The serve is arguably the most important shot in tennis… Starting a rally off with a thunderous serve often leads to players ...

Every sport has its own little quirks and oddities (I’m still not clear on why a football field is technically called a “gridiron”), but tennis might rank among the strangest. From the illogical ...

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, a new tennis serve entered the canon, the first ...

Tennis fans, especially those hooked on the Open tournaments, are able to enjoy a season of top-flight games almost all year long, beginning with the Australian Open in January, and ending with the US ...

Back in the day, embracing the tiebreaker to decide the outcome of sets was a heavy psychological lift for players accustomed to the traditional scoring system. In later times, Electronic Line-Calling ...