The sun beats down on the blood-orange court at Philippe-Chatrie, as 14-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal steps up to the line for a serve. He sweeps the baseline before clearing the clay off the ...
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 ...
WIMBLEDON, England – His lefthanded forehand does not bounce as high, his feet do not slide and stop the way he likes, and his serve sits up rather than kicks up. On grass rather than his preferred ...
Milos Raonic offered his own explanation of why tennis players rely on routines during matches — from the ball bounces ...