most sports fans think the tennis season is over after the US Open, but that could not be further from the truth. The fall is when players make a final push for year-end tournaments and represent ...
A sprawling homeless encampment in Los Angeles is drawing ire from neighbors who say the makeshift shelter has grown into a full “city” of its own, complete with working electricity and a recreational ...
The post-match exchange between Taylor Townsend and Jelena Ostapenko on Wednesday at the US Open was a terse encounter but probably left many wondering what the big deal was that caused all the ...
Welcome to the U.S. Open briefing, where The Athletic will explain the stories behind the stories on each day of the tournament. On day three, a court assignment told a story, the outside courts were ...